The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

But soon, Janet forgot about everything as excitement bubbled up in her heart.

She was so happy that she didn’t bother probing how it all happened.

“Aren’t you going to work today?” Ethan asked in a muffled voice as he wiped his face with a cotton towel.

“No, I have taken the day off. I planned to go to the hospital, but that seems unnecessary now.”

Clenching a rubber band between her teeth, Janet casually coiled up her chestnut curly hair into a bun. After that, she smoothed her unruly bangs in front of the mirror, tucking long strands of hair behind her ear. She looked like a college student. However, the dark rims around her eyes made her look haggard.

“All right. Then, sleep well at home.”

Ethan playfully ruffled her hair and lowered his head to meet her eyes. Their faces were inches apart.

The next moment, the darkness consumed Janet as he pecked on her lips. “I’m going to work.” With that, he left.

Janet touched her lips in a daze. By the time she returned to her senses, the door was closed, and the apartment returned to silence.

TV. It was humid and dark outside. The cloudy sky showed signs of a

know when she

was off,

dim light form the TV cast sharp shadows on his

wake me up?” Janet rubbed her eyes. A gray blanket slipped down from

Ethan smiled and handed a glass of warm milk to her. “Drink this and go to your room. It would

the milk

fell

had been busy worrying about Hannah that she almost forgot what happened

the same throughout. He put down his phone and took a sip of beer. “It’s okay. We are husband and wife,” he said, his

closer in her arms and looked at him. The light from the TV brightened her face. She drew circles on the rim of the glass, carefully choosing her words. “Now that you know I wasn’t the one you had planned to marry, do you still want to be in a serious relationship with

his head. His eyes narrowed as he looked at her. “Why do you ask? Who else do you want to marry?” Janet’s hair stood on end when she

away and shook her head. “No. I didn’t mean

was an excellent man, and she had no reason to stay away

asked, “You always refused to consummate our wedding and be a real couple. Was it because you