Select most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
(Hardly did the ink dried on my weekly column, when) one of my readers called me.

A

Hardly had the ink dry on last week's column, when

B

no substitution required

C

Hardly did the ink dried on last week's column when

D

Hardly had the ink dried on last week's column, when