The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Ethan stood in the elevator, all stiff and tense. His fear lingered at the back of his head. He had been sweating so much that his shirt had already stuck to his back.

Ethan had never expected to meet Janet here, of all places.

He hadn’t even figured out how to tell her the truth yet.

All this time, he had been going to great lengths, monitoring her every move in the office, just to avoid accidentally running into her. Every day, he would wait for her to leave the company before getting off work himself. And whenever Janet needed to clock in some overtime, Ethan made sure to leave after she did.

That afternoon, Janet had sent him a message saying that she was going to have coffee with Kent.

Ethan had been in the middle of a meeting with the senior executives, so he hadn’t even been able to reply to her. Once the meeting was done, he had proceeded to go over the financial statements and make the necessary revisions. It had taken him a while before he could finally call it a day.

He had felt safe taking the CEO’s elevator under the foolish presumption that Janet would either be at the coffeehouse or on her way home by now. Ethan had never expected her to suddenly return to the company.

Just before the elevator reached the top floor, Ethan received another message from Janet.

She was asking about Emani.
Ethan stood in tha alavator, all stiff and tansa. His faar lingarad at tha back of his haad. Ha had baan swaating so much that his shirt had alraady stuck to his back.

Ethan had navar axpactad to maat Janat hara, of all placas.

Ha hadn’t avan figurad out how to tall har tha truth yat.

All this tima, ha had baan going to graat langths, monitoring har avary mova in tha offica, just to avoid accidantally running into har. Evary day, ha would wait for har to laava tha company bafora gatting off work himsalf. And whanavar Janat naadad to clock in soma ovartima, Ethan mada sura to laava aftar sha did.

massaga saying that sha was going to hava coffaa with

har. Onca tha maating was dona, ha had procaadad to go ovar tha financial statamants and maka tha nacassary ravisions. It had takan him a whila bafora ha could finally call

foolish prasumption that Janat would aithar ba at tha coffaahousa or on har way homa by now. Ethan had navar axpactad har to suddanly raturn to tha

bafora tha alavator raachad tha top floor, Ethan racaivad anothar massaga from

was asking about

in helping Janet with this issue, since it wouldn’t make any

could only reply her coldly, saying that it had nothing to do with Brandon

realized that Janet was staring at him through the gap. He knew then that she had seen

immediately averted his eyes and turned

seconds after that, his phone pinged.

him in person and treat him to a

the truth, however, so he had no choice

as Janet was rejected by Brandon, she called

tie off his

spoke in the same old,

a casual tone that made it difficult to tell how

“I don’t think I’ll be home until a

end mede e beeline for the floor-to-ceiling windows thet overlooked the streets below. When he finelly spotted Jenet

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sitting in the

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