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.

everyone else and

mustered her courage and did

led her to an inner room, where a radiant old woman was

greeted with

Nora nodded briefly at him before

around Janet’s shoulders and pulled

Janet acknowledged the old woman by

so beautiful," Nora crooned, seemingly in

wistfully

of an eye, huh? That’s

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

called as he

been so long since I’ve seen Ethan.Can you give us some time to

slung an arm over Ethan’s shoulder and grinned at him, as though they were

shot Ethan a tentative look

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

the side, his

too, and he decided to take

the outskirts of the city and through winding roads that led to a manor sitting at

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

shocking sight for

expected to step out of the car and onto a red carpet leading inside the

dawned on her just why

had seen so far, they might very well be a prestigious clan

offering his hand to Janet as he helped her out of

in a sleek, all-black suit that

arm as they glided into

huge chandelier hung over the main hall,

garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered and

their way through the hall, Janet realized that dozens of sharp eyes were fixed on

fixed on Ethan,

a far corner of the room,

they didn’t really bother to keep

the

of that dead

she

appear to

he ignored everyone else

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

where a radiant