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

courage and did her

where a radiant old woman was sitting on a

with

that you are here." Nora nodded briefly

around Janet’s shoulders and

old woman by calling her Grandma, then

look so beautiful," Nora crooned,

nodded wistfully and

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

any limelight that wasn’t meant for him, she

called as he

you

though they were close brothers who had been

a tentative look and

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

followed Ritchie to the side, his face darkening

too, and he

the outskirts of the city and through winding roads that

a long line of luxury cars snaked from the entrance of the venue and

shocking

to step out of the car and

on her just why everyone

had seen so far, they might very

now," Ethan said, offering his hand to Janet

dressed in a sleek, all-black suit that complimented his elegant bearing

held on to Ethan’s arm as they

the main hall, its countless crystals glimmering in

around, people garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered

Janet realized that dozens

to be exact, they were fixed on Ethan,

corner of the room, their disdainful gazes

began whispering among themselves, though they didn’t really bother to

he the illegitimate

of that dead woman from the Larson

heard these words, she

her relief, he didn’t appear

ignored everyone else

him, Janet mustered her courage and did her best to hold her

a radiant old woman was