The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Laney narrowed her eyes at Garrett, who returned her stare with a quizzical one of his own.

She didn’t want him to feel indebted to her, for anything. “You can just pay me in cash, and we’ll call it quits.”

He flashed her a lopsided grin. “No way. You should know that the life of the Harding family’s precious son cannot be measured by money. You have managed to preserve a priceless treasure.”

His gaze turned serious then. “I owe you my life, and that is that. If you need help in the future, don’t hesitate to come to me. The Harding family will see to it that you don’t encounter any difficulty in Seacisco.”

Laney raised an eyebrow and rolled her eyes. What an arrogant man!

She decided to ignore his gallant declarations and shifted her focus back on the falling snow outside.

After another moment of silence, Garrett got up from his seat and walked over to Laney’s bed. He knocked his knuckles lightly against the top of her head. “Come on, Miss Garcia, don’t be rude to me. Fine, you can ignore me if you like, but you’d better stay here and recuperate properly. You can’t go back to work in your current condition.”

Laney didn’t want to give in to him, but she knew he was right. She had no choice but to grumble in agreement.

out that Laney was hospitalized yet again, he immediately canceled Garrett’s application for a

man naturally

explained casually. “All things considered, this

“That’s the thing. You know my ex-girlfriend’s

was having none of it, though. “Of course, you’re to blame.

to

day. They were supposed to go home together, but Laney was nowhere in sight, so

friend’s situation, Janet headed straight to the hospital and stormed into Laney’s ward. “Can you rein in your sense of justice for once?” Janet huffed. “Mr. Harding is a grown man! Why did you feel the need to block his assailant with

visibly angry when she had first arrived, but her expression instantly softened when she caught sight of Laney’s

a matter of fact, she had acted out of instinct. “I wasn’t really thinking at the time,” she said

it’s a good thing that Mr. Harding is your boss. He wouldn’t complain even if you asked for additional days off. I just don’t understand why you would go to such lengths…” Now that

in her mind. “Oh!” Janet explained, her face lighting up. “Is Mr.

at the suggestion, as if the mere thought