Being a Substitute Wife
"Three million Audrey, I'll give you three million just pretend to be me for six months" I bit my lip when my partner said that. After a very long time, we met just now and this was his opening to me. I mean I was really tempted to accept because we must need the money for mom's immediate surgery but because 3M seems to be too small for the size of the favor she is asking for. “Only 3M? With the size of the favor you ask for, that's all you'll give in exchange for everything, no deal, after 8 long years when you didn't show us mom, you're coming here just to offer me something like that? Did you think that what you are asking for is easy? And one more thing, where did you get the courage and confidence to think that I will accept your offer, right?" My long litany made him suffer. No matter what, he was so damned that he thought he could pass me his money. "Oh please, my dearest sister, I know you must need 3M, so don't act like that and just accept yourself because you won't be able to operate on your mother" Look at the shamelessness of this woman if she can speak you would think she is not Mama's daughter the pain is really bad with this witch's bangs why did she have to give birth to me looking like her my gosh. "I'm going to repeat it because you don't seem to have heard, I said NO. DEAL. it's not easy what you're doing and I'm a loss on your three million so just find another girl who looks like you to pretend to be you" I will stress because I know he won't stop me. "Fine name your price if I increase the offer will you do it? And I will only be gone for another 6 months, you are very choosy and all you have to do is to pretend and don't let anyone know that they are dealing with you and not me" I washed my own face because of what he said. He really knows my weakness. But it's risky because the favor he's asking for is hard because it's hard to be plastic like him, another thing is if I accept it there's no turning back and I don't want to be ruined because of his nonsense. But if I don't, the chance of survival of our mother, who is in the hospital now and sick because every minute that passes and she is not operated on, will decrease, the chance of her survival will also decrease. That's why I just held my breath because of that thought and since I have no other choice, I'll just do what Andrea wants. “Fine 20M I will do whatever you ask me to do in six months” "20 million? You gotta be kidding me, it's only a six-month agreement, isn't it, and then you're demanding 20M" How can I tweak it so I'm still the demanding one, he's the one who needs it. "Demanding? Can you even hear what you're saying? It's not easy what you're asking for, you g*ga, I'll get married for you and you still can't give me 20M? What if something bad happens to me because you marry someone we don't even know? What about Nisha and mom then? So if you can't do it, just find someone else" After saying that, I'm about to leave, this conversation is going nowhere because we're going to argue and fight here if I stay here for too long, it's better if I just leave and find a foundation that can help us and I'm wasting my time I to him. “WAIT! Go ahead and call for 20 million but I can only give you 10 million right now when I return half of it just please be my substitute for 6 months" "Deal happy cooperation sis" I know all this will not be easy but for mom and Nisha I will do everything. Even playing with the devil. I am Audrey Del Rio and this is the story of how my simple and orderly life became chaotic because of my twin...
Chapter 15
I'm not on my own getting ready for my live streaming later. I can't hide the trepidation I feel from these kras right now as mom is in the operating room and there is no certainty of what will happen to her after the operation. The doctor told me then that there's a possibility that even if the operation is successful, it's still not guaranteed that he will recover.
And that's where I will need the rest of the 20M that I asked Andrea, my mom needs professional attention after the surgery, so my plan is to take her and Nisha to China so that mom can be treated there and Anisha can study there.
"Drey can you go live today? It's like you're not yourself"
Lily asks as she was helping me to fix my hair while I was cleaning my face I usually starts my live stream barefaced because I make skin care tutorials and whatever else I do in the stream, my face must be ready for even what makeup style will the viewers ask me to do.
"Don't worry jiejie I can manage but I have a favor but can I have a favor?"
"Anything"
"Then after this can you please go to the hospital and check on my mother? Now it's her surgery and Nisha is alone and please let me know about her, I can't go to them at the moment because..."
She smiled and finished fixing my wig and putting on accessories because the theme of today's live is contemporary and I have to wear hanfu or your traditional Chinese clothing. It's a good thing that I brought some hanfu home here because I left most of my live-stream costumes in China, so we still have to order-in online for the rest that we will use.
"Alright, I'll take care of it, I'll replace you later"
The live-stream lasted for about an hour and a half because there were so many questions about the new products and we had to answer them properly for a good marketing outcome.
"Yue-jie before you end this live may we ask about your mom?" I read a user's comment. "Yue-jie is it really true that she's sick and needed to take a surgery?"
"Jie I pray for your mom's recovery very very soon"
And many more questions about mom. In the Chinese online community I was known as Yue so viewers usually call me Yue because that is also my Chinese name. "Uhmm as of the moment my mom is preparing for a delicate surgery so I hope y'all help me on praying for the success of her surgery and her recovery and don't forget especially our international customers to ensure the legitimacy of the products that you'll buy just go to my official website and check out our the partner stores you can also find some discount codes if buy the bundle promo and that will be all for today see you again soon it has been your favorite make up artist Yue, babe!!! (Good bye)"
I said as I turned off the live and sighed. I am glad that someone like them understands my situation, somehow someone makes me feel better. "Don't worry aunt is a survivor, she will overcome this"
Lily's strength inside me. I know that mom will be able to handle this even though she's been through so much since then, she's going to give up now? Another thing he said is that he won't leave Nisha and me until he is sure of our future, so I know he will fight, it's just a pain.
I talked to him last night and he said he will make sure that when I come back he will be fine. He thought I came back to China to work because he knew I had no other source of income than my work there. I don't want to lie to them but I can't do anything but to lie, I'm stuck in a situation, what's important right now is that he gets well soon.
I received a phone call from aunt Celeste telling me to come over in the office for fitting and concept check. Because if I'm right Andrea is working in the designing team of the company and by the way my dad owns a well known shoe brand in the country. That's why I got dressed and fixed myself the Andrea Rodriguez way and like I always do when I'm in front of them I have to forget that I'm Audrey I wore some contact lenses because I know Celeste will immediately notice if I don't have them. My eyes are similar to papa because and my twin's are from mom so if you really know us it is very much easier for you to know which is which.
"Alright Lily I have to go, I will just wait for your update. Please don't even mention to Nisha about what I am currently doing. Please just say that I have returned to China..."