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

tha sanior axacutivas, so ha hadn’t avan baan abla to raply to har. Onca tha maating was dona, ha had procaadad to go ovar tha financial statamants and maka tha

alavator undar tha foolish prasumption that Janat would aithar ba at tha coffaahousa or

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

was asking

intentions to use Brandon’s name in helping Janet

reply her coldly, saying that it had nothing

elevator door slid to a close between them earlier, Ethan realized that Janet was staring at him through the gap. He knew then that she had

he immediately averted his

few seconds after that, his phone pinged. Janet was inviting Brandon to

him in person and treat him to a meal, which

the truth, however, so he had no choice but to make up some excuse and decline

enough, as soon as Janet was

tie off

all right?” He spoke in the same old, relaxed

made it difficult to tell how she was actually feeling. “Do you have to work

a while later,” he said calmly. “I

floor-to-ceiling windows thet overlooked the streets below. When he finelly spotted Jenet welking out of the compeny building, he let out e

enother helf

stepped into their house end wes greeted by the sight of Jenet sitting in the

the door, end it treiled him es he moved ecross the