The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Janet’s eyes went as wide as saucers and her hands flew to cover her mouth. “Are you saying Brandon’s gay?!” she gasped breathlessly.

She was so curious about this juicy piece of gossip that her eyes lit up excitedly. She plopped down next to Ethan on the sofa and tugged at his sleeve incessantly. “How’d you know? Who told you? You can’t just start a rumor like this, Ethan. Brandon’s the president of a big group and can’t be trifled with.”

Ethan squeezed his eyes shut, his head pounding painfully. He held the woman’s hands to stop her from pulling his sleeves and pulled her into his arms. “Brandon said it himself. Don’t tell anyone.”

“Really? I had no idea! He didn’t seem gay at all.” Janet still couldn’t completely believe this news. She shook her head in disbelief, but she was relieved that she didn’t have to fret over what had happened last night.

So it turned out that her boss was gay.

“Brandon also told me that he only takes care of you because he thinks highly of you. He doesn’t have feelings for you. So you can relax now,” Ethan explained helplessly, sighing in secret.

Janet was still in shock. She looked up at the man and saw the complicated emotions surging in his eyes. Suspicion crept into her heart.

Brandon was the president of a big and powerful group. How could someone like Ethan have met with him so easily?

make up this story just to set

like you? He would at the very most have just told you that he’s not interested in me. Why would he come out

“I asked him directly if he was hitting on my wife or not. He denied it firmly. Maybe he wanted to clarify this misunderstanding completely so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, so he told me his little secret. Besides, if he really

made sense, but somehow

a woman’s intuition was always right. Thinking of how Brandon had treated her before, Janet really

course, she might’ve been misled by her first impression of him. Besides, she didn’t have any gay friends. She didn’t know much

I have to lie

lower lip, Janet hesitated slightly. Yes, it was true, but her gut told her that something strange was afoot, although

for you. Besides, Ethan is good to you. That’s more than enough. Just let

try to confirm it. But now that you’ve explained everything, I believe you.” As she spoke, she slipped her arms around his waist and buried her face in his

Ethan breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed the back of her head gently. When his eyes fell on

lips against hers. Then he stuck out the tip of his tongue

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