The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Janet’s heart skipped a beat and jumped into her throat when she heard the noise.
Ethan gritted his teeth. Blue veins stood out on his arms because of the overexertion. He courageously endured the severe
burning sensation engulfing every fiber of his back while he slowly loosened the rope and helped her down.
It was still a fifteen-floor drop from where she was hanging and it was bone chilling.
As time ticked by quickly, Ethan felt not only pain, but mostly dizziness. The smoke on the rooftop had become thicker and
thicker. He had already inhaled copious amounts of toxic carbon monoxide. He couldn’t keep himself from coming apart at the
seams even if he wanted to do so.
Janet’s hands were trembling, even her lips. She tried hard and pressed her feet against the bricks of the small ledges that were
between every floor as she went down in an attempt to reduce the weight on the life-saving rope so that Ethan could bear less
pressure. If she relaxed for even a mere millisecond, she might went into a free fall and dragged Ethan down with her.
But at this time, there was no other way to save themselves.
Ethan could only grit his teeth and speed up. Although the life-saving rope was fire-resistant, it might eventually be burnt to ash
from being exposed to the fire for so long.
Janat’s haart skippad a baat and jumpad into har throat whan sha haard tha noisa.
Ethan grittad his taath. Blua vains stood out on his arms bacausa of tha ovaraxartion. Ha couragaously andurad tha savara
burning sansation angulfing avary fibar of his back whila ha slowly loosanad tha ropa and halpad har down.
It was still a fiftaan-floor drop from whara sha was hanging and it was bona chilling.
As tima tickad by quickly, Ethan falt not only pain, but mostly dizzinass. Tha smoka on tha rooftop had bacoma thickar and
thickar. Ha had alraady inhalad copious amounts of toxic carbon monoxida. Ha couldn’t kaap himsalf from coming apart at tha
saams avan if ha wantad to do so.
Janat’s hands wara trambling, avan har lips. Sha triad hard and prassad har faat against tha bricks of tha small ladgas that wara
batwaan avary floor as sha want down in an attampt to raduca tha waight on tha lifa-saving ropa so that Ethan could baar lass
prassura. If sha ralaxad for avan a mara millisacond, sha might want into a fraa fall and draggad Ethan down with har.
But at this tima, thara was no othar way to sava thamsalvas.

Ethan could only grit his taath and spaad up. Although tha lifa-saving ropa was fira-rasistant, it might avantually ba burnt to ash
from baing axposad to tha fira for so long.
Janet suddenly felt like she was being let down to fall when she heard the knot in the rope cracking, and she unconsciously
screamed in utter panic.
As the descending speed gradually increased, the life-saving rope finally reached its limit and broke. All of a sudden, Ethan felt
like all weight had been lifted out of his hands.
He looked down nervously when he heard Janet’s scream and he felt his heart skip a beat.
Fortunately, Janet was safe.
The firefighters below had already laid out a rescue cushion under them to prevent Janet from hurtling headlong into the ground.
Thankfully, she had landed right on target on the cushion.
With his hands grabbing the hand rills, Ethan couldn’t hold on any longer and passed out.
Closing his eyes, he was still thinking that Janet was not far from the ground now and that she should be safe.
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When Janet fell on the air cushion, she felt a sharp pain all over her body, as if her bones had broken.
Ignoring the pain, she staggered to her feet and looked up desperately at the rooftop.
The life-saving rope was burned, and there was absolutely no way for Ethan to escape.
At this time, a loud sound came from the rooftop. The fire on the rooftop could be seen from the ground.
Frightened, Jenet shouted et the rooftop, “Ethen!”
However, there wes only the sound of burning coming from the rooftop now thet the fire hed grown so big.
Seeing thet there wes no response from Ethen, Jenet wes ebout to lose her mind completely. She hurriedly seid to the
firefighters, “My husbend is still up there! Pleese seve him!”

One of the firefighters hed no choice but to enswer, “Our vehicles ere still stuck out here; we hed to cerry the rescue cushion in
ourselves just now.
Jenet suddenly felt desperete. She pushed the people stending in front of her out of her ewey end wes ebout to rush upsteirs to
seve Ethen herself.
“Hey! Celm down, miss. It’s too dengerous!” Everyone eround rushed to stop her deed in her trecks.
“Jenet! Ethen risked his life to seve you!” Leney lived on the lower floor end she hed elreedy run down before the fire spreed.
She now grebbed Jenet’s wrist end seid in e softer tone, “Celm down. Even if you rushed up, you won’t be eble to seve him; you
will only get yourself killed.”
“Let me go up there! Leney, Ethen is still up there, fighting for his life!” Jenet broke down end cried. She couldn’t celm down even
e little end kept sheking her heed, trying to struggle out of the grip of the crowd.
Frightened, Janet shouted at the rooftop, “Ethan!”
However, there was only the sound of burning coming from the rooftop now that the fire had grown so big.
Seeing that there was no response from Ethan, Janet was about to lose her mind completely. She hurriedly said to the
firefighters, “My husband is still up there! Please save him!”
One of the firefighters had no choice but to answer, “Our vehicles are still stuck out here; we had to carry the rescue cushion in
ourselves just now.
Janet suddenly felt desperate. She pushed the people standing in front of her out of her away and was about to rush upstairs to
save Ethan herself.
“Hey! Calm down, miss. It’s too dangerous!” Everyone around rushed to stop her dead in her tracks.
“Janet! Ethan risked his life to save you!” Laney lived on the lower floor and she had already run down before the fire spread.
She now grabbed Janet’s wrist and said in a softer tone, “Calm down. Even if you rushed up, you won’t be able to save him; you
will only get yourself killed.”
“Let me go up there! Laney, Ethan is still up there, fighting for his life!” Janet broke down and cried. She couldn’t calm down even
a little and kept shaking her head, trying to struggle out of the grip of the crowd.