The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Brandon took out his phone and called Janet at once.

On the other end, Janet was rather surprised that he would take the initiative to call her.

“Where are you?” he snapped as soon as she answered.

He soon realized how harsh he sounded, though. He cleared his throat and added in a much softer tone, “Why aren’t you home?”

Janet was currently having breakfast. She leisurely took a sip of her milk before replying. “I was just about to tell you. I’ve come back to Barnes.”

“What are you doing in Barnes?” Brandon asked, obviously unhappy.

It made Janet burst into laughter. “I work here, so it shouldn’t be that surprising. I’ve been working remotely in the last few days, but it’s far from convenient. If I continued to stay in Seacisco, my career would suffer eventually.”

Brandon opened his mouth to express his grievance, but found that he didn’t know the right words to say.

After floundering for a couple of seconds, he decided not to say anything altogether. Even so, a menacing scowl appeared on his face, and his fingers tightened around his phone.

“Fine,” he breathed before hanging up and brooding by the window.

that day, Brandon devoted most of his time to work

Even so, every time he came home at night and found that there was no one to welcome him, a wave of loneliness would wash over him. He often went to bed feeling empty and

fireplace crackled in the living room, obscuring

felt as though he was slowly drowning in the desolation that filled his heart, much like

at the flower sitting on the mantel, the lace cloth covering the table, and the photos hanging on the wall. These were tiny, inconspicuous details that were easy to ignore, but they particularly

that she was gone, he

breakfast spread before him was

the strange and indescribable emotions that were tormenting him, Brandon decided to move back to the hotel near

the villa once a week. And each time, he would be looking forward to seeing Janet cooking at home, waiting for him. She would greet him with that bright smile of hers, and then urge him to wash his hands before telling him that dinner was

came true. To say that he was disappointed would be a gross understatement, but the hope would rekindle again the

Brandon knew that he had changed. He could barely concentrate on work. He missed Janet terribly, though he wasn’t fully aware of the extent just yet, and how much it affected every other aspect of his life. He had

being handled by one of their branch offices in Barnes. He was

absence in the middle of the operations. I think sending an experienced project manager to take over it should be enough to settle the matter. Besides, Garrett is already in Barnes. You don’t have to go there yourself. It’s a rather long and tedious trip, too. It would be a hassle to go back and forth between Seacisco and Barnes. Just let them handle this.” Charis was determined to stop him, of course. She remained calm throughout their conversation, but she made sure to lay down every point she had at

in so long, anyway, so this would be a good opportunity for

had any

all. He certainly wouldn’t be going