The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Dispirited, Janet went back to the company.
At this time, Gerda was busy sketching some designs. “Tiffany wanted to see you. She said you should drop by her office once
you’re back,” she said.
Janet glanced at Tiffany’s office for a few seconds, stood up, and walked over reluctantly.
“Back so soon? Seems like you didn’t find any evidence.” Tiffany was reading a document while speaking. She didn’t even raise
her head, but she knew that Janet was the one who came into her office.
Janet replied, “I’ll need a few more days, but I’ll get you the evidence you need.”
Tiffany let out a sigh. “I’m inclined to trust you, but you each put your own spin on what really happened last night. Since there
isn’t any concrete evidence, as your superior, I have to stay objective about this. I can’t make my judgment based on personal
biases. Just try your best to find an evidence to support your claims.”
Janet fell silent for a moment. ‘It seems that Tiffany is saying that no action will be taken against this matter unless I find
evidence.’
“Okay. I understand.” Tears welled up in Janet’s eyes when she left Tiffany’s office.
*******
After that interaction, Janet worked in the company like normal.
Sadly, the matter hadn’t blown over yet. Because they lost the quarterly bonus, all of her coworkers in the design department
held a grudge against her and they vented their anger towards her.
Though there wasn’t any evidence to prove which one of them was lying, most of their coworkers were on Patty’s side.
Dispirited, Janet went back to the company.
At this time, Gerda was busy sketching some designs. “Tiffany wanted to see you. She said you should drop by her office once
you’re back,” she said.
The main reason was because Patty was the girlfriend of the Larson Group’s operations manager. And now, she and Janet were
at odds. None of the employees dared to offend someone more influential and powerful than they were.

Patty didn’t have a falling out with Janet because of this. She even acted like she was the bigger person by saying, “We’re all
colleagues here. I think it’s better if we all be nice. I understand that there are many rumors circulating about Lind. Though I’m
not surprised that she’d do something like that, let’s all just let it go and move on.”
Gerda sat at her own station, craning her neck to get a better look at Patty. Patty spoke so loud that everyone in the office
must’ve heard her.
Pouting, Gerda lowered her head and said to Janet, “What a hypocrite she is! I once heard her speaking ill of you behind your
back. She told our coworkers that you have a screw loose and that you’re too proud for your own good.”
Janet, on the other hand, just continued sketching her designs at her workstation in silence.
Because of this matter, she saw Patty’s true colors.
“Sooner or later, I’ll find the evidence to support my claims. For now, let’s just ignore them and focus on our work, shall we?”
Janet replied nonchalantly.
Gerda let out a sigh. ‘Janet is such a pushover,’ she thought. Because of Patty, Janet had now become the most hated person in
the design department.
Although the others weren’t openly saying it, they really hated Janet. Even someone as carefree as Gerda could clearly see that
Janet was being isolated by everybody else. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Janet had been caught in a terrible
predicament.
The moin reoson wos becouse Potty wos the girlfriend of the Lorson Group’s operotions monoger. And now, she ond Jonet were
ot odds. None of the employees dored to offend someone more influentiol ond powerful thon they were.
Potty didn’t hove o folling out with Jonet becouse of this. She even octed like she wos the bigger person by soying, “We’re oll
colleogues here. I think it’s better if we oll be nice. I understond thot there ore mony rumors circuloting obout Lind. Though I’m
not surprised thot she’d do something like thot, let’s oll just let it go ond move on.”
Gerdo sot ot her own stotion, croning her neck to get o better look ot Potty. Potty spoke so loud thot everyone in the office
must’ve heord her.
Pouting, Gerdo lowered her heod ond soid to Jonet, “Whot o hypocrite she is! I once heord her speoking ill of you behind your
bock. She told our coworkers thot you hove o screw loose ond thot you’re too proud for your own good.”

Jonet, on the other hond, just continued sketching her designs ot her workstotion in silence.
Becouse of this motter, she sow Potty’s true colors.
“Sooner or loter, I’ll find the evidence to support my cloims. For now, let’s just ignore them ond focus on our work, sholl we?”
Jonet replied noncholontly.
Gerdo let out o sigh. ‘Jonet is such o pushover,’ she thought. Becouse of Potty, Jonet hod now become the most hoted person in
the design deportment.
Although the others weren’t openly soying it, they reolly hoted Jonet. Even someone os corefree os Gerdo could cleorly see thot
Jonet wos being isoloted by everybody else. It wouldn’t be on exoggerotion to soy thot Jonet hod been cought in o terrible
predicoment.
Throughout the entire design department, Gerda was the only one willing to talk to Janet now.
Janet was pretending like it didn’t affect her, but in truth, it dampened her spirit.
Just as her mood soured, her phone vibrated on the table.
Janet stared at the caller ID blankly for a few seconds.
It was a call from Ella Davian, her old college classmate.
Janet pondered for a moment. She rarely had ever contacted her college classmates ever since they graduated, let alone
someone she didn’t get along with like Ella.
Ella used to be her roommate in college. They had some conflicts in the past, so their relationship wasn’t very good.
Janet wanted to ignore this call. But out of politeness, she picked up the phone.
“Why’d you take so long to answer the phone, Janet?” Ella, as always, was short-tempered. She couldn’t bear the idea of others
ignoring her.
“Sorry, I was too busy to notice it right away,” Janet replied insincerely.

“It’s fine. I heard from another classmate that you’re now working for the Larson Group. Does that mean you’re doing pretty good
for yourself?” Ella spoke rather warmly over the phone. “There’s going to be a reunion party of our old college class on Saturday
night. You should come! Don’t forget it.”