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 and ushered

him, Janet mustered her courage and did her

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

greeted with a

Nora nodded briefly at him

around Janet’s shoulders and pulled her

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

Nora crooned, seemingly

nodded wistfully and

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

Ethan to steal any limelight that

Ritchie called as he ambled

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

over Ethan’s shoulder and grinned at him, as though they were close brothers who had been apart for quite some

Ethan a tentative

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

to the side, his face darkening with every

and he decided

and through winding roads that led to a manor sitting

cars snaked from

a shocking sight for

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

on her just why everyone looked up to the Lester

they might very

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

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

to Ethan’s arm as they glided into the

chandelier hung over the main hall, its countless

evening attire loitered

through the hall, Janet realized that dozens

be exact, they were fixed on Ethan,

in a far corner of the room, their disdainful gazes

among themselves, though they didn’t

he the

of that dead woman

Janet heard these words, she sneaked a sideways

he didn’t appear to care

else and

her courage and did her

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