My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash and Hera) novel Chapter 1888

Tatiana took a deep breath. She pulled out her phone and dialed the man's number. After a few rings, a deep, magnetic voice answered.

"Tatiana, why the sudden call?"

"Hendric, why did you agree to be with Lucille?" Tatiana asked, trying to control her anger.

Lucille stopped crying and listened intently.

Hendric Zachmann said in a deep tone, "She likes me, and I like her. Is it wrong for me to agree?"

Tatiana scoffed. "Then why did you do those things?"

"Those things?" Hendric sounded confused. "Tatiana, what are you talking about?"

"I've found out everything about you!" Tatiana said sharply.

"I really don't understand what you're saying. I have a meeting now, I have to go—" Hendric started to say, but Tatiana cut him off.

"Hendric, do you think the Lazadar family can't uncover your secrets? Do you know the consequences of crossing the Lazadar family? And did you know that I'm from Antaria's Cricton family? With just one word, I can make you disappear from this world!"

Tatiana finally revealed her true identity. Back in school, she had always kept it hidden.

"The... Crictons?" Hendric's voice trembled. He knew Lucille was the heiress of the Lazadar family, but he had no idea Tatiana was connected to the powerful Cricton family.

"I've been investigating you for a long time. How long do you plan to keep deceiving her?" Tatiana's voice was icy.

Hendric fell silent. He was too scared to hang up the phone. He knew the Crictons had the power to make him vanish without a trace.

"Speak!" Tatiana demanded.

"I..."

Hendric's throat felt like it was blocked.

"No, you're better than them in every way!" Hendric admitted. "But it's precisely because you're so perfect that I feel anxious being with you. That's why I looked for women who made me feel safe and comfortable. I'm not good enough for you. Please just forget about me."

With that, Hendric hung up.

Lucille stood there while holding the phone and muttered, "Is it because of my status that he feels a sense of distance?"

She looked at Tatiana with tear-filled eyes and said, "He just feels a gap between our statuses, right? He still loves me deep down, doesn't he?"

Tatiana raised a hand to her forehead. "You're hopelessly lovesick."

Douglas picked up his phone with the broken screen from the ground and said, "I've done what I can and said what I needed to. Think it over carefully."

After saying those words, Douglas walked out of the lounge room. He snapped his fingers, and a young man in a suit immediately approached.

"Mr. Lazadar..."