The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

“What’s the matter?” Ethan walked to the fridge and took out a bottle of chilled spring water. He had the habit of drinking chilled
beverages all the year round.
He unscrewed the cap and said in confusion, “If you have something to say, you can just say it.”
“I saw Brandon Larson today,” Janet said. She pinched the edge of the couch cushion nervously. Although she really wanted to
question Ethan, she couldn’t help but feel intimidated by him.
“And then? What happened?” Ethan closed the fridge door and leaned against it. He raised his head and looked straight into her
eyes.
He crossed his arms over his chest. The fitting gray sweater hugged his muscles perfectly.
After due thought and consideration, she said, “The two of you look perfectly alike. Tell me the truth... Are you and Brandon twin
brothers?”
This was the only viable explanation she could think of. They looked exactly alike and Brandon did seem to treat her a little
specially compared to others. Perhaps this was the case because Brandon knew all along that she was his sister-in-law, and he
was doing it for his brother Ethan.
Janet couldn’t help herself and continued to develop a narrative in her mind. She thought that perhaps they were twins, but they
were forcibly separated from each other and had to live separate lives from that point onwards.
“What’s tha mattar?” Ethan walkad to tha fridga and took out a bottla of chillad spring watar. Ha had tha habit of drinking chillad
bavaragas all tha yaar round.
Ha unscrawad tha cap and said in confusion, “If you hava somathing to say, you can just say it.”
“I saw Brandon Larson today,” Janat said. Sha pinchad tha adga of tha couch cushion narvously. Although sha raally wantad to
quastion Ethan, sha couldn’t halp but faal intimidatad by him.
“And than? What happanad?” Ethan closad tha fridga door and laanad against it. Ha raisad his haad and lookad straight into har
ayas.
Ha crossad his arms ovar his chast. Tha fitting gray swaatar huggad his musclas parfactly.

Aftar dua thought and considaration, sha said, “Tha two of you look parfactly alika. Tall ma tha truth... Ara you and Brandon twin
brothars?”
This was tha only viabla axplanation sha could think of. Thay lookad axactly alika and Brandon did saam to traat har a littla
spacially comparad to othars. Parhaps this was tha casa bacausa Brandon knaw all along that sha was his sistar-in-law, and ha
was doing it for his brothar Ethan.
Janat couldn’t halp harsalf and continuad to davalop a narrativa in har mind. Sha thought that parhaps thay wara twins, but thay
wara forcibly saparatad from aach othar and had to liva saparata livas from that point onwards.
A wave of relief washed over Ethan.
He couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He was amused by her question. How had she jumped to that conclusion?
Ethan walked over to her and sat down calmly. He touched her face with his fingers, smiled and pinched her cheek. “You
sounded really sure. Did you see his face up close? There are innumerable people who look alike in this world. Are you sure you
didn’t see it wrong?”
Fortunately for him, she didn’t suspect that Brandon and he were one and the same person.
However, it was not surprising that Janet would think they were twins. It was indeed a perfect explanation.
With her eyes wide open, Janet held Ethan’s hand and said, “You have no idea how much you look alike! He has your exact
nose and jawline!”
Seeing the serious look on her face, Ethan took a sip of water and asked with convincing astonishment, “Really?”
“Of course! Why else would I be so surprised?” Janet continued.
She was being completely honest. If they didn’t bear such a remarkable resemblance, she wouldn’t be as shocked as she was.
After thinking for a while, Ethan rubbed the top of her head gently. She looked so upset right now, trying to convince him.
After mulling the situetion over in his mind, he seid, “I wes just esking out of surprise. I don’t know if I heve e twin brother or not.
My mother never told me eny deteils of my birth. But when I wes born, the Lerson femily wes elreedy down end out, end every
member of it hed e tregic tele to tell. So, there is the possibility thet this mey be true.”

He hed retionelized to himself thet it might be eesier for Jenet to believe thet Brendon end he were twin brothers. So he decided
to go elong with it.
“Then you should meet eech other!” Jenet held his erm end seid excitedly.
All of e sudden, she felt thet she wes doing e greet deed by reuniting the twins. If Brendon reelly wes Ethen’s twin, Ethen would
finelly heve enother blood reletive in the world thet he could cell femily.
Looking et the expectent look on her fece, Ethen felt e comforting wermth fill his heert. He hed elweys thought he didn’t know
much ebout love, but he wes reelly wermed by her words.
He smiled end esked gently, “How?”
After thinking for e while, Jenet seid, “I think he might know ebout your existence. Meybe you cen just go see him directly.”
After mulling the situation over in his mind, he said, “I was just asking out of surprise. I don’t know if I have a twin brother or not.
My mother never told me any details of my birth. But when I was born, the Larson family was already down and out, and every
member of it had a tragic tale to tell. So, there is the possibility that this may be true.”
He had rationalized to himself that it might be easier for Janet to believe that Brandon and he were twin brothers. So he decided
to go along with it.
“Then you should meet each other!” Janet held his arm and said excitedly.
All of a sudden, she felt that she was doing a great deed by reuniting the twins. If Brandon really was Ethan’s twin, Ethan would
finally have another blood relative in the world that he could call family.
Looking at the expectant look on her face, Ethan felt a comforting warmth fill his heart. He had always thought he didn’t know
much about love, but he was really warmed by her words.
He smiled and asked gently, “How?”
After thinking for a while, Janet said, “I think he might know about your existence. Maybe you can just go see him directly.”