The Substitute Wife: My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

Chapter 1268 Purposely Pick On Her.

Upon seeing the mediocre, unremarkable snacks that Janet had brought, Mandy’s lips curled into a subtle sneer, dripping with disdain.

No wonder Janet’s deal had fallen through—she was likely too miserly and close-fisted, Mandy speculated.

Indeed, Mandy’s interception of Janet’s design project was anything but accidental.

She had meticulously planned it.

As soon as she left W Marks, Mandy began digging into recent happenings at Janet’s studio.

It wasn’t long before she uncovered that Janet had inadvertently offended Carly during a _ previous encounter, leaving Janet scrambling for a chance to make amends and win back Carly’s favor.

That was why Mandy sought out Carly, volunteering to tackle the job herself.

Otherwise, she would never have stooped to take on such a mundane task as designing clothes for an ordinary elderly person, much less actively reaching out to someone like Carly.

To Mandy, Carly was nothing more than a run-of-the-mill modeling agency owner, hardly worth the effort of cultivating a relationship.

The only endeavor truly worth Mandy’s time and cunning was to make life difficult for Janet.

to force Janet out of the design industry altogether, ensuring Janet

Mandy’s eyes burned with fury as she silently cursed Janet’s retreating

dismissively at the box of

Miss White hardly exerted herself for this gift. These cookies are so crudely made, it’s obvious she was just going through the motions.” Carly eyed the cookies

collect Janet’s snacks for her grandmother’s upcoming

Mandy’s expression soured instantly.

that Carly was

a furtive glare before plastering on

enjoy them with your grandmother later.” After bidding Carly farewell,

disappointment, met the

in frustration. “If Ms. Reed didn’t want to see

with me, not Ms.

“But…”

but the crestfallen look

offered a comforting

means more to me than

knew her boss was gentle and kindhearted, not one to be bothered by such

you say so,

they departed, Lexi suddenly remembered Mandy and sensed something amiss

and unworried, Lexi had caught a fleeting glimmer of malice in Mandy’s eyes back at