Billionaire's Substitute Wife
The Substitute Bride
In a brilliantly well-decorated resort in the post suburbs.
In a dazzling bridal suite with a big poster of 'Brinda's Big Day' hanging above the four-poster white bed.
Bianca Taylor, Brinda's younger sister is seated on the sofa, frustratingly pulling at her hair in sorrow.
Bianca Taylor
Why, why.. oh why did she have to leave right before I could tell Father about Nathan's proposal? I had been building up the confidence for the past six months!
Bianca Taylor
What the hell do I do now?
Bonny Taylor
Bianca? What are you doing here? Didn't your father ask you to get ready for the wedding? All the guests are here and Kai would be arriving soon! Get up!
*Bianca looking dejected at the sight of the white gown laid out which once was supposed to be worn by Brinda, walks silently towards her mother with tears in her eyes*
Bianca Taylor
*looks at her shabby self on the mirror with tears running down her cheeks*
Mom, you don't have any problem with Dad making me your scapegoat?
Bonny Taylor
*frustratingly*
How can you say this, considering your Dad's situation...considering your family's situation? Your sister has left us ashamed in front of the Sebastians and the whole society!
Bianca Taylor
Then is it at all fair for me to shoulder the burden of my sister's mistake? YOU KNOW HOW MUCH KAI LIKES BRINDA! This is not fair on him too!
Jay Taylor
*enter hurriedly* What are you still doing not dressed? Do you want us to die of shame? The Sebastians are here. Bonny, come along. We have a lot to discuss with Kelvin and Sheila about the new situation.
Jay Taylor
*throws Bianca a dirty glance before hurrying out*
Bianca Taylor
*slides down the bed post with all hopes lost*
Why...why...
Bonny Taylor
*forcefully hands her the bouquet*
Bonny Taylor
I don't want to hear another whimper out of you. Make yourself presentable for the guests...do it for us...for once fulfil your duty as our daughter.
Bonny Taylor
Don't forget, we gave you a roof and the best education for the 24 years of your life.
*walks out without any remorse*
Bianca Taylor
Yes...yes…you did.
Bianca Taylor
*mumbling to herself in agony*
Bianca Taylor
And always made me feel like a burden you'd give anything to get off of your back. Ironically, I would give anything to get out of this house...only if...only if it didn't mean selling my independence yet again.
Bianca Taylor
I wish that woman didn't leave me alone with you people! I wish I was never born!
*bursts out into sobs*
As Bianca gets ready for this unwanted marriage, The Sebastians and the Taylors are having a heated argument on Brinda's disappearance.
Kai Sebastian, in his dapper groom suit paces the room in a baffled daze left to right as the parents argue.
Sheila Sebastian
Surely, you don't mean we fool these people by replacing the bride? Everyone KNOWS Kai and Brinda are the ones to be wedded! They're here for THEIR wedding!
Kelvin Sebastian
This is preposterous! You know we have a whole business merger coming up with this wedding. This simply won't do. A lot is at stake! How can you allow this to happen, Jay?
Jay Taylor
Kelvin, please calm down. We have thought of all possible outcomes ever since the morning when Brinda left. We can't afford to lose face!
Bonny Taylor
And everything will be fine. Bianca has agreed. You can go on with the merger. Things will go accordingly.
Kai abruptly stops and angrily turns towards Bonny Taylor.
Kai Sebastian
If only you had arranged for things to work accordingly a little while early.
Saying so, he aggressively loosens his tie and storms off the room, leaving the parents baffled.
Sheila Sebastian
Oh, look at how unhappy my boy is! *tears up*
Kelvin Sebastian
Are you absolutely sure about this, Jay? I mean we're not only talking about just a ceremony here. This might affect our investors.
Sheila Sebastian
More than that, it's about Kai. I really don't know if Bianca would be able to fit Brinda's shoes. She's not the one we chose! She's not fit to be Mrs. Kai Sebastian.
Bonny Taylor
Don't worry about it, Sheila. You just have to put up with her until the merger is intact anyway. We don't care if Kai decides to go for divorce after all of this is over.
Jay Taylor
*assuredly, patting Kelvin's back*
Yes, absolutely. We're truly sorry about Brinda's action. She's not usually as careless.
Jay Taylor
And Kelvin, you don't have to worry about the investors. They've interacted with Bianca during the meetings. I am sure they won't have any problem on what goes on between our two families so long everything falls somewhat in place for the merger to happen.
Kelvin and Sheila look at each other in tension.
Bonny Taylor
*notices their exchange and becomes nervous*
For the merger to be perfect, we don't have any problem if Brinda comes back and Kai and her marry again. It's just a temporary fix anyway. Bianca won't be a problem.
*assuring and nods vigorously*
Kelvin Sebastian
*enraged*
You might not have a problem with that, but it's also about the Sebastians' honour and respect in the country! Your daughter has made a fool out of us!
Sheila Sebastian
*pats his arm to calm him down*
Sheila Sebastian
Honey, there seems to be no choice.
A dead silence prevails as Kelvin thinks deep. Bonny and Jay exchange desperate glances.
Kelvin Sebastian
I am still allowing this to happen because there's lot at stake here for us as well. And I'll make sure the media knows that it is in fact Brinda who is marrying Kai today and not her substitute sister. Of course, only if Kai agrees to this.
Kelvin Sebastian
*pointing a finger at Jay*
And you, Jay Taylor, are in a big trouble if Brinda doesn't reappear!
Bianca Taylor
What? Let me sleep for another hour... I've been awake writing another romance novel.
Kai Sebastian
*gritting his teeth*
Some people are looking at us. Get up at once!
Kai Sebastian
*flicks her forehead*
Bianca Taylor
Well, let them see.
Bianca Taylor
Ask them to give me some suggestions to tame my hubby.
Kai Sebastian
Why are they laughing at us? What did you do?
Bianca Taylor
Well, I was going to tell them our love story but now that they are already here, I'll just...show them.
Bianca Taylor
*pulls his tie, and he falls on top of her*
Kai Sebastian
*smiles and starts tickling her*
Bianca Taylor
Wait...haha...hold on... What about these people staring at us?
Kai Sebastian
*gets up and comes closer to the audience*
Well, now that you're already here, get ready to witness the best romance story in the world.
Kai Sebastian
*winks at Bianca*
My Arrogant Hubby
Kai enters the Bridal suite to find Bianca staring out the window in a daze.
He angrily slams the door behind him to catch her attention before walking towards the balcony opposite to her.
Bianca is startled as she grips the dress and walks towards him in fear.
Bianca Taylor
Kai? What...what are you doing here...
Kai Sebastian
*expressionlessly*
What? The Groom can't see the Bride before the wedding?
Kai Sebastian
Oh yeah, bad luck, right?
Bianca Taylor
*gulps and looks down at her hands*
Kai Sebastian
But good for us... Tch... It's not a real wedding.
Bianca Taylor
*grips her own finger too tightly and watches it redden with pain*
Kai Sebastian
*lights a cigarette out of his pocket*
Didn't Brinda tell you before she left? I thought you were close.
Bianca Taylor
*wipes her tears and sniffles in pain*
*if only Kai knew the closeness that he saw between them was a pretense for Brinda*
Bianca Taylor
*shakily*
No.
Bianca Taylor
She would never leave loose ends if she ever plans something so drastic. You know her.
Bianca Taylor
You...know her.
Kai Sebastian
*chuckles mockingly*
Hah, not enough it seems.
Bianca looks utterly sad at Kai's broken appearance. She had always found him attractive but he had always loved Brinda.
Right then, his eyes held a dark anger in them. He turns around and throws a disgusted look towards the white dress in which Bianca was clad.
Kai Sebastian
And you, Bianca Taylor?
Bianca Taylor
*is startled and looks at him with a jerk of head*
Kai Sebastian
What made YOU readily agree to this marriage?
Kai Sebastian
*exhales the smoke directly at her face*
Bianca Taylor
I? *coughs*
I....I didn't want...
Kai Sebastian
Oh, this is no soap opera! Don't you think I know what's going on in this? You have always been in Brinda's shadows, running around, trying to copy her...
Bianca Taylor
*flabbergasted at the sudden shift in his tone, she stammers in grief at the harsh words she has been hearing all her life*
Bianca Taylor
What...what are you...What are you talking about?
Kai Sebastian
Don't try to act innocent! You even went to the extent of stealing her position in the company, her best friend, her entire life, you thief! And now YOU think YOU can replace her?
Bianca Taylor
*she stands shell shocked, taking on the hurtling insults*
Kai Sebastian
Huh, your company NEEDS this merger. Sebastians are doing YOU a favour. And you planned to vanish Brinda on the wedding day and take her place yourself? Such high hopes!
Kai Sebastian
You thought to play the game right when you had us all in your trap. Right when the Sebastians also included their trusted investors into your little game?
Bianca feels extremely hurt at how low Kai thinks of her. She could only look at his devastated face.
Kai Sebastian
*voice softens a little*
Kai Sebastian
Here I was thinking of you as that little innocent girl I used to play with back when we were kids! Tell me, where did you hide Brinda? You didn't harm her, did you?
Bianca Taylor
*visibly winces at the accusations*
I didn't... Trust me... I don't know where she is. I swear.
Kai Sebastian
*chuckles darkly*
You swear? You swear on what, exactly? You have nothing. No one.
Kai Sebastian
*looks out the window in deep thought*
Bianca, your father tells me you're not even their real daughter? That you're just a bastard?
Bianca Taylor
*with a paining heart*
My...my father...said that?
Kai Sebastian
Tell me, how do you plan on keeping up with the Sebastians' reputation being a reject bastard yourself? Even your family wants to get rid of you.
Bianca Taylor
*that insult hits her nerves immediately*
ENOUGH! Kai, you have no idea what you're talking about!
Kai throws the cigarette out, before menacingly grabbing Bianca by her arms and dragging her dangerously close to his own body.
Bianca Taylor
*squirming hard*
What the hell! Unhand me!
Kai Sebastian
*tugs her closer with blazing eyes*
You think you can keep this merger by marrying me? By replacing Brinda? You think you can grab the biggest position in this company?
Bianca Taylor
How dare you?
*tries kicking him off*
You have no right to insult me like this. Ughhhh. LEAVE ME! I SAID LEAVE ME!
Kai Sebastian
A bastard like you doesn't deserve anything! YOU HEAR ME? NOTHING!
A surge of anger takes Bianca aback, and she lets her teeth sink into Kai's wrist, and he winces out in pain.
He immediately throws her off onto the bed. Before Bianca could realize that she actually bit his wrist, he pinned her to the bed and hovered over her with murderous intent.
Kai Sebastian
*dangerously husky and low voice*
You don't know who you're playing with here, Miss.
Bianca Taylor
*panic in eyes*
*squirms in fear*
Kai Sebastian
You want to be my wife so bad? Sure, I'd make you my wife...
Kai Sebastian
But you'd never get my love!
Kai Sebastian
*smiling psychotically*
Bianca Taylor
*paralysed with fear*
Kai Sebastian
You'd always be Brinda's substitute, and I'd make sure to remind you how your plan backfired on you every f**king day!
Bianca Taylor
*tears roll down her wide, shocked eyes*
Kai Sebastian
And the merger? I will definitely make that happen. So forget about stepping into the office from today! Rot in the house as my so-called wife!
Bianca lay there under him, dumbfounded at the man whom she once admired a lot. Her life was never going to be the same.
Lonely Bride
They are married under a beautiful canopy of wildflowers chosen previously by Brinda with people gossiping all around them that made Bianca squirm in her wedding heels. Not for once did Kai look up to her face as he is made to repeat the vow.
Kai forcefully made the ring fit in Bianca's hand. She felt like bursting into tears throughout the ceremony.
Bianca heard her father telling the guests that they have cancelled the reception for some serious personal issues. Of course, all this just to save face in front of their investors and still this wedding couldn't stop people from gossiping right in the wedding hall about the substitution of Brinda with Bianca.
Kai never once looked back at his freshly married wife before storming out of the wedding hall, leaving Bianca standing at the altar all by herself. She wanted to throw the bouquet at his back, and at everyone's face.
Bianca is made to pack up all her things in a single suitcase and chased out of the house in a hurry. Not a single person came from the Sebastian house to pick her up. So with the heaviest of the heart, she sat inside the car and never looked back once like she never ever stayed in that house her entire life.
Kent (Driver)
Ma'am? Would you be driving to the Sebastian Mansion or the Young Master's condo?
Bianca Taylor
*startled out of her daze*
Um, I don't know. Didn't they say anything?
Kent (Driver)
No, ma'am. I guess, since they didn't make arrangements for your welcome at the Sebastian Mansion, they'd be expecting you at the Young Master's personal mansion. *smilingly*
Kent (Driver)
And of course, a newly-wed couple must be left alone. Haha.
Bianca grimaced at the idea of being a newly-wed couple with Kai. She couldn't survive a five-minute conversation with him early in the day. How is she supposed to play house with him?
She figured since she had always been so unlucky, Kai's words might actually hold some truth in them. He might actually make her life living hell in that house.
Bianca Taylor
Alright. Drive me there. Thank you.
Bianca walks out of the car to see the beautiful house she was to call home from then on.
Bianca rings the bell outside the marvellous mansion, expecting a flurry of curses from Kai but the door is opened by a meek old lady.
Martha
Oh my! You've already arrived! Oh, oh, such a pretty girl!
Bianca Taylor
Ah, is this Kai Sebastian's house?
Martha
Ah, of course it is. My poor child, look at you, all exhausted from the wedding and none of those people came to bring you here. Oh! the horror! Come, come, come inside.
Bianca Taylor
Ah, I just... *fails to drag her suitcase in that heavy gown*
Martha
Oh dear. Don't carry that! Kent will bring that up. Leave it. Oh my poor dear. The day has not been nice to you. Come inside first.
*pulls Bianca with her frail hands*
Bianca Taylor
No, no. It's fine. There's no need to make a hassle.
Martha
Why shouldn't I make a hassle? Our Young Master's bride should have a welcome with extravaganza but, my poor dear you've been given the shorter end of the stick! Oh such bad, bad day.
Bianca Taylor
*sighs as a tear rolls down her cheek at the warm treatment*
Martha
Don't you remember me? I am Martha. I've been looking after our Young Master for a long time now.
Martha
*gazes her up and down*
Martha
I have to say. Our Young Master must've been so lucky to get such a pretty bride. *smiles warmly while patting Bianca's cheeks*
Bianca Taylor
Of course, You've always been so kind, Martha. *tries to smile*
Bianca Taylor
*awestruck at the interior decor of the mansion as she enters through the living room*
Bianca Taylor
*gloomily ascending the stairs behind Martha*
But I don't see Kai around? Did...did he not return?
Martha
*looks down at her feet with downcast eyes*
Martha
I am sorry, child. He is not going to return tonight. The Madam just called to confirm that he had been to the Sebastian Mansion and went out from there but not for this house.
Martha pats Bianca on her head as she walks her to her room.
Martha
Why don't you freshen up and I'll fix some food for you?
Bianca Taylor
*drained both mentally and physically*
Thank you but that's fine, Martha. I'd just like to sleep now.
Martha
Of course, my child. After what you have been through, a sleep would do you much better. But do call me if you need anything. You can just press the button on the nightstand.
Bianca nods and enters the room before closing the room behind her.
She didn't even look around before she burst out into sobs on the floor.
The toll is heavy and eventually her eyelids close with the weight.
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