 Harlan's voice was not cold but even much gentler than it had been earlier.
But such a voice made Juliana feel cold all over and scared inside.
She felt that if she said the word "yes", he would break her neck and probably pull out her tongue.
Juliana thought about the wording carefully before she explained, "I didn't agree. But Suzanne and Selene were crying and begging to replace me, so I have to let them do it."
"It's also a good opportunity to see if they genuinely love me and want to help me; or if they want to smear me in front of you and get a reputation as a good stepmother and a good sister in the process."
Harlan: "So, did you agree?"
Juliana frowned. Why was this man fixated on the answer?
"If they sincerely..."
Harlan interrupted her in an indefinite voice, "Then let's change."
Juliana: "Okay."
Suzanne and Selene, however, stared at each other anxiously with wide eyes as the

 Harlan said, "Juliana has a point."
Jermaine's eyes widened in shock and felt more like death was coming instead of a sigh of relief.
Harlan went on saying, "Selene is not even qualified to carry my shoes. The trash is matched with the trash can, after all. As for me and Juliana… are a madman and a lunatic, perfect match."
Juliana was speechless.
How could he say that?
Although his daughter was insulted, Jermaine was relieved and said hurriedly, "Mr. Wood, you are right. So, Selene..."
Harlan said in a colder voice, "The people I sent will be there in twenty minutes. Tell Miss Selene Lewis to get ready."
Harlan said in a colder voice, "The people I sent will be there in twenty minutes. Tell Miss Selene Lewis to get ready."
Jermaine was anxious, "Mr. Wood..."
Harlan hung up the phone and the call ended.
This thing was not negotiable.
Selene looked at Suzanne in shock and panic and stompe

 Suzanne froze, then looked at her, half crying, and said, "I'm sorry, Jill. I should have known about this earlier and stopped your dad."
Fury flamed in Jermaine. He said, "As soon as Suzanne found out about this, she said she wouldn't let you go to the Wood family and asked Selene to go for you. She treats you like her own daughter, and you curse her to die?"
"And Selene risked offending the Wood family to help you escape, inquired about your well-being early in the morning, tried to get into the Wood family for you, and you ended up trying to steal her fiancé?"
"Juliana, do you have any humanity left?"
Jermaine yelled and raised his hand to hit Juliana again.
But Suzanne held him back: "Don't hit Jill. Just let Selene go to Wood for her."
Selene also cried, "I am willing to marry the Wood family for Jill. I am willing to give Jayden to Jill. Dad, don't hit Jill."
Jayden only felt angry: "The one I love is Selene. I'm not an object that you can give away."
"..."
With her arms folded over her chest, Juliana watched indifferently as the four of them argued over there violently as if watching a drama.
After watching for a long time, Juliana spoke, "Then let Selene go to the Wood family."
The four people arguing suddenly stopped, looked up at Juliana, and froze.
Juliana pulled out her cell phone, "I'll tell Harlan now that I'm going to be substituted."
This morning, Harlan had taken her phone to save his phone number on it.
Juliana clicked on the address book and saw the first number with a note - A husband.
Husband?
Juliana blushed with shame when she saw the note.
She had been engaged to Stewart but she had never set his number as "husband".
Blushing, Juliana dialed the number.
Juliana thought that a busy person like Harlan might not be able to answer the phone, but unexpectedly, the phone was answered in a second.
"Jill."
The low and cold voice was like the ice mellow wine that was pleasing to ears.
Juliana's ears inexplicably burned when she heard his voice and she couldn't help but say in a soft voice, "Harlan."
They looked at Juliana, eyes wide open. She was talking to Harlan on the phone?
Selene was even more shocked. Did Harlan's voice sound so good?
Well, she had heard that most people with good voices looked ugly.
Harlan: "Yes, it's me."
Juliana only felt it burning from the tips of her ears all the way to her face. She said, "Selene is going to replace me to marry you."
"..."
On the other side of the phone, it fell silent.
Although Harlan was not here, they felt a sudden chill in the air and an invisible pressure fell on their heads.
Juliana, in particular, felt that her death had arrived.
His voice was so gentle just now, but the silence really froze them.
Suzanne rubbed her arms and plucked up the courage to say, "Mr. Wood, Jill is our beloved girl and we don't want to sacrifice her happiness or offend the Wood family, so we would Selene to replace Jill."
Selene spoke too, "Mr. Wood, my sister is in love with someone. I don't want her to marry someone she doesn't love, so I'm willing to take her place."
Juliana looked at the hypocritical mother and daughter like she was watching a play.
Did they really feel sorry for Juliana and really want to go to the replacement?
No, they were trying to make a name for themselves, to smear Juliana in front of Harlan, to make Harlan sick of her, to make her struggle in the Wood family, and even to have her killed by Harlan the madman!
These were their real thoughts, which was to kill her with a borrowed knife!
At this point, Harlan, who had been silent, spoke, "Juliana, did you agree with the substitution?"


Harlan's voice was not cold but even much gentler than it had been earlier.
But such a voice made Juliana feel cold all over and scared inside.
She felt that if she said the word "yes", he would break her neck and probably pull out her tongue.
Juliana thought about the wording carefully before she explained, "I didn't agree. But Suzanne and Selene were crying and begging to replace me, so I have to let them do it."
"It's also a good opportunity to see if they genuinely love me and want to help me; or if they want to smear me in front of you and get a reputation as a good stepmother and a good sister in the process."
Harlan: "So, did you agree?"
Juliana frowned. Why was this man fixated on the answer?
"If they sincerely..."
Harlan interrupted her in an indefinite voice, "Then let's change."
Juliana: "Okay."
Suzanne and Selene, however, stared at each other anxiously with wide eyes as they listened.
They were just talking because they knew the Wood family wouldn't agree! How could they r

Chapter 20: Substitution