Chapter 9 When the call remained unanswered , Ethan gave a barely noticeable chuckle , Whats wrong , didnt coordinate in advance ? Tony also let out a breath of relief , his expression relaxing slightly , I thought you might pull something off , but is this all youve got ? Alright , well each give you three million . Consider it payment for this wedding dress . Andrew said casually , then turned to wipe Bethanys tears . Dont cry , Beth . Ill take you shopping , buy you whatever you want , even a wedding dress more beautiful than this one . After comforting her , he gently took Bethanys hand and led her to the car , with the other two following closely behind . Only after they left did Katerinas phone suddenly vibrate . Joshua had sent a text message . In a meeting , will call you later . Is it urgent ? She quickly typed back an apology : No need , no need , youre busy . I just wanted to tell you Im sorry , the wedding dress was destroyed by someone . I failed to protect it . He replied quickly : No matter . Ill have a new one made and sent over . Just then , Mr. Green returned home . Seeing the shredded wedding dress , their faces instantly darkened . After learning what had happened , their expressions turned black as coal Mrs. Green fumed , I originally took pity on Bethanys mother being a widow with a child , thinking they had it hard , so I let them stay and work in our home . Now I see both mother and daughter are of questionable character ! Housekeeper! Fire them ! Let this be justice for Kate ! As she spoke , she held Katerinas hand and said gently , Kate , dont worry . As long as were here , we wont let anyone bully you . Losing to My Substitute Chapter Katerina felt touched and quietly thanked them before leaving with the wedding dress No matter what , this was the dress Joshua had personally designed for her . She had to try everything possible to fix it . The housekeeper worked efficiently . When Katerina returned , she found that Bethany and her mother had already been ordered to leave the Green family home . She let out a sigh of relief , thinking she could finally have some peace before her wedding , but when she walked into her room , she found it had been ransacked . Without thinking , she knew this must have been Bethanys doing . This was the only way she could vent her anger . Just as she v was about to resign herself to cleaning up , suddenly footsteps sounded outside her door , and the three brothers burst in . Katerina , are you really so intolerant of Beth ? It was just a wedding dress , and weve already compensated you for it . Why wont you let it go ? Did you have to force her to leave ? Ethan gripped her wrist tightly as he spoke harshly . Katerina forcefully pulled her arm free from his grip , looking thoroughly annoyed and no longer wanting to explain . Whatever you say . This response ignited Tonys anger , and he frowned in disbelief : Is this your attitude ? Arent you going to apologize to Beth ? What do I have to apologize for ? She truly didnt understand . Andrew , however , wore a cold expression and gave her no chance to refuse as he pulled her toward the door . Come apologize with me ! At this point , Katerina finally couldnt take it anymore and exploded . She used all her strength to throw off his hand . Losing to My Substitute Enought Just ten more day In ten days Ill be married and gone for good , and Ill never have Anything to do with any of you again . I beg you to just get through these ten days without bothering mel After speaking , she found strength from somewhere and pushed Ethan and Tony out , then slammed the door shut with a heavy thud , locking it with a click . The outside instantly fell silent , with no more sound . After a long while , Ethans cold voice came through : Kate , stop acting . We wont believe you . 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