After the call ended, Janet had to press her face against the pillow to keep herself from laughing too hard.

She realized that Brandon had developed a knack for blowing hot air when he had to say something embarrassing.

A while later, Johanna saw her daughter coming downstairs with a huge grin, and then she glanced at the suitcase in her hand. “You’ve packed since day one. Are you finally leaving now?”

“Things are going more smoothly than I initially thought,” Janet replied. “I still don’t know what happened to Brandon, but things seem to be getting better.”

“Well, it only goes to show that you’ve made the right choices,” Johanna said kindly as she reached out and pinched Janet’s cheek. “It’s getting late and I’m afraid it won’t be safe for you to take a cab alone. How about I ask our family chauffeur to drive you there?”

Janet didn’t even try to refuse. “Okay.”

Johanna saw her daughter off and reminded her to take care of herself.

Just before she got into the car, Janet turned to her mother and said in a somber tone, “Mom, can you do me a favor?”

*******

Just like that, Janet moved back into Brandon’s villa in Barnes.

Since she was now living with him, he naturally spent more time at home.

He rarely went to work on weekends and just stayed with Janet instead.

time when they had just been married. The only difference was that

her on the balcony, reading. She went into

for a quick

able to keep an eye on him. Now that he was in the same city as Janet, she

their company’s ongoing project. She deliberately brought some documents with her and

when he opened the

“I’m here to send you these files. We need them for Monday’s meeting. It’s urgent, so

right,” Brandon said indifferently as he took the folders from her. “You can

asked, “Aren’t you going to

dismissive attitude, but she did her best not to

at this point, so Brandon

without a

purpose for coming was to see

she spotted Janet lounging on the sofa in her pajamas, munching

and called out,

addressing Brandon, but her eyes

a bright smile, Janet tilted her head to the side and asked, “What

to Brandon,” the other woman answered calmly. “I thought it would be nice to pay you a

went back to her apple and continued watching television. She had no interest in talking to Charis any

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