The Substitute Wife: My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

The air was thick with dust. 

Janet licked her chapped lips. It had been several hours since the ceiling collapsed. She had turned off her cellphone to save its battery. She only turned it on to check the time occasionally. 

Last she checked, it was already eight o’clock in the evening. She and Ethan had arrived at the cinema at around two o’clock. Six hours had passed.

Her stomach kept grumbling, reminding her of how hungry she was. She was used to having meals on time, so naturally, she was quite hungry by now. The popcorn Ethan had bought was now mixed with dust and pieces of the ceiling. She picked out the clean popcorn and ate it to calm her angry stomach. The coke had also spilled. The brown liquid was all over the floor. 

“There’s a bit left!”. Janet’s eyes lit up. She was lucky. 

bit of coke left in the

her phone, she crawled

ground. His

to pour the coke into his mouth. Ethan was unconscious. The coke she poured simply spilled out from the

you hear me? If you can, please drink…” Janet was choked with sobs. Tears

stop it. Ethan seemed to hear what Janet said. He frowned and struggled to peel his eyes open. He raised his hand

Janet saw that his eyes were open, she immediately pressed the cup of coke to his lips.

don’t know when the rescue team will come Honey, just hold on, okay?” A faint smile tugged at the corners of Ethan’s lips. Only then did Janet notice how pale his lips were. She couldn’t tell if he had heard what she said just now. Soon,

off his face. Time passed. Janet didn’t know when, but she had fallen asleep. She woke up to the sound of digging around her. She