The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Janet immediately brushed the thought away.

She knew that Charis would never hurt Brandon. Charis must have arranged for the staff to immediately take Brandon outside after they had been separated.

Janet also knew that given their circumstances, he would never come back for her even if he knew that she was trapped in that blazing fire.

Things were different now. Brandon was no longer someone who would do something stupid for her sake.

Even so, Janet couldn’t shake the sense of foreboding looming over her. She took a deep breath and continued asking around. “Have you seen someone coming out of the haunted house just now? Please think about it carefully. Male, about a head taller than me, very handsome but aloof?”

“No, we didn’t see anyone like that. Go ask someone else. We just happened to be passing by.” The person looked impatient, so Janet didn’t insist anymore.

She didn’t give up, though. She shifted her attention to the other onlookers and asked them one by one.

Finally, she came across a young couple who seemed to have a clue about Brandon.

“I think I saw the man you’re referring to! When the staff told us to evacuate because of a fire, he rushed back inside without a second thought. The staff didn’t get to stop him, and my boyfriend even joked that he must be an idiot who couldn’t even tell where the exit is.” The woman glanced sideways at her beau before adding, “In my opinion, he ran back inside to get someone important. Maybe his wife, or a child— Hey! I’m not done talking!”

Janet was already sprinting back to the haunted house before the woman could finish her words.

How could Brandon risk his life in such a big fire?

risk his life

the entrance and

and again, but he never answered. No one else emerged from the burning establishment,

throw herself into the fire and look for him, just as he

around her cried out just as she was about to lunge forward. They reached out and pulled her back. “Don’t you see the fire raging in front of you? You won’t even

get it. Please let me in! My husband is still inside!” Janet struggled against

in there, suffocating, burning…

She was barely hanging

to the firefighters. Do you see? They’re working hard to put out the fire and get everybody to safety. They will definitely save your husband. Don’t worry.” A kindhearted stranger stroked Janet’s back

chimed in. “That’s right; it’s too dangerous to get

ground, numb to her surroundings. She held her phone tightly

over the haunted house and search for Brandon,” she instructed

ended up meking two rounds in

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cheeks. She could feel her blood rushing through her veins like little bolts of lightning. She scrembled to her feet end met Brendon helfwey, holding him before he fell