My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash and Hera) novel Chapter 2122

Clint was in Drakonia.

He had spent a long time going down the direction where Rainie had vanished in search of her, but he could not find her.

He could not find her even after an entire day of searching. He panted as he stood in the busy streets.

“Where is she… Where is she…” Clint murmured to himself, immense panic washing over him as he watched the pedestrians brush past him.

Clint had actually heard what Rainie said last night, but he had been so out of it that he thought he was dreaming. If things really were the way Rainie had put it, it would be nothing but death waiting for her upon her return...

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An image of the woman’s reddened eyes flashed to the forefront of Clint’s mind, and the things she said echoed in his mind too.

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Zaden Florentine, deputy president of Dominion Commerce, was a businessman to his very core. He was so insane that he was willing to put up his children as a commodity to be traded.

Rainie had ulterior motives for approaching Clint in the first place.

She dried her eyes. That night, she finally let out her secrets and told Clint everything.

Rainie had approached Clint so that Dominion Commerce could collaborate with one of the businesses the Melton family owned.

That was right, a mere collaboration. Zaden was willing to sacrifice his daughter’s happiness so that she would become collateral for the collaboration.

Approaching Clint and marrying into his family… That was the task given to Rainie, and it did not matter that she was interested in someone else—her childhood sweetheart.

Whenever she felt suffocated by the chamber of commerce and her father, her childhood sweetheart would always be by her side. She slowly began falling for him.

However, her father noticed what was going on and threatened her to force her into agreeing to win over Clint.

However, things did not work out the way she had hoped… Rainie did not have a knack for dealing with emotions and had no idea what she should do.

Despite her gorgeous looks, she still failed her first attempt. She was at a loss as to what she should do but chose to return to the chamber of commerce and her father out of worry for her childhood sweetheart.

She had had enough of her insane father’s instructions. She wanted to make decisions for herself this time…

Clint’s phone began ringing.

He hurriedly picked up the phone.

“Hello? Gabe, did you manage to find anything?”

“It’s me." A wizened-sounding voice rang out from the other end of the line.

Clint was stunned. Then, in a tone of disbelief, he asked, “Dad?”

Reggie Melton said in a hoarse, stern-sounding voice, “It’s me. I’ve heard of everything. A word of advice for you this time, child. We're no longer connected to this matter in any way, so it’d be best not to get involved…”

Clint understood what his father meant. After all, it would not be wise to have a falling out with Dominion Commerce.

“But… But…” Clint felt a tumultuous wave of emotions wash over him. Deep down, he asked himself if… things should end this way.