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 and ushered her

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

an inner room, where a radiant old woman was

greeted with a polite

it’s good to see that you are here." Nora nodded briefly at him before turning her

Janet’s shoulders

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

Nora

nodded wistfully and

huh? That’s good.I’m relieved." Elissa watched the interaction

limelight that wasn’t meant

called as he ambled

you give us some time

and grinned at him, as though they were close brothers who had been apart for quite

tentative look and said

and talk to you again later, Grandma,"

to the side, his face

he decided

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

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

shocking sight for

a brief moment, she expected to step out of the

just why everyone looked up to

they might very

his hand to Janet as he helped her

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

held on to Ethan’s arm as

hung over the main hall, its countless crystals glimmering in

garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered and engaged in light

waded their way through the hall, Janet realized that

exact, they were fixed on

in a far corner of

began whispering among themselves, though they didn’t

the illegitimate

that dead woman

these words, she

he didn’t appear to care

everyone else and ushered her in another

his cue from him, Janet mustered her courage and did

inner room, where a radiant old woman was