The Substitute Wife: My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

Nora’s birthday finally rolled around.

As the matriarch of the Lester family, Nora naturally had a prominent social standing in Seacisco, and her eightiet birthday garnered the attendance of high-profile personalities in the city.

In addition to the younger generation of the Lester family, practically half of the entire upper crust had come to wish her well.

Ethan was invited, too, and he decided to take Janet with him.

They drove to the outskirts of the city and through winding roads that led to a manor sitting at the foot of a mountain.

Already, a long line of luxury cars snaked-from the entrance of the venue and past the driveway.

It was a shocking sight for Janet.

For a brief moment, she expected to step out of the car and onto a red carpet leading inside the manor.

It finally dawned on her just why everyone looked up to the Lester family.

Based on what she had seen so far, they might very well be a prestigious clan from legends of old.

"Watch your steps now," Ethan said, offering his hand to Janet as he helped her out of the car.

He was dressed in a sleek, all-black suit that complimented his elegant bearing perfectly.

Janet held on to Ethan’s arm as they glided into the manor.

A huge chandelier hung over the main hall, its countless crystals glimmering in the bright light.

All around, people garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered and engaged in light conversations.

As they waded their way through the hall, Janet realized that dozens of sharp eyes were fixed on her.

No, to be exact, they were fixed on Ethan, following his every move.

Elissa and Ritchie were standing in a far corner of the room, their disdainful gazes also locked on Ethan.

Soon, the guests began whispering among themselves, though they didn’t really bother to keep their voices hushed.

"Isn’t he the illegitimate son?"

"Oh, the son of that dead woman from the Larson family?"

When Janet heard these words, she sneaked a sideways glance at Ethan.

To her relief, he didn’t appear to care about the chatter.

ignored everyone else and ushered

her courage and did her best to hold her head

a radiant old woman was sitting

greeted with a

see that you are here." Nora nodded

arm around Janet’s

Janet acknowledged the old woman by calling

beautiful," Nora crooned, seemingly in

wistfully and

an eye, huh? That’s good.I’m relieved." Elissa

Ethan to steal any limelight that wasn’t meant for him, she signaled

as he ambled

since I’ve seen Ethan.Can you give us

him, as though they were close brothers who had been

Ethan a tentative look and said

you again later, Grandma," Ethan said in a cold, clipped

followed Ritchie to the side, his face darkening with every step he

and he

city and through winding roads that led

snaked from the

shocking

she expected to step out of the car and onto a red

on her just why everyone looked up to the Lester

far, they might very well be a prestigious clan from legends of

your steps now," Ethan said, offering his hand to Janet as he helped her out of the

in a sleek, all-black suit that complimented

arm as they

hung over the main hall, its countless crystals glimmering in the

around, people garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered and engaged in light

waded their way through the hall, Janet realized that

exact, they were fixed on Ethan, following his

were standing in a far corner of the room, their

whispering among themselves, though they

he the

dead woman from

she sneaked a sideways

didn’t appear to care about the

ignored everyone else and ushered

her courage and did her best to hold

to an inner room, where a radiant old woman was