The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

The tension between Janet and Ethan continued to prevail.

One day, after the regular meeting of the senior executives of the Larson Group, Ethan asked Garrett to stay back.

Garrett had already guessed Charis’s return would bring a lot of problems between Janet and Ethan.

But he couldn’t figure out how Janet found out about Charis. After all, Ethan should have been able to hide the truth from her.

“Well, Charis called me one night; Janet saw it. She asked who she was, and I told her,” Ethan said intently. The smile on Garrett’s face vanished in an instant. After all, Ethan’s relationship with Janet was hanging by a thin thread now.

He rubbed his forehead and let out a weary sigh. “No one would want their partner to have secrets, especially when it has something to do with the opposite sex. You should be able to connect with her.”

He sat on the sofa, cross-legged, and blew out a loud breath. “Women get jealous easily. You have to coax her.”

now isn’t the right time.” Ethan’s face darkened. “I’m not good at coaxing women. You

his brows and thought that Ethan had finally

to say away from Janet. The two had been friends since high

is jealous. You need to understand that she’s upset because she knows you’re hiding something from her. She won’t forgive you unless you tell her the truth. Moreover, women tend to overthink. She is probably imagining the worst

Charis.” Ethan sighed. He was a man of few words, so

patted his shoulder. “You have to make her believe that. But I don’t think she would believe you even if you told her so,

his chair, closed his eyes,

realized the friction would persist until he

told her that a client had requested

was a small project, Janet was still glad