The Return of the Billionare's Substitute Wife

The night of my newborn son's birthday banquet, that was supposed to be a celebration, turned into a devastating tragedy.

Fire burned the grand Salvatore mansion, turning the villa into rubble.

“HHelp! Someone help please!” Smoke choked my throat horrendously as I clutched my newborn close to my heart, his tiny body shuddering against mine.

I turned in tears, searching for my only hope, when amidst thick black haze I saw Alexander Salvatore my husband and my savior.

Relief flooded my senses as I held back a sob reaching out to him, finally

“Victoria!”

Alexander's panicked voice cut through the atmosphere like a blade and my eyes widened in shock, feeling as if a bucket of ice cold water was poured over me.

Alexander Salvatore, my beloved husband who once made promises of love and devotion had not come for me.

But for her.

Victoria Vance. My twin sister, his childhood sweetheart that he could never forget.

I stood paralysed, in absolute devastation as my husband went past me, his strong arms wrapping around my twin sister protectively, shielding her from the collapsing ceiling.

“Alexander!” At this moment he did not even notice that the careless force of his shove had sent me sprawling on the stony ground, our newborn still in my grasp as burning debris rained down upon us injuring me gravely while I embraced my baby tightly lying in a pool of my own blood. \

“Save my child!”My vision dimmed and soon the heartwrenching cries of the baby were gone.

Stopped altogether.

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When I woke up surrounded by beeping machines, my entire world had changed.

Looking at my reflection in the cool polished tiles of the hospital floor I choked with tears as my once beautiful skin was now marred with dark burn scars making my fingers tremble.

Yet none of it compared to the agony that awaited me beyond the hospital door.

Outside, voices argued heatedly. “Mr. Alexander, how could you do

this? Handing over your own newborn son for a medical experiment?!”

The doctor’s voice wavered with disbelief and anger. “And worse, you let a novice, unqualified student operate on that small child hoping she could save him when the most qualified doctors were struggling?!

Miss Victoria had no experience!”

Victoria…Experiment? The very words struck me like lightning as my body swayed. No, I must have heard wrongly.

My mind must be playing tricks on me. I completely froze, forced to hear the coldblooded conversation with chills running down my spine.

"My son? I highly doubt that bastard was my son!" My eyes widened as I heard Alexander.

“Earlier too, it was Miss Victoria who gave your two year old daughter Mila a wrong diagnosis resulting in that child's terrible demise!"

"Yes, it was all my mistake..."

Victoria's honeyed voice interrupted the doctor, crying in distress before she continued sniffing.

"Mila was a special case doctor, with a hole in her heart how much longer would she have survived! I needed to test the latest operating procedure of heart surgery on a patient but when no one was ready Alexander steeped in with his daughter to boost my confidence!

SShe was my niece, my twin sister Amelia's daughter, doctor how can you make it ssound like I deliberately killed her….it was a mistake"

“She could have been your niece but not necessarily my daughter. God knows what kind of men Amelia has rolled around to get pregnant!" Alexander's cold voice boomed before he continued.

"Mila was just too fragile, you just tested some drugshots under clinical trial on her body, she died because she was born faulty, nobody is blaming you for her death, either ways I would have discarded her sooner or later!"

Alexander’s voice boomed tinged with little grief, making me stumble back, my eyes wide in horror as angry hot tears dwindled.

Mila?

He thought that our precious daughter was an illegitimate child?

My dead daughter’s name was like a dagger being twisted to my heart.

My breaths came out in short gasps as I trembled hard gritting my teeth as blood trickled down the corner of my mouth like a mother beast out of control.

Two years ago, my little girl was kidnapped from right infront of my eyes, and I as her mother could do nothing to save her.

I had watched Alexander desperate and broken for our daughter’s whereabouts as he did not spare any effort, sending military helicopters to scour the land for three sleepless days and nights.

But when they finally found her, my sweet Mila was already dead, discarded on the outskirts of the city like trash. That time Alexander told the entire world calling me a witch unworthy of being a mother, that it was not my fault and that he will kindly ‘forgive me’.

Only now I finally understood why the kidnappers were never caught. And why my daughter never got justice.

My Mila had not been taken away..

Alexander did not care for her at all and gave her up to Victoria.

All these years I could never forgive myself and endured all the humiliation and hatred without a word but only now I realised the murderous scheme of my husband and sister.

“Bbut this time...maybe it's my fault, Alexander...” Victoria’s voice, drenched in false remorse, choked.

"This time I thought I would succeed in the critical operation of your son and sent all the doctors away. BBut halfway through I panicked, and forgot the procedure, accidently cutting off your son’s windpipe, making him die!”

My world stopped, ears ringing with utter desolation, a fury that had no end reflecting in my bloodshot eyes.

My little baby was saved and they killed him deliberately? My face morphed in terror as hot tears dwindled down my eyes in heartbreak.

"What damned son are you talking about? Calm down Victoria, the very birth of those bastards was a mistake, this way atleast they were put to some good use before they died."

Silence followed the cold, heartless words that shattered my world. ‘putting to good use’? I staggered back, feeling dizzy as bile rose my throat. Holding back a painful scream, I clutched my mouth tightly, swallowing the sobs threatening to break free.

“I let Amelia deliver them because your body was fragile and you could not conceive previously but just a week ago you already gave birth to a son for me Victoria so what was the use of that boy?”

Alexander said coldly.

“Bbut Alexander what about sister Amelia?” Victoria cried appearing pitiful.

“What about her! It was my fault that I treated a fucking substitute as real… the entire meaning of her existence is to make you happy Victoria so she must endure!“

BETRAYL

A strangled gasp escaped my lips, gutwrenching sobs threatening to spill.

Endure my children’s death caused by his misunderstanding?

Never!

Even if I have to sell my soul to the devil I will avenge my children!

Alexander and Victoria, I will never forgive you!

Never!

Crying bitterly I took a bloody oath in my heart.

“When she wakes up I will just pretend that her son was saved and let her raise the baby you gave birth to.

Our son will soon inherit of the Salvatore Business so cheer up Victoria, afterall you are the only woman in my heart. There is no comparison between you and the plain Amelia.”

My heart chilled as I heard those words from the mouth of the man for whom I gave up everything.

Dropping out of an Ivy league college, I gave up my successful career as a model for this man in a heartbeat and became a mere housewife, a woman who was at his beck and call.

For Alexander Salvatore, the man I had loved beyond reason, my only purpose was being a substitute wife.

And my children, my precious, innocent children…they have been nothing more than a stepping stone for his benefit for he never once trusted me.

The doctor was astonished by Alexander’s cruelty and interrupted. ”Mr Salvatore, what if your wife finds out that the baby is not hers!?"

"Don’t worry… don’t all the newborns look just the same?” Alexander said with determination. “You are underestimating Amelia’s devotion to me. She will believe anything I say with closed eyes but this time I will teach her a lesson she will never forget in her life!"

"Just make sure that even after Amelia is treated, the burn scars on her body don’t disappear completely, her face earlier resembled Victoria a lot, I don’t want Victoria to feel inferior."

The doctor was stunned and exclaimed urgently, "Mr Salvatore, that child was yours!"

"Really? How much money did my 'precious wife' gave you to splutter lies?" Alexander gritted his teeth no believing a word that the doctor said.

"I am not lying sir! You gave your child up for such a gruesome death and even after so much you still wish to make Miss Amelia ugly and unable to look herself in the mirror?"

My heart felt numb as I heard Alexander’s next words.

“What is the use of such beauty when all she is going to do is to stay at home and use it to seduce otther men!” Alexander said thundering before continuing.

”Didn't Amelia said that she will love me wholeheartedly? Then I guess she was beautiful for me to see, so when I want she will become ugly for my sake as well!"

The truth of being loved by the most desired billionaire in the country, the picture perfect life of a loving couple was shattered completely as years of my love turned cold.

"Doctor have you given Amelia the sterilization injection yet?" The words made me smile miserably in contempt as I heard those words, bile rising my throat.

"Sir, but what about the side effects?! This medicine is too dangerous, not only your wife can lose her ability to bear children but if anything goes wrong she will be paralyzed for all her life and even go completely blind!"

The doctor tried to talk Alexander to give up the idea.

“She is soon going to wake up so I cannot take any risks of her finding out that she was operated upon for sterility, It is only best for Amelia to stop giving birth to a litter of those bastards!

She does not deserves to be a mother at all! So she better not get pregnant!”

Thinking for a moment about the risks involved Alexander hesitated before replying firmly.

"Either way she already has to raise my child with Victoria so she must not be distracted by other things.”

Clutching my heart in agony I fell on my knees near the bed making Alexander sharply turn towards the ward hearing the commotion.

“Amelia, are you already awake?” Alexander walked inside with an expression of genuine concern, making me feel cold and numb,

Victoria was nowhere to be seen making me realise that he had sent her away. I forced myself to stand, tightly gripping the hospital gown.

“Where is my son? Alexander’s expression froze for a moment before he tried to pick me up in his arms like I was a fragile glass still pretending that he was a kind husband.

“I asked where is my child?” Taken aback by my cold demeanour Alexander's eyes flashed with anger.

“Don’t worry, our son is alright and is at home in mom’s care.” His cold and calculative gaze fell upon me and it was almost affectionate as to how he gently arranged the pillow beside my headboard trying to make me comfortable.

“It has already been a week since you are asleep Amelia.

You should get discharged soon, it is high time you start taking care of our baby…you don’t want to disappoint mom, do you?”

I stayed silent without a word.

That very night I was abruptly discharged from the hospital while I had still not completely recovered.

Entering the grand Salvatore mansion that was fully recovered as if nothing occurred at all I heard my motherinlaw laughing with my sister.

"Victoria darling, since childhood you have been beside Alexander. If it was upto me I would have only accepted you as my daughterinlaw!”

“Auntie…Amelia is my sister…how can I even think of occupying her place.” Victoria said sadly making my motherinlaw’s anger flare up.

“Look at you being so sensible and obedient when you have suffered so much, how can that seductress be your sister in any way?!

That good for nothing Amelia is an evil witch who has brought bad luck since the moment she stepped into this household! I should have never agreed to such a marriage!"

My motherinlaw said loudly, ensuring all the maids and servants in the room could hear her words loud and clear.

“Amelia don’t mind her words, mom is very angry this time, it’s better to be obedient and try to appease her anger.” Alexander pressed close, warning me in a low voice ignoring his mother’s insults pressing my hand as if to stop me from doing anything foolish.

"Victoria darling” My mother in law smiled “Since today I will be your godmother, and to commemorate our bond, go on and give Alexander’s son a name."

I felt numb as Victoria took the baby in her hold and gently played with him.

“How is Austin?”

Something inside me snapped.

“Looking at you being so intimate with my child, if I didn’t knew better I would have thought that you gave birth to him and replaced my son.” Alexander’s head snapped to me in fury as I stepped forward.

Austin was the name I had chosen.

When I had dreamed of holding my child, I had thought of the name Austin for a boy… Daisy if it had been a girl.

Even this. Even my dead son’s name was stolen.

It was as if he had never existed at all.

“Don’t throw a tantrum…It’s just a name Amelia. You have been the madam of this mansion for so many years but you have still so much to learn. To think you are jealous of Victoria at this petty thing!” Alexander’s voice boomed as he glared at me disapproving of my behaviour.

Before I could take another step forward, my motherinlaw’s gaze snapped to me. Her expression twisted into fury.

"You demon!" she shrieked, rising to her feet and rushing towards me enraged.

The room fell silent and just as her palm was about to strike my face, it froze midair.

Her eyes locked onto my arms, covered in bandages and bruises from the fire in horror.

"Filthy!" She recoiled, covering her nose in absolute disgust as if I carried a contagious disease.

"How come you are still not dead! You dare endanger your own child in fire?!" Her voice dripped with venom. "If it weren’t for Victoria, Austin wouldn’t be alive today! She operated on him and saved him in time and now that he is alright, you want to attack Victoria, this innocent girl?!

Somebody make this evil woman kneel right now!"

“Auntie, sister has her grievances from me, even if she slaps me I will not resist...”

“Really? Then how about you come here so that I can slap you hard.” I shouted in rage feeling absolutely furious making Victoria's smile fall.

“Amelia!” Alexander’s cold voice boomed throughout the mansion as he reprimanded me harshly.

“God damnit! what the fuck are you even doing?! Haven’t you already committed so many mistakes and now you are even bullying Victoria?!” I turned to Alexander, my misty eyes full of indignation but he glared at me sharply.

“Don’t forget that you time and time again failed terribly as a mother.” The words were like acid cascading and corroding my soul.

“I? I committed a crime?” My voice trembled as I could not believe how Alexander could say such words without guilt gnawing at his insides,

“Do you..do you even have a damn conscience?!” Tears dribbled down my eyes as I looked at Alexander in rage.

“Shutup! You are just being jealous and creating trouble, as always!”

My husband strode towards Victoria, his expression dark as he stood infront of her crying figure protectively.

“I am being jealous when this woman has tried to snatch everything I ever had?! If I didn’t knew better I would have thought you were her husband and not mine!”

“Amelia! Haven’t I told you Victoria is my most precious friend! It is only you with a filthy mind who can find dirt everywhere!

No wonder you parents hated you!”

Silence covered the surroundings as Alexander did not even hesitate a single moment and clawed at my most vulnerable wounds.

“This unlucky woman!” My motherinlaw interrupted loudly in rage, her gaze filled with disdain. “Apologize to Victoria now.”

“I would not do it.” I spat in tears, my throat burning as all the servants and maids watched me with utter disgust.

My heart twisted in devastation, yet due to years of fear and submission accumulated in my body, my body wanted to automatically obey them like a machine.

“Kneel! Now! Or I will make others drag you down!”

When I still refused to cooperate two maids pushed me down with force, with trembling knees, I lowered myself to the cold marble floor feeling so much humiliation that death felt better.

Victoria smirked behind Alexander looking at me with her head high.

“Sister Amelia, we are twins, anything between us can be solved with an apology, please don’t take this as if I am being prideful…II will stay away from Austin from now on so that you can feel comfortable.. .” she cried, her voice sickeningly sweet.

“No need! See how sad you made this sweet girl!

Apologise right now or there will be no food for you!” My motherinlaw snapped in rage making it seem like I was the villainess.

“No!” I spat, my nails digging into my palms as hot tears continuously fell from my eyes.

“It’s okay sister we don’t need any formalities between us. Just don’t do it again.” Victoria said,

Dinner that evening was silent, except for the occasional clinking of glasswares. Sitting in the very corner with my head bowed, I barely ate with the constant pain making me wish I could disappear, each bite felt like I was swallowing stones.

“Ahh!” At that moment a sudden burning sensation shot through my arm making me gasp in horror.

“Oh dear Amelia, are you alright?” Victoria called in fake concern “II can’t believe I am so clumsy.” Her voice dripped with remorse as she glanced at the boiling pot of soup overturned on my arm, right where my burned skin was still healing.

“Amelia, are you alright?” Alexander stood up quickly in concern.

As I tried to hurriedly get up, Victoria’s leg shot out from beneath the table making me fall on the ground with a thud.

I bit my lip hard, swallowing back a cry of pain.

Alexander came rushing but before he could touch me, Victoria let out a small cry of pain.

“Alexander!… it hurts…it hurts so much!” She clutched her stomach artificially, doubling in terrible pain.

“Victoria!” Alexander’s expression changed instantly as he was by her side in a moment, forgetting all about me in panic.

He did not look at me, didn’t even spare me a glance.

“I don’t know…it feels like I am dying…” Victoria cried with tears brimming in her eyes, she looked at me from her position and a small smirk played on her lips.

“No, don’t say such things! Hurry up and call the best doctors in the city immediately!”

Without a single hesitation, he picked her up into his arms bridal style, cradling her like she was the most fragile thing in the world, too busy to notice my agonizing condition.

For three long years I never saw the truth and foolishly thought that Alexander was my saviour, that even if the world is against me he will be my rock, my anchor.

But all my stupid dreams were shattered.

I watched the scene unfold, cradling my wounded arm which was long forgotten as I stood up with pain blossoming in each pore of my body.

“Don’t worry! I am with you!”Alexander did not even turn to glance at me as he quickly carried Victoria upstairs, his voice filled with concern.

The door shut behind them, leaving me alone amidst of disdainful gazes in the dining hall, my skin still burning, but it was nothing compared to the ache in my heart.

I had never been loved.

My husband who once promised to love and cherish me was the one to trample on my heart with such cruelty.

The marriage I thought was my salvation turned to be my hell.

I had enough.

Not anymore.

That night I received a message that shook my entire being from within.

[Victoria: My dearest sister today was just a reminder to never go against me again.

I know very well that you are aware that the bastard you gave birth to is long dead and Austin is my and Alexander’s son.

But don’t worry, just like your daughter Mila, your son’s remains were disposed of too by Alexander himself.].

[Victoria: Alexander was busy playing with Austin so he did had time for proper funeral or to even bury your child in a soil inside the Salvatore mansion, so we decided to just burn the body.]

They… burned my baby like trash?

My fingers trembled as I stared at the phone, a video of a burning pyre played on screen making me fall down as my breathing became haggard.

[Victoria: You are a powerless fool who was born for my convenience. You were not meant to be loved, don’t cross me ever again.]

“How dare you touch my child?!” With bloodshot eyes that were bleeding tears, I rushed to confront Victoria.

“You call yourself a human after committing such atrocious acts!” my voice broke as I screamed like a wounded beast, eyes burning with miserable grief and anger like I couldn’t wait to rip her apart to shreds.

"Oh, my my, a small clip of your dear child and you came running like a headless chicken? How foolish.” Victoria smiled, her eyes full of provocation.

“Human? Ofcouse I am a human, but I can’t say the same thing for you and your children…small pests who were born to be squashed and thrown.”

“You demon! Ahhhh!” I wanted to strangle the woman infront of me yet Victoria took advantage of my fragile state and held my shoulders in a bruising grip, pressing down on my wounds.

“I wanted to show you that I won and you lost everything to me again bitch!" She leaned forward, her eyes glinting with sadistic pleasure.

“Alexander’s one true love is me and you? Do you know why Alexander married you in the first place?"

Because you are fucking convenient! He must have used you like his sex toy.

A thing he released his frustrations and sexual tensions upon, but his heart always lied with me.

You were nothing but a pig born to donate her organs to me when I needed them! Just because you spread your legs for Alexander while I was absent, you forget your filthy identity and even think of conceiving a child with my man!

He could have never loved you!”

I pushed her away looking at Victoria like she was a monster as she said the things I was most afraid of. It was as if I was living a nightmare.

“He married you Amelia because you looked like me.

That’s all you are…a cheap copy of mine."

The more Victoria said those things the more I looked at her calmly, my rage and hatred towards her intensifying as the hidden camera tucked in my shirt recorded everything.

"Do you want to see how much I mean to him?" Victoria smirked before reaching into her luxurious bag, and pulling out a small, handknitted sweaterthe one I had painstakingly made for my baby in my nine months of difficult pregnancy where my body suffered severely.

“Alexander gave it to me saying that instead of a bastard, it would suit Austin better.

Something inside me snapped as I looked at the small pink cardigan with bloodshot eyes.

“If that was true then you already had Alexander!

What did my innocent children ever did to you?! Even a demon is not as cruel as you to experiment on innocent babies!”

Unknown to me Victoria smiled as she saw Alexander approaching us from behind. She came closer whispering softly.

"Mila’s death was a mistake…an unfortunate incident. But your newborn? That was pure science.

You should have seen him trying to gasp for his last breaths before I cut off his windpipe, his death contributed to my experience. You should be proud“

Before Victoria could complete her sentence my palm connected with her cheek as I slapped her hard making her fall on the ground with a thud.

“Amelia how can you wish to kill me…II was just playing with Austin…”

Before I could understand what was happening a raged scream echoed.

"AMELIA!" The furious roar startled me, sending chills down my spine.

Startled all the servants in the mansion and they rushed to the scene in fear with my motherinlaw in front.

I turned around to see Alexander’s furious figure looming over me as his dark blazing eyes burning holes in my skull in wrath.

A bitter laughter left my lips when I saw Victoria whose eyes flashed with fury that I dared to slap her but soon a fake tremor passed through her body as she shuddered as if my presence threatened her with sobs escaping her lips.

So she would act right?

Too bad that I did not care anymore.

"You slapped her? Have you fucking forgotten your place Amelia!

You fucking dare slap Victoria?!”

“Instead of blaming me why don’t you tell everyone how did we lose Mila and our son?!” I sneered at Alexander making Victoria’s cries stop for a moment as she looked at me in surprise..

“It was because you were fucking careless! Mom was right, I could never be hard on you and you fucking took advantage of the fact and always bullied Victoria!”

Alexander closed onto me his eyes filled with fury,

“Today I will not repeat my mistakes, I will teach you a lesson you never forget in your life!”

With that Alexander held my hand dragging me out of the room as I kept resisting, amidst cries and tears his pace fastened making me trip multiple times yet all my sorrowful broken sobs fell on deaf ears.

“Leave me! Where are you taking me?!”

Soon with a kick the dark storage room without a single source of light was kicked open.

I shuddered in horror as I looked at my husband of three years whom I once loved with all my heart.

“I didn’t want to do this, but it is you who has forced my hands Amelia.” With that he pushed me inside the small dingy storage room despite knowing my absolute fear of darkness and shut the door tightly.

Falling down on the ground with a thud, I banged the door as I suffocated, clawing at my throat in desperate attempt to breathe.

Alexander looked uncertain for a moment before he was reminded of Victoria and Austin.

“Amelia is phobic to darkness so this is a good lesson, let her scream all she wants but nobody is allowed to open the door! I will come to bring her out tomorrow.”

“Open! Let me out! Let me out please!” The door was banged for two hours, it was only when my bleeding hands could not take any more that I fell down on the floor helplessly, my body convulsing violently with the lack of oxygen.

My biological mother once locked me inside a dark room when I was little, stuffing my mouth with a cloth so that I would not scream, often ‘forgetting’ to feed me for days just because I broke Victoria’s doll.

It was Alexander with whose help I learned how to smile, a husband who married and brought me out of the hellhole that was my parent’s home but this was the truth of his love.

Betrayal

Lying limp with a completely broken body I rocked my body back and forth in a slow rhythmic motion as I hallucinated.

My Mila was crying.

My son was weeping.

“Baby? Where are you my dear?” I stood up quickly searching each corner of the room but my children were nowhere to be found.

And it was at that moment the last thread of any relation between me and Alexander snapped and altogether the absolute fear in my heart stopped.

Taking out my outdated cellphone I dialled a number.

“It is me Amelia, Doctor Anderson.

If I am not wrong, it was you who injected me with a sterility drug right?” The panicked male voice on the other hand made me laugh through tears.

“If the truth comes out do you think you can survive? The only way I will let you live is if you follow my command.

By tomorrow arrange a deadbody that looks like me and yes don’t forget to bring an antidote of the drug you injected me with.”

Sitting like that for hours, I did not even get a wink of sleep and as soon as morning arrived the doors of my prison opened with Alexander entering inside looking at my eyes with some guilt.

“Amelia…are you alright? Why did you went against me” Before the sentence could be completed I limped to my husband and embraced him lovingly almost as if nothing had transpired.

“I know I was wrong. I will apologize to your mother and Victoria.

Today is Victoria’s birthday right, how about I plan a grand party for her? I will cook all her favourite foods to show my change of heart.” Startled by my change in demeanour Alexander beamed not finding my sudden change suspicious.

He forgot that not only today was Victoria’s birthday but mine too.

A new birth of the woman whose dreams he murdered.

“That’s more like my Amelia! Docile and obedient, how can you ever go against me!” Alexander gave me permission not noticing the trace of ruthlessness that flashed in my eyes.

“Do you forgive me then Alexander?” He smiled gently as if he had not locked and abused me at all.

“Ofcouse Amelia. How can I not forgive you?”

But I have not forgiven or forgotten your cruelty Alexander.

Anyone who played a part in turning my word to ashes would pay a price.

A villaness you desired so a villaness you will get.

“Today is Victoria’s day, since you both look so similar can you please not appear in the party. I don’t want her to feel uncomfortable.”

After I worked relentless for hours decorating the mansion and cooking like a maid Alexander asked me hesitantly.

“Ofcourse” The words would have earlier shattered my heart but now it only made me smile widely as a glint of eerie excitement shone in my eyes.

“Today I have prepared a gift that neither you nor Victoria will ever forget so go ahead and enjoy.”

Enjoy while you can.

Alexander gave me a gentle kiss to which I turned my face away making annoyance flash in his eyes for a moment before he turned away to leave

The entire Salvatore mansion was decorated with tulips as Alexander invited dignitaries from all over the world, even going as far as to invite my birth parents whom he once hated for abusing me.

“Our beloved daughter! You are finally back!” My biological mother Lisa Vance embraced Victoria with love as they created a picture perfect family.

“Do you have any idea how much Mr.Alexander missed you! He waited for you all these years!

To think I see you two together now, I am hoping that I will hear a good news soon”

“Mom!” Victoria looked shyly at Alexander as his hand went around her waist embracing her shamelessly.

“Ofcourse after Austin, we can still have more children. I am still young and Victoria is so beautiful so it is only natural.” My motherinlaw smiled as the perfect family huddled together to cut the lavish cake as fireworks went in the background.

“For you darling.” Victoria gasped holding a bouquet of flowers in her arms as Alexander smiled gently sliding a diamond pendant in on her neck.

“To the most precious woman in my life!” Cheers erupted throughout the mansion as Alexander pressed a gentle kiss on Victoria’s cheek.

“To think he treats his wife’s sister so well, Mr Salvatore is such a caring husband.”

“Now that Mrs Amelia Salvatore is sick and bedridden, it is so considerate of him to take care of her sister on Madam Amelia’s behalf ah! What’s happening?!”

The words of a guest were interrupted as suddenly the power went off completely and entire banquet hall immersed in darkness.

I was watching everything that happened from a place they couldn't see me, and I pressed the remote control in my hand.

"Alexander, now it's your turn to receive the gift I carefully prepared for you."

The next second, the big screen in the banquet hall that was supposed to be showing Victoria's beautiful photos lit up, attracted everyone's shocked eyes.