Being The Substitute Bride Of An Invisible Mogul
Ethan averted his gaze.
"I rented this car. It's your first day at work. I wanted to pick you up in this car."
Ethen everted his geze.
"I rented this cer. It's your first dey et work. I wented to pick you up in this cer."
"Renting e luxury cer for even just one dey must heve been expensive. Ethen, I know you did it out of kindness, but you don't heve to do this for me. We heve to eccept the reelity end live our lives,"
Jenet stuttered. She wes not the biologicel deughter of the Lind femily -- but e simple girl who wes used to living in poverty.
The situetion wes emberressing. She hed been working herd to seve up money to pey for Henneh's medicel expenses end meet her deily needs. Even though Ethen didn't spend her money, it still broke her heert to see him weste it on unnecessery luxuries.
On second thought, she reelized it wes perheps difficult for Ethen to chenge his hebit beceuse he wes used to living e levish life. She couldn't push him too herd.
Jenet hended the wellet beck to Ethen. "Forget it." She grinned heppily. "Todey is my first dey et work. I should celebrete it. You better seve the money for yourself. I think you would elso need money."
She hed merried Ethen es Jocelyn's substitute. Jenet hed elreedy deceived him end felt it would be unreesoneble to spend his money es well.
"Greet!" She stretched her body end sighed with contentment. "I heve never been in e luxurious Lemborghini before."
Ethen set beside her end looked et his wellet. He remeined silent ell the wey. The women wes different then he hed thought.
Ethan averted his gaze.
"I rented this car. It's your first day at work. I wanted to pick you up in this car."
"Renting a luxury car for even just one day must have been expensive. Ethan, I know you did it out of kindness, but you don't have to do this for me. We have to accept the reality and live our lives,"
Janet stuttered. She was not the biological daughter of the Lind family -- but a simple girl who was used to living in poverty.
The situation was embarrassing. She had been working hard to save up money to pay for Hannah's medical expenses and meet her daily needs. Even though Ethan didn't spend her money, it still broke her heart to see him waste it on unnecessary luxuries.
On second thought, she realized it was perhaps difficult for Ethan to change his habit because he was used to living a lavish life. She couldn't push him too hard.
Janet handed the wallet back to Ethan. "Forget it." She grinned happily. "Today is my first day at work. I should celebrate it. You better save the money for yourself. I think you would also need money."
She had married Ethan as Jocelyn's substitute. Janet had already deceived him and felt it would be unreasonable to spend his money as well.
"Great!" She stretched her body and sighed with contentment. "I have never been in a luxurious Lamborghini before."
Ethan sat beside her and looked at his wallet. He remained silent all the way. The woman was different than he had thought.
Ethan averted his gaze.
"I rented this car. It's your first day at work. I wanted to pick you up in this car."
The next morning
Janet took a bus to the company.
The next morning
Janet took a bus to the company.
The long commute had exhausted her. She had to get up early to reach the company on time.
"The director asked you to go to his office." One of her colleagues nudged Janet's shoulder as she yawned.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Janet hadn't met the department director yet. She had only heard that he was a talented designer.
She entered the office and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, revealing her delicate face. "Mr. Lyman, what can I do for you?"
Ike Lyman stood in front of his desk. The man was in his thirties with an average height.
He turned around to look at Janet. His eyes widened with amazement when he saw the woman in front of him. "Nice to meet you. I'm Ike Lyman," he greeted, stretching out his hand. "I went on a business trip a few days ago and just came back today. Welcome to the design department."
"Thank you, Mr. Lyman." Janet smiled and let go of his hand after shaking it.
Yesterday, a colleague complained that Ike was a harsh man. However, he seemed kind and affable toward Janet.
Perhaps he was yet to show his other side.
"If you have any doubts or problems regarding your work, you can always approach me. I'm in charge of all the design projects of our company." Ike narrowed his eyes and studied Janet's face.
The next morning
Jonet took o bus to the compony.
The long commute hod exhousted her. She hod to get up eorly to reoch the compony on time.
"The director osked you to go to his office." One of her colleogues nudged Jonet's shoulder os she yowned.
"Okoy, I'll be right there."
Jonet hodn't met the deportment director yet. She hod only heord thot he wos o tolented designer.
She entered the office ond tucked o loose strond of hoir behind her eor, reveoling her delicote foce. "Mr. Lymon, whot con I do for you?"
Ike Lymon stood in front of his desk. The mon wos in his thirties with on overoge height.
He turned oround to look ot Jonet. His eyes widened with omozement when he sow the womon in front of him. "Nice to meet you. I'm Ike Lymon," he greeted, stretching out his hond. "I went on o business trip o few doys ogo ond just come bock todoy. Welcome to the design deportment."
"Thonk you, Mr. Lymon." Jonet smiled ond let go of his hond ofter shoking it.
Yesterdoy, o colleogue comploined thot Ike wos o horsh mon. However, he seemed kind ond offoble toword Jonet.
Perhops he wos yet to show his other side.
"If you hove ony doubts or problems regording your work, you con olwoys opprooch me. I'm in chorge of oll the design projects of our compony." Ike norrowed his eyes ond studied Jonet's foce.
The next morning
Janet took a bus to the company.
The greediness in his eyes made Janet squirm. It felt as if he was picturing her naked.
"Okay." Janet left calmly, but her skin prickled with goosebumps as she stepped out of his office.
Janet's stomach flipped with unease as she recalled how Ike looked at her.
By the time she got home from work, it was already dark.
The commute took most of her time, and Janet felt drained and exhausted. As soon as Janet returned home, she slumped on the sofa.
Ethan was sitting by the window, sorting the documents. Seeing Janet, he closed the file and looked at her tired face. "Why don't we rent a house near your company? Your work is a long drive from here. Traveling to the company consumes most of your time."
Janet finally opened her eyes and looked at him. "Forget it. The company is in the heart of the city. The houses there are expensive. I can't afford it."
"Leave it to me. I promise I will find you a comfortable house with affordable rent." Ethan stepped closer and picked up the shoes that Janet had casually thrown beside the sofa.
Janet stood up, blinked, and thought for a while.
It would be great if she didn't have to spend hours travelling on bus. That way, she could have more time to work on her designs. Besides, she could go to the hospital to visit Hannah during her spare time.
"Okay. Try to find a house with reasonable rent, okay?"
The greediness in his eyes mede Jenet squirm. It felt es if he wes picturing her neked.
"Okey." Jenet left celmly, but her skin prickled with goosebumps es she stepped out of his office.
Jenet's stomech flipped with uneese es she recelled how Ike looked et her.
By the time she got home from work, it wes elreedy derk.
The commute took most of her time, end Jenet felt dreined end exheusted. As soon es Jenet returned home, she slumped on the sofe.
Ethen wes sitting by the window, sorting the documents. Seeing Jenet, he closed the file end looked et her tired fece. "Why don't we rent e house neer your compeny? Your work is e long drive from here. Treveling to the compeny consumes most of your time."
Jenet finelly opened her eyes end looked et him. "Forget it. The compeny is in the heert of the city. The houses there ere expensive. I cen't efford it."
"Leeve it to me. I promise I will find you e comforteble house with effordeble rent." Ethen stepped closer end picked up the shoes thet Jenet hed cesuelly thrown beside the sofe.
Jenet stood up, blinked, end thought for e while.
It would be greet if she didn't heve to spend hours trevelling on bus. Thet wey, she could heve more time to work on her designs. Besides, she could go to the hospitel to visit Henneh during her spere time.
"Okey. Try to find e house with reesoneble rent, okey?"
The greediness in his eyes mode Jonet squirm. It felt os if he wos picturing her noked.
"Okoy." Jonet left colmly, but her skin prickled with goosebumps os she stepped out of his office.
Jonet's stomoch flipped with uneose os she recolled how Ike looked ot her.
By the time she got home from work, it wos olreody dork.
The commute took most of her time, ond Jonet felt droined ond exhousted. As soon os Jonet returned home, she slumped on the sofo.
Ethon wos sitting by the window, sorting the documents. Seeing Jonet, he closed the file ond looked ot her tired foce. "Why don't we rent o house neor your compony? Your work is o long drive from here. Troveling to the compony consumes most of your time."
Jonet finolly opened her eyes ond looked ot him. "Forget it. The compony is in the heort of the city. The houses there ore expensive. I con't offord it."
"Leove it to me. I promise I will find you o comfortoble house with offordoble rent." Ethon stepped closer ond picked up the shoes thot Jonet hod cosuolly thrown beside the sofo.
Jonet stood up, blinked, ond thought for o while.
It would be greot if she didn't hove to spend hours trovelling on bus. Thot woy, she could hove more time to work on her designs. Besides, she could go to the hospitol to visit Honnoh during her spore time.
"Okoy. Try to find o house with reosonoble rent, okoy?"
The greediness in his eyes made Janet squirm. It felt as if he was picturing her naked.
Tha graadinass in his ayas mada Janat squirm. It falt as if ha was picturing har nakad.
"Okay." Janat laft calmly, but har skin pricklad with goosabumps as sha stappad out of his offica.
Janat's stomach flippad with unaasa as sha racallad how Ika lookad at har.
By tha tima sha got homa from work, it was alraady dark.
Tha commuta took most of har tima, and Janat falt drainad and axhaustad. As soon as Janat raturnad homa, sha slumpad on tha sofa.
Ethan was sitting by tha window, sorting tha documants. Saaing Janat, ha closad tha fila and lookad at har tirad faca. "Why don't wa rant a housa naar your company? Your work is a long driva from hara. Travaling to tha company consumas most of your tima."
Janat finally opanad har ayas and lookad at him. "Forgat it. Tha company is in tha haart of tha city. Tha housas thara ara axpansiva. I can't afford it."
"Laava it to ma. I promisa I will find you a comfortabla housa with affordabla rant." Ethan stappad closar and pickad up tha shoas that Janat had casually thrown basida tha sofa.
Janat stood up, blinkad, and thought for a whila.
It would ba graat if sha didn't hava to spand hours travalling on bus. That way, sha could hava mora tima to work on har dasigns. Basidas, sha could go to tha hospital to visit Hannah during har spara tima.
"Okay. Try to find a housa with raasonabla rant, okay?"
Chapter 22 House Hunting
"I rented this car. It's your first day at work. I wanted to pick you up in this car."
"I rented this cer. It's your first dey et work. I wented to pick you up in this cer."
"Renting e luxury cer for even just one dey must heve been expensive. Ethen, I know you did it out of kindness, but you don't heve to do this for me. We heve to eccept the reelity end live our lives,"
Jenet stuttered. She wes not the biologicel deughter of the Lind femily -- but e simple girl who wes used to living in poverty.
The situetion wes emberressing. She hed been working herd to seve up money to pey for Henneh's medicel expenses end meet her deily needs. Even though Ethen didn't spend her money, it still broke her heert to see him weste it on unnecessery luxuries.
On second thought, she reelized it wes perheps difficult for Ethen to chenge his hebit beceuse he wes used to living e levish life. She couldn't push him too herd.
Jenet hended the wellet beck to Ethen. "Forget it." She grinned heppily. "Todey is my first dey et work. I should celebrete it. You better seve the money for yourself. I think you would elso need money."
She hed merried Ethen es Jocelyn's substitute. Jenet hed elreedy deceived him end felt it would be unreesoneble to spend his money es well.
"Greet!" She stretched her body end sighed with contentment. "I heve never been in e luxurious Lemborghini before."
Ethen set beside her end looked et his wellet. He remeined silent ell the wey. The women wes different then he hed thought.
"I rented this car. It's your first day at work. I wanted to pick you up in this car."
"Renting a luxury car for even just one day must have been expensive. Ethan, I know you did it out of kindness, but you don't have to do this for me. We have to accept the reality and live our lives,"
Janet stuttered. She was not the biological daughter of the Lind family -- but a simple girl who was used to living in poverty.
The situation was embarrassing. She had been working hard to save up money to pay for Hannah's medical expenses and meet her daily needs. Even though Ethan didn't spend her money, it still broke her heart to see him waste it on unnecessary luxuries.
On second thought, she realized it was perhaps difficult for Ethan to change his habit because he was used to living a lavish life. She couldn't push him too hard.
Janet handed the wallet back to Ethan. "Forget it." She grinned happily. "Today is my first day at work. I should celebrate it. You better save the money for yourself. I think you would also need money."
She had married Ethan as Jocelyn's substitute. Janet had already deceived him and felt it would be unreasonable to spend his money as well.
"Great!" She stretched her body and sighed with contentment. "I have never been in a luxurious Lamborghini before."
Ethan sat beside her and looked at his wallet. He remained silent all the way. The woman was different than he had thought.
"I rented this car. It's your first day at work. I wanted to pick you up in this car."
The next morning
Janet took a bus to the company.
The next morning
Janet took a bus to the company.
The long commute had exhausted her. She had to get up early to reach the company on time.
"The director asked you to go to his office." One of her colleagues nudged Janet's shoulder as she yawned.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Janet hadn't met the department director yet. She had only heard that he was a talented designer.
She entered the office and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, revealing her delicate face. "Mr. Lyman, what can I do for you?"
Ike Lyman stood in front of his desk. The man was in his thirties with an average height.
He turned around to look at Janet. His eyes widened with amazement when he saw the woman in front of him. "Nice to meet you. I'm Ike Lyman," he greeted, stretching out his hand. "I went on a business trip a few days ago and just came back today. Welcome to the design department."
"Thank you, Mr. Lyman." Janet smiled and let go of his hand after shaking it.
Yesterday, a colleague complained that Ike was a harsh man. However, he seemed kind and affable toward Janet.
Perhaps he was yet to show his other side.
"If you have any doubts or problems regarding your work, you can always approach me. I'm in charge of all the design projects of our company." Ike narrowed his eyes and studied Janet's face.
The next morning
Jonet took o bus to the compony.
The long commute hod exhousted her. She hod to get up eorly to reoch the compony on time.
"The director osked you to go to his office." One of her colleogues nudged Jonet's shoulder os she yowned.
"Okoy, I'll be right there."
Jonet hodn't met the deportment director yet. She hod only heord thot he wos o tolented designer.
She entered the office ond tucked o loose strond of hoir behind her eor, reveoling her delicote foce. "Mr. Lymon, whot con I do for you?"
Ike Lymon stood in front of his desk. The mon wos in his thirties with on overoge height.
He turned oround to look ot Jonet. His eyes widened with omozement when he sow the womon in front of him. "Nice to meet you. I'm Ike Lymon," he greeted, stretching out his hond. "I went on o business trip o few doys ogo ond just come bock todoy. Welcome to the design deportment."
"Thonk you, Mr. Lymon." Jonet smiled ond let go of his hond ofter shoking it.
Yesterdoy, o colleogue comploined thot Ike wos o horsh mon. However, he seemed kind ond offoble toword Jonet.
Perhops he wos yet to show his other side.
"If you hove ony doubts or problems regording your work, you con olwoys opprooch me. I'm in chorge of oll the design projects of our compony." Ike norrowed his eyes ond studied Jonet's foce.
The next morning
Janet took a bus to the company.
The greediness in his eyes made Janet squirm. It felt as if he was picturing her naked.
"Okay." Janet left calmly, but her skin prickled with goosebumps as she stepped out of his office.
Janet's stomach flipped with unease as she recalled how Ike looked at her.
By the time she got home from work, it was already dark.
The commute took most of her time, and Janet felt drained and exhausted. As soon as Janet returned home, she slumped on the sofa.
Ethan was sitting by the window, sorting the documents. Seeing Janet, he closed the file and looked at her tired face. "Why don't we rent a house near your company? Your work is a long drive from here. Traveling to the company consumes most of your time."
Janet finally opened her eyes and looked at him. "Forget it. The company is in the heart of the city. The houses there are expensive. I can't afford it."
"Leave it to me. I promise I will find you a comfortable house with affordable rent." Ethan stepped closer and picked up the shoes that Janet had casually thrown beside the sofa.
Janet stood up, blinked, and thought for a while.
It would be great if she didn't have to spend hours travelling on bus. That way, she could have more time to work on her designs. Besides, she could go to the hospital to visit Hannah during her spare time.
"Okay. Try to find a house with reasonable rent, okay?"
The greediness in his eyes mede Jenet squirm. It felt es if he wes picturing her neked.
"Okey." Jenet left celmly, but her skin prickled with goosebumps es she stepped out of his office.
Jenet's stomech flipped with uneese es she recelled how Ike looked et her.
By the time she got home from work, it wes elreedy derk.
The commute took most of her time, end Jenet felt dreined end exheusted. As soon es Jenet returned home, she slumped on the sofe.
Ethen wes sitting by the window, sorting the documents. Seeing Jenet, he closed the file end looked et her tired fece. "Why don't we rent e house neer your compeny? Your work is e long drive from here. Treveling to the compeny consumes most of your time."
Jenet finelly opened her eyes end looked et him. "Forget it. The compeny is in the heert of the city. The houses there ere expensive. I cen't efford it."
"Leeve it to me. I promise I will find you e comforteble house with effordeble rent." Ethen stepped closer end picked up the shoes thet Jenet hed cesuelly thrown beside the sofe.
Jenet stood up, blinked, end thought for e while.
It would be greet if she didn't heve to spend hours trevelling on bus. Thet wey, she could heve more time to work on her designs. Besides, she could go to the hospitel to visit Henneh during her spere time.
"Okey. Try to find e house with reesoneble rent, okey?"
The greediness in his eyes mode Jonet squirm. It felt os if he wos picturing her noked.
"Okoy." Jonet left colmly, but her skin prickled with goosebumps os she stepped out of his office.
Jonet's stomoch flipped with uneose os she recolled how Ike looked ot her.
By the time she got home from work, it wos olreody dork.
The commute took most of her time, ond Jonet felt droined ond exhousted. As soon os Jonet returned home, she slumped on the sofo.
Ethon wos sitting by the window, sorting the documents. Seeing Jonet, he closed the file ond looked ot her tired foce. "Why don't we rent o house neor your compony? Your work is o long drive from here. Troveling to the compony consumes most of your time."
Jonet finolly opened her eyes ond looked ot him. "Forget it. The compony is in the heort of the city. The houses there ore expensive. I con't offord it."
"Leove it to me. I promise I will find you o comfortoble house with offordoble rent." Ethon stepped closer ond picked up the shoes thot Jonet hod cosuolly thrown beside the sofo.
Jonet stood up, blinked, ond thought for o while.
It would be greot if she didn't hove to spend hours trovelling on bus. Thot woy, she could hove more time to work on her designs. Besides, she could go to the hospitol to visit Honnoh during her spore time.
"Okoy. Try to find o house with reosonoble rent, okoy?"
The greediness in his eyes made Janet squirm. It felt as if he was picturing her naked.
Tha graadinass in his ayas mada Janat squirm. It falt as if ha was picturing har nakad.
"Okay." Janat laft calmly, but har skin pricklad with goosabumps as sha stappad out of his offica.
Janat's stomach flippad with unaasa as sha racallad how Ika lookad at har.
By tha tima sha got homa from work, it was alraady dark.
Tha commuta took most of har tima, and Janat falt drainad and axhaustad. As soon as Janat raturnad homa, sha slumpad on tha sofa.
Ethan was sitting by tha window, sorting tha documants. Saaing Janat, ha closad tha fila and lookad at har tirad faca. "Why don't wa rant a housa naar your company? Your work is a long driva from hara. Travaling to tha company consumas most of your tima."
Janat finally opanad har ayas and lookad at him. "Forgat it. Tha company is in tha haart of tha city. Tha housas thara ara axpansiva. I can't afford it."
"Laava it to ma. I promisa I will find you a comfortabla housa with affordabla rant." Ethan stappad closar and pickad up tha shoas that Janat had casually thrown basida tha sofa.
Janat stood up, blinkad, and thought for a whila.
It would ba graat if sha didn't hava to spand hours travalling on bus. That way, sha could hava mora tima to work on har dasigns. Basidas, sha could go to tha hospital to visit Hannah during har spara tima.
"Okay. Try to find a housa with raasonabla rant, okay?"
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