The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Chapter 105

Never had Ethan expected to hear this shocking information today. As he processed everything, his teeth clenched and his face sunken slightly.

The fact that Janet only married him in exchange for money made him feel annoyed and heartbroken.

But on second thought, he remembered that he also only agreed to the marriage because of his mother’s last wish. He wasn’t any different from Janet. Hence, he reasoned it would be unfair to judge her.

Although Ethan put his emotions on a lockdown in order to stay composed, his mind was on a rollercoaster.

‘Why did Janet suddenly let the cat out of the bag? Does she want to divorce me? Oh my God, I thought she had feelings for me!’

“Why are you telling me this all of a sudden?” Ethan’s jaw rose slightly and his eyes were filled with trepidation.

Janet lowered her long eyelashes and replied calmly, “It’s because the Lind family have refused to keep their end of the bargain. I have asked them severally to pay me the money as promised, but they refused. Today, they even orchestrated for the liver that was donated for Hannah to be given to someone else. I had no choice but to open up.”

With clear eyes, she looked up at him and continued sincerely, “I’m sorry for deceiving you all along. If you resent me because of this, you can divorce me.”

“Divorce?” Ethan muttered and scoffed.

Getting a divorce was easier said than done. Besides, he didn’t want that.

“Do you think I will be interested in a bitch like Jocelyn?” Ethan stared at her with an inexplicable glint in his eyes for a while before walking up to her. He looked into her eyes and said, “Janet, you seem to know very little about me. Just so you know. No woman can be compared to you. Besides, don’t you know you are the only woman I want?”

Janet’s cheeks and ears turned red instantly. She fiddled with her fingers and stared at the floor.

Jocelyn, who had been standing on the staircase was livid when she heard Ethan’s last statement. With her face burning with fury, she shouted angrily, “Why? How dare you say that? What makes this bitch better than me? Ethan, I used to think you were a man with good taste, but I was wrong. You are blind and stupid!”

Only a few moments ago, Jocelyn had thought that Ethan would divorce Janet and ask for her hand in marriage.

She wasn’t going to accept his proposal, but she just wanted to hurt Janet and reiterate that she was better than her in all ramifications.

Ethan paid no heed to the woman who was shouting at him. He shot Bernie and Fiona a cold glare and uttered, “Why bother? The substitute marriage was pointless. You should have just told me from the onset that you switched your daughters. I never had an interest in Jocelyn in the first place. She has a bad reputation, an ugly face, and a terrible character. No man in his right mind would want to have anything to do with her, let alone marry her. Janet is ten thousand times better than her.”

Bernie and Fiona had been afraid that Ethan would flare up at them once he found out that his bride had been substituted. Much to their surprise, he was actually happy with the arrangement because he harbored inveterate hatred for Jocelyn. This annoyed them to the bones.

Several wrinkles appeared at the corners of Fiona’s eyes as she sneered. In a mean tone, she retorted, “Watch your mouth, Ethan. Don’t be so arrogant because you are just the illegitimate son of the Lester

family. As far as I’m concerned, you are nothing but an unpresentable bastard. How dare you speak ill of my daughter in my presence?”

“Spare me that bull crap! I see where Jocelyn gets all her bad attributes from. She’s your carbon copy. The three of you are a family of vile humans!” Ethan sneered at them.

Afterward, he turned to look at Janet who was still lowering her head timidly. He lifted her head and said affectionately, “You are one of a kind. How did you manage to put up with them for so long?”

Despite Ethan’s shunning words, Fiona still stood up for her daughter. “You bastard, you must apologize to my daughter, or you won’t be able to leave here today!” Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

“Humph! Fine, I’ll apologize!” A murderous expression appeared on Ethan’s face at this moment. He suddenly picked up a wine bottle, holding it by its neck. He then smashed it on the table. The red wine spilled on the floor and dyed the carpet. The remaining half of the bottle in his hand now had extremely sharp tips.

“No! Mom! He wants to stab us. Don’t let him get here!” Jocelyn was so scared that her face turned pale. As quick as a flash, she ran into her room and slammed the door shut.

Fear also filled Fiona as she stared at the bottle and the murderous look on Ethan’s face. She staggered backward as her heart began to pound against her chest.

‘Oh my God! Janet and Ethan are both crazy!’

Ethan took two steps forward. His black eyes were void of any emotions. It was as if they led to a bottomless abyss.

“Please calm down, Ethan. Fiona, stop arguing with him. You should know that we are to blame for this. We promised the Lester family to give out Jocelyn’s hand in marriage to their son many years ago. But

we didn’t keep to our promise. He has every right to be angry now!” Bernie scolded his wife in a bid to show that he was reasonable and wanted peace. He was only trying to save their lives.

Being an illegitimate child didn’t change the fact that Ethan still had a powerful family behind him. The Lesters were so powerful that a scandal would never erupt about them. Even if Ethan killed them all tonight, the truth would be buried easily by the Lesters and no one would know what happened forever.

Seeing that Bernie was being fairly reasonable, Ethan threw the broken bottle aside and casually wiped his fingers with tissue. He glanced at the scared couple and said, “I can let go of you for deceiving me. You unknowingly did me a favor. I’m glad that Janet became my wife. However, you owe her money, so you must pay her.”

He threw the tissue on the floor, held Janet’s hand, and left.