The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Ethan smiled at her dotingly and raised his hand to rub the tip of Janet’s nose. “You’re a smart girl.”

After he mulled it over for a while, his expression became unreadable. “I’m sure my grandmother’s birthday isn’t the sole reason why Patrick’s summoning me. He must have something else up his sleeve.”

After all, the Lester family must’ve heard about the so-called plagiarism issue.

They probably would’ve been really happy if Janet’s reputation was ruined in the process, but in the end, it was Ritchie who marred his own name by his own doing.

Janet could feel that Ethan was a little unhappy. So she softened her voice and said with a small smile, “Then we’d better not go, right?”

She was thinking that if avoiding all this potential conflict was an option, she’d take it. A simple and happy life with Ethan was all she wanted.

Hearing this, Ethan chuckled. He gently tucked Janet’s hair behind her ear, revealing her beautiful, fair face. After looking into her clear eyes for a long time, he finally said, “I don’t want to go either. But because Ritchie has stirred up trouble for us, I can’t ignore the Lester family any longer and neither can they.”

to go this time, the Lester family would look for other opportunities to

Ethan wasn’t the kind of man who would let someone

“Well, I guess you’re right. We can’t keep avoiding

down as she spoke, which

else on your

head, absent-minded.

immediately darkened. Without warning, he scooped Janet up and made her sit on the kitchen counter. Before the woman could respond, he grabbed her chin and stuck his tongue into her mouth, his fingers moving restlessly towards her

but it was useless. She could only let him do

trembling did he finally pull away. In a hoarse voice,

as a tomato. Pouting, she finally

and rested his forehead on her shoulder. With remorse, he murmured, “It’s my fault. This conflict was supposed to stay between me and the Lester family,