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 her

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

greeted with

Nora nodded briefly

put an arm around Janet’s shoulders

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

beautiful," Nora crooned, seemingly in high

wistfully and

in the blink of an eye, huh?

wanting Ethan to steal any limelight that wasn’t meant

called as he

you give us some time

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

a tentative look

to you again later,

to the side, his face darkening

he decided to take

city and through winding roads that led to a manor

snaked from the entrance of the venue and

a shocking

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

on her just why everyone looked

they might very

offering his hand to Janet as he helped her out of

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

held on to Ethan’s arm as they

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

around, people garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered and

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

were fixed on Ethan, following

standing in a far corner of the room, their

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

he the illegitimate

the son of that dead

she sneaked a

he didn’t appear to care

he ignored everyone else and ushered her

Janet mustered her courage and did her best

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