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Used as a Substitute Wife, She Returned for Ruthless Revenge Novel Cover

Used as a Substitute Wife, She Returned for Ruthless Revenge

For five years, Dahlia Watson believed she was battling severe depression, unaware her husband, Caspian Holmes, was secretly drugging her as punishment for their forced marriage. When a forgotten prescription on a remote island reveals she was never ill, Dahlia uncovers Caspian's ultimate betrayal with Camilla Silva. Realizing her entire high-society marriage was a calculated lie, Dahlia returns to Utah not as a submissive wife, but as a vengeful woman determined to ruin Caspian completely.
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Chapter 9

Caspian waited in line for two hours. After that, he drove all the way at full speed and even passed three red lights before finally reaching the hospital.

When he gave the cassava cakes to Camilla, the pastries were still warm.

Camilla smiled while taking the cassava cakes. Her fingertips lightly brushed against his hand, either on purpose or not. “Uncle, these pastries are still warm.”

Caspian looked at her and slightly lifted the corners of his lips. His voice softly lowered without him noticing, “Camilla, eat them while they’re still hot.”

Seeing her should’ve made him happy, yet an odd feeling stayed inside his chest.

A strange sense of losing control slowly spread through his heart.

He suddenly remembered Dahlia and stepped forward, wanting to leave the room.

But Camilla quickly set the pastries aside and walked up to hug him tightly, resting her head against his chest. “Uncle, I didn’t see you for two days. I missed you so much.”

“How come you’re leaving right after seeing me?” She lifted her head and looked at him with red eyes. “Uncle, don’t you miss me?”

Caspian paused for a short moment. In the end, he still lifted his hand and gently rubbed Camilla’s hair. “I do. During the whole business trip, I kept thinking about you every day.”

“Then did you… Miss Sister Dahlia?”

Caspian was about to answer when Camilla softly said with a sad face. “She’s your wife, so of course you miss her. Uncle already bought me cassava cakes, so I’m already happy enough.”

“I know that if the two of us ever clash, I’ll be the one left behind. But before that happens, can you let me… stay close to your warmth a little longer? Uncle, during these five years, I was alone most of the time. I really lived such a lonely life.”

Caspian let out a sigh and reached out to hug Camilla back. “Camilla, back then, I’d just gotten married and still needed help from the Watson Corporation, so I couldn’t let Dahlia find out about us. That’s why I sent you overseas.”

“But now, I’ve already built my position completely. The Watson family can’t bully you anymore.”

“I’ll also find a way to stop Dahlia from targeting you again. We’ll have a future together, I promise.”

Caspian stayed at the hospital with Camilla for a long time. He only left the room after comforting her until she fell asleep.

His face looked tired as he leaned against the hospital hallway wall and touched the gift he’d kept in his pocket the whole time.

He couldn’t stop thinking about Dahlia and wanted to place the gift in her hands himself.

He pulled out his phone and opened his chat with Dahlia.

She still hadn’t replied to any of his messages.

Frowning, he sent another text, but a red exclamation mark appeared right away.

Caspian’s expression slowly turned dark.

Dahlia hadn’t just blocked him on WhatsApp. She’d also blocked his calls and text messages.

He couldn’t reach her at all.

What exactly was she trying to do? Was she upset just because he didn’t give her the gift right after leaving the airport?

Caspian felt a little annoyed and called the villa's housekeeper. “Anne, hand the phone to Dahlia. I need to talk to her.”

Anne paused for a second before speaking carefully. “Mr. Holmes, Ma’am isn’t home. Didn’t you say before that she was in the hospital? She hasn’t come back since then.”

Caspian rubbed between his brows and ended the call.

He lifted his hand and checked the date on his watch.

He remembered it clearly. Today was the exact day Dahlia left the hospital.

After leaving the hospital, she didn’t even go back home. Her face still hadn’t fully healed, so what was she doing outside by herself?

Was she doing this on purpose, making him look for her everywhere just to show how important she was?

Right then, his phone suddenly rang again.

The assistant sounded worried. “President Holmes, something’s wrong! Ma’am personally held a press conference. She said she divorced you and even exposed your relationship with Miss Silva in public! The whole company’s already in chaos, and the phones won’t stop ringing!”

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