The Substitute Wife: My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

Janet's words rendered Laney speechless.She was used to dealing with people straightforwardly with force, but Janet's outright coldness made her flustered and helpless.

Laney would've preferred it if Janet beat her to vent her anger rather than cut off their friendship.

"Don't act like we're strangers, Janet..." Laney forced a smile.

"If it weren't for Mr.Larson, you and I would have been strangers, Miss Garcia,"

Janet retorted coldly.

"Okay.It's true that Mr.Larson hired me to protect you, and it's true that I've been lying to you.For that, I'm sorry,"

Laney apologized right away.

Janet's anger was unsettling; it made her realize just how terrible it was when a usually gentle and nice person got mad.Janet nodded but didn't say anything else.

said with a sigh after a while.She didn't want to talk to Laney

and then

that I couldn't reveal my

a calm smile, but

your job.I just feel like I had been such a fool for believing you were my friend ever since you saved me.Miss Garcia, I've never had a real friend since I was a child, so when you treated me well, I couldn't help but believe that you had considered me

I was just hired to protect you, but I gradually came to regard you as a real friend.I wasn't lying to you about that.You're a very worthy friend.You're gentle and refined, whereas I'm a straightforward person.Few girls are

Laney's voice sounded genuine.

eyes softened somewhat and

Laney was saying, rather she was still hurting from the fact that their friendship was fake in the

than her biological parents, no one in this world would have treated her

Laney, she just didn't figure it out

about it, the more distressed she felt.She didn't say anything

necessary to cut off all ties with Laney, but she couldn't continue to

head, walked past Laney, and unlocked the door