Chapter 16

What? You guys are the reason I'm going to get married? Do you really think that you can take credit for something like that? Even though your son is a complete idiot who can't see what is in front of him uncle I think that you have enough sense to see what is going on here. Those people don't care about you at all! They are only putting up with you guys because of me! I am the reason why you are able to see and talk with those people! You should really watch the way that you address me!" Joanna said. She already knew what was going on. The old man wanted her, he is only putting up with them!
Paul was enraged now! Not only did this little witch ignore him, she called him an idiot. How can someone like her call him an idiot? Is it because she was able to use her face to get into the entertainment industry? Is it because she pulled so many strings and used so many tricks to get to where she is? Does she think that she can look down on him now and call him an idiot because she was able to do those things? This is all Lydia's fault! If she had agreed to do this then they won't have to deal with this little witch! Does she really think that she is something?
"I see that you have grown a lot Joanna. Have you suddenly forgotten the state that you were in when you came to our house? Have you forgotten that if it wasn't for us that you won't even be alive right now? Who the hell do you even think that you are right now?! This is all because of Lydia! Let me tell you something if Lydia had agreed to get married instead then you won't even be here right now! So stop acting so smug! You really are going to get married because we are giving you the chance too! Don't be so rude and over estimate yourself!" Paul yelled.
Joanna rolled her eyes. He really is something. After all that she had explained to him, he is still being so stupid? What? She is only getting married to Raymond Walker because his sister doesn't want to get married? Does he really think that Lydia Anderson can compare to her, Joanna Anderson? Maybe it was possible in the past. Maybe it was possible for Lydia to bully her in the past and treat her like her subordinate but all of those things had passed now. She won't even be able to look up to her now!
They really don't know where they stand. The person that the old man wants is her! "I see that you really are something Paul. Despite being so old do you really not get what is going on here right now? What? I am only going to marry Raymond Walker because your sister doesn't want it? Do you really think that you sister is someone who can compete with me? If she really thinks that she can compete with me then tell her to come back and do that right now! Just think about it. It will be great if she is the one who is going to marry Raymond right? Tell her to come back and we'll see. We will see if that Lydia is someone who can raise a candle up to me!" Joanna said. These people don't know where they stand. Joanna walked away from them. She really did not want to bother with them anymore!
Peter watched as she walked away. He was really thinking about what she had said. He thought that the reason why the old man reached out to him and talked about Joanna and Raymond getting married was because he fancied thier family and Joanna just happened to be lucky to be the woman that he paid attention to. He did not think that the man was putting up with him for her sake. But thinking about his coldly he had treated him earlier in the ward, he was starting to think that what that little witch Joanna said is the truth. He really is doing all of this for that Joanna. If this is true then what are they going to do fro now on? How pathetic are thier lives going to be like?
Paul however, did not think as far as his father. He really wanted to slap her across her face. If not for the fact that his father told him that he should be not be mean to her until she gets married and saves the company then he definitely won't let her go at all! He would have made sure to teach her a lesson! What did she say? She is the one that he should be grateful to? What a mess! "Dad, how can you just let her walk away after she said those things to us? We really need to teach her a lesson and put her in her place!" Paul said.
Peter looked at his son. He was starting to think that Joanna was right! His son is an idiot! Even Lydia is much more better than him! He really has lots of things to teach him. "don't do anything rash for now Paul. Don't ruin things" Peter warned him. He already figured out what was going on here now. Even though Raymond might not like her very much right now the old man seemed to like her very much. With the help of the old man, he was sure that Joanna was going to get married to Raymond. They had to be careful.
Paul stood outside the bar where he had met Allen. He really could not get Allen out of his mind. How can someone look so much like Joanna? How is this even possible? Can it be that Joanna has a twin? But how come she doesn't know about it? If she has a twin then she would have told him about it. The both of them shared everything with each other. He knew just about everything about his friend Joanna. So if she had a twin, he would know about it.
Ever since Joanna came to live with her uncle and his family, he knew her since then. They had met just few days after she came to live with them. Back then, his family lived on the same street with them. One day, he had seen a little girl running and crying. Surprised, he went up to her. And she told him everything. How she lost her parents recently. And how her uncle and his family was I'll treating her.
The both of them became friends since then. Whenever she went through a difficult time, she would come to find him. And then, the two of them would hang out until she felt better. When she told him that she was going to become an actress, he decided that he wanted to go into entertainment too. Because he wanted to be with her at all times. For Paul, it started as a childish friendship and slowly, it started to grow into something bigger. But as for Joanna, well he did not know how she was feeling.
He found himself wanting to do everything for her, he was always putting her in front of himself. He did everything that she wanted him to do without complaining. For anyone else who was watching, it almost seemed as if Joanna was taking advantage of him. But Paul did not think so. She is his friend, even though he could not talk about his feelings, he could help her out right? He could stay by her side as a shadow, watching over her. That was enough for him.
Paul shook his head. He had gotten carried away thinking about Joanna that he forgot about the reason why he came here. He had to see this Allen and find out just what is going on with her. How on Earth does she look exactly like Joanna? Joanna is a celebrity, she is well known. Once someone who knows Joanna sees Allen, then it's going to be really difficult for Joanna from then on! As always, Joanna was always his top priority.
He was still standing outside thinking about what he was going to do. Should he go inside and see her? But it's definitely going to seem weird if she just walked up to her again. He knew that he had scared her when he talked to her earlier. It won't seem good if he goes to her to talk about her face again. Then should he ask someone who knows her? He thought about her boss. But he instantly discarded the idea. That guy looked like he was ready to sell her off. He won't try to talk about Allen with such a disgusting man.
Thinking about his attitude when he first saw Allen, he was suddenly worried about that woman. Will she be save working in a place like this? Will she be okay? He had to figure out a way to deal with this. How is he going to find about more about Allen without making her know about it? From what he has heard when he went to talk to her, she just started to work in the bar. So people won't know much about her. Just who is this woman? Why does she look so much like Joanna?
He was still thinking about what he was going to do and how he was going to deal with this when he saw the woman come outside. He had already seen her before but seeing her again, he was completely shocked. How can two people look so much alike? What really is going on with this woman? She had come out to throw out the trash. He looked at her more closely. She looked like she was crying. What is going on with her? For some reason, he was suddenly curious about her life. What has she done all these years?
Allen was still thinking about what she was going to do and how she was going to get the money for her grandmother's surgery. She had left the hospital and come to work but she knew that working in this bar really don't help at all. She had to find something else. But there really was nothing that she could do. She was only a high school graduate. How can she find another job? She was doing this because she could not just sit and do nothing. She had to do something.
Allen suddenly thought of something. This bar really is very big. She could see that it was doing really well. She knew that she was thinking something really crazy right now but she really did not have a choice. She wanted to do everything within her power to get the money for her grandmother's surgery. She was going to ask her boss. If he could lend her the money, no he did not have to give her all of it. Just half, half of it would be enough for her, or even a quarter of the money, if she could get there from him, then maybe her grandmother can start her treatment.
Allen knew that she was going too far. She had only been working here for a couple of hours. How can she think that this person is going to give her the money for her grandmother's surgery? What is really going on in her head? She had begged and begged for the job and now she was trying to ask him for money for her mother's treatment, she really is losing her mind . But she still wanted to give it a try. At most she will get réjécted. Who knows? She might just get lucky. A voice kept telling her that she was being really stupid right now but she decided to ignore it. She had to save her grandmother's life.
His substitute bride
Written by Authoress Mira