The substitute bride is a mute

Chapter 16

Jenna, on the other hand, was admiring her fresh manicure. She had her phone wedged between her shoulder and her jaw. "Mdm. Hebert?"

"It's me, Jenna. I have something to talk to you about."

She straightened herself and said, "Go ahead, Mdm. Hebert."

After the conversation ended, Jenna hung up the phone and stared blankly at the floor.

Matthew returned from the office and paced in front of her for a bit. "What's wrong with you, Jen?"

She snapped out of her trance and immediately grabbed onto his arm.

"Dad!" She exclaimed. "You have to help me with what I told you about last time!"

The man froze before furrowing his brows. "Stop messing around! I still have a use for Judy in the Reid family. Do not mess things up."

Jenna was evidently dissatisfied.

"Dad, if I could get both men to like me, that could help you just as much. Why must you count on that mute, Judy? What can she do?"

Matthew adored Jenna, but he was also aware of how stubborn she was. "Alright, Jen. You just need to get Dominic's affection. The best thing you could do is get him to listen to your every beck and call.

"That'll make my plans run smoother. Don't worry about everything else. People like Clark Reid are devoid of emotion, you're better off staying away from him," he warned.

The woman shook her head. "No, no, no, you've got it all wrong. Clark treats me so well. He likes me, and I'm confident that I can make him fall in love with me. As for Dominic, he'll end up being mine eventually too."

She continued, "So just do me this favor, dad. Get Judy out of the Reid family manor, then my plan would be half-way there. Please, dad!"

No matter how much he adored her, he didn't want to watch her do anything absurd.

"Alright, that's enough. I won't help you with this no matter what. You should give up on any ideas about Clark as soon as possible—I won't let him get away with what he did, let alone let you crush on him.”

Unsatisfied by her failure to convince him, she glared at his departing figure angrily.

Not even her father could stop her if she was adamant about something.

"I'm going to marry Clark Reid no matter what!" She declared. "He should've been my man in the first place. Judy is just hogging what's mine!"

Subsequently, she gritted her teeth. "If dad won't help me, I'll do it myself!"

Jenna dialed her sister’s number on the phone.

Judy was watering the plants. She picked up the call from an unknown number, only to find out that it was Jenna when her voice rang out. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

"It's me, Judy."

Jenna's malicious laughter rang from the other end, sending chills down Judy’s spine.

Jenna stated her demands arrogantly, "I'm not going to beat around the bush, Judy. I want Clark Reid. Please leave on your own. And, because you're my sister, I won't make things too difficult for you. How does that sound?"

Judy wanted to laugh.

One of them was forcing her to stay in the family, yet the other one was now threatening her to leave. Did she look like some pushover?

Judy wasn't fazed by Jenna’s threat in the slightest—Matthew had Lilly's life as a bargaining chip, whereas Jenna Blake was just a self-centered, stubborn and immature girl. After Jenna was done with her outrageous request, Judy hung up on her.

Jenna glared at her phone. Her facial expression soured and she was boiling with rage. All of a sudden, something crossed her mind and the corners of her lips curved upwards.

"You forced my hand, Judy Blake."

The smirk on her face was villainous.

She then swiftly called another person. "Jack, I need you to help me look for a high school PE teacher. Use any method you can to force him to meet with me."

…

To no one's surprise, a video started trending the following day.

It was a statement by a bald, middle-aged man. He talked about how he dated a student during his years as a PE teacher some years back, as well as the crude events that followed after the pair checked into a hotel room.

Judy Blake's picture was plastered at the bottom of the video.

Subsequently, people started digging up information about her. Her name, address, her identity as an illegitimate daughter—people online dug everything out.

Everything escalated quickly.

Soon, an article titled "The Hidden Story of a High School Teacher and The Mute Wife of Reid Inc.'s CEO" was published. It immediately started trending online.