The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

“They confessed. It’s all in this video. How do you want to do this?” Ethan slid the flash drive in front of Janet.

“I couldn’t care less about Jeff, but I know that my parents still care about Lila. I want to talk to them first.” Janet was hesitant. She didn’t think it was a good idea to put Lila behind bars without consulting her parents first.

Upon hearing this, Ethan’s expression darkened. He reached for Janet’s hand and said softly but firmly, “I respect that, but you shouldn’t be asking your parents for their opinion. You should just be informing them about what Lila has done. I’m not going to let her go this time, honey.”

Unlike Janet, Ethan wasn’t as indecisive.

He sent the video directly to the Whites.

When Johanna watched the video, she was furious. “I raised her for twenty years, but this is what I get in return? A criminal? How dare she do something like this?!”

daughter completely. What she had

She is no longer a member of the White family. Whatever she has done has nothing to do

brought to court, they were sentenced to

so they couldn’t hire a good lawyer for Lila and Jeff. And even if they did have the money, they had offended Brandon Larson. No lawyer in Barnes would be willing

small grocery store was in shambles. A group of thugs kept showing up at the store and made a scene, which

Eva couldn’t get Jeff out of prison and had no means of livelihood in Barnes. Therefore, in despair and defeat, they left Barnes and returned to

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been living in Barnes this whole time. Even her parents

hadn’t made any moves lately. After all, Ethan had almost found her out after the parachute incident. Luckily, she reacted quickly to get rid of Lila’s coach in time. Although the woman didn’t die in the end, she could never

didn’t mean she couldn’t keep a close eye on Ethan’s

had unfolded recently was