The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Janet spotted Ethan as soon as she entered the kitchen. He stood there awkwardly, surrounded by shards of broken china.

He raised his eyes at her, looking lost and helpless. “I was washing the dishes when they… slipped off my hands.”

Well, he hadn’t done this sort of thing for more than ten years, so a mess was inevitable sooner or later.

Janet walked over and began picking the broken pieces one by one.

She wasn’t quite sure whether to laugh or cry. “I’m guessing you didn’t rinse any of these dishes. Ceramic tableware needs to be rinsed with warm water twice.”

“I see. I’ll take note of it next time.” Enoch ripped off a sheet of paper towel and handed it to her. “Go ahead and do your thing. I’ll clean up over here.”

He didn’t want her to get injured due to his own carelessness.

It didn’t take long for Ethan to finish tidying things up. When he was done, he wiped his hands and walked out of the kitchen, only to pause at the scene that greeted him.

The floor was absolutely spotless, and the huge windows were wide open, letting in beams of light and the refreshing afternoon breeze. The previously messy cabinets and shelves had all been arranged neatly as well.

an empty

potted plants popped up here and there, giving the house an

house was clean enough before, but it was dull and a little depressing. It needed some life kicked back into it.” Janet was standing by one of the

was she so pleased, anyway, when she had

He reached out to the wild daisies, taking a soft white petal between his fingertips. “You’re right. It does feel different. Just like it did in

mother had liked to put flowers on the table, too. Although they’d been dirt poor, she had managed

had a proper home since his mother had died. For the first time in as long as he could remember, he finally had a place

must have loved life very much,” Janet remarked, studying

as he thought of

your husband now?” He tried to sound nonchalant as he opened the fridge. He soon realized that

I’ll be careful

that they were married. She hadn’t thought much about it when she spoke.

regret when her soda was suddenly snatched out of her hands. The next thing she knew, he

“No! I already drank—”

throat as she watched Ethan touch his lips to the same spot where hers had been. She was mesmerized