The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Seeing that Janet was absentminded, Gerda nudged her with concern. “Why don’t you take the rest of the day off and go back home? It’s big news now. Everyone’s been discussing it from the morning. I heard that people are complaining and reporting your misconduct to your superiors because they feel what you did was unfair to your adoptive parents.”

“I’m fine. In fact, I already anticipated this result.” Janet shook her head and smiled bitterly.

She had thought that everything would come to an end once her adoptive parents gave her the money. Regardless of what Fiona and Bernie did, they took Janet in and gave her a home after all.

But Fiona couldn’t just let go and let Janet have the money. The woman wanted to make trouble for Janet.

Gerda knew every family had a skeleton in its closet. But she didn’t expect such a reserved, calm person like Janet would encounter such unfortunate things.

“How about you explain it to Ms. Fisher? You should at least fight for it. You still have to build a good rapport with your colleagues in the future. A bad reputation would only ruin your career.

Janet smiled but didn’t say anything, for she knew that was precisely what Fiona wanted.

to ruin Janet’s

a little grateful to her

me.” Janet patted Gerda’s shoulder. “Thank you for

Gerda smiled

thinking about how to explain herself to her superior, she received

about you.

swallowed as her face flushed

all, he was the boss of the company; Janet didn’t dare to neglect him. She quickly briefed him about the conflict she had with her adoptive

whether he would believe

her morals and character. Instead, he asked, “What are