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.

he ignored everyone else

Janet mustered her courage and did her best to

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

greeted with

here." Nora nodded briefly

an arm around Janet’s shoulders and

Janet." Janet acknowledged the old woman by calling her Grandma, then offered her

so beautiful," Nora crooned, seemingly

nodded wistfully

got married in the blink of an eye, huh? That’s good.I’m relieved."

any limelight that wasn’t meant

Ritchie called as he ambled

been so long since I’ve seen Ethan.Can you give

as though they

tentative look and

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

Ritchie to the side, his face darkening with

and he decided to take Janet

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

cars snaked from the entrance of the venue and

shocking sight for

step out of the car and onto a red carpet leading

just why everyone looked

so far, they might very well be a

your steps now," Ethan said, offering his hand to Janet as he

sleek, all-black suit that

to Ethan’s arm as they glided into the

chandelier hung over the main hall,

exquisite evening attire loitered and

Janet realized that dozens of

fixed on Ethan, following his every

far corner of

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

the

son of that dead woman from the

she sneaked a sideways

relief, he didn’t appear to care about the

anything, he ignored everyone else and

Janet mustered her courage and did her

an inner room, where a radiant old