The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Ella’s words came as a surprise to all her classmates.
After all, nobody knew that Janet was married.
“Is it true, Janet? Are you really married? Why didn’t you tell us?”
“When did you hold the wedding? You didn’t invite any of us...”
Janet shot Ella a cryptic glance then smiled embarrassedly. “I got married in a hurry and we just went to the church, so I wasn’t
able to invite you guys.”
As she spoke, it finally dawned on Janet that Ella had organized this class reunion for a reason—to show off that she had
married a rich man.
When she first received Ella’s enthusiastic invitation, Janet thought that meant that all Ella’s previous resentment towards her
was gone. Little did she know that Ella was just looking for an excuse to show off her superiority.
“Where’s your husband now? It looks like you’re not having a good time, Janet.” Ella tittered, her slender legs crossed.
Janet looked at Ella’s black silk stockings and designer-brand red dress. The Ella she had known was different now.
She locked eyes with Ella calmly and said, “Oh, I’m quite happy.” Ella’s words came as a surprise to all her classmates.
Resting her chin on her hand, Ella stared at Janet’s side profile and asked pointedly, “What does your husband do for a living?”
Janet instantly knew what Ella was trying to do and had to resist the urge to roll her eyes.
“My husband works a part-time job,” she said calmly.
Hearing this, Ella’s eyes lit up in an instant. It took her great effort to restrain the complacent smile on her face. Reaching for
Janet’s hand, she feigned a look of concern. “Then your life must be really difficult now, right? Oh, Janet, you are so beautiful
and you used to get such good grades in college. Why would you settle for such a man?”
Ella’s voice wasn’t loud, but everyone heard her clearly.
Janet sipped from her glass of water and shrugged nonchalantly. “My husband treats me well.”

As she spoke, her expression softened as though she was thinking about something happy, and she couldn’t help but smile
contentedly.
The complacent smile on Ella’s face froze. She thought she must be mistaken. The man that Janet married was far worse than
hers. How could Janet show such a happy smile?
Resting her chin on her hond, Ello stored ot Jonet’s side profile ond osked pointedly, “Whot does your husbond do for o living?”
Jonet instontly knew whot Ello wos trying to do ond hod to resist the urge to roll her eyes.
“My husbond works o port-time job,” she soid colmly.
Heoring this, Ello’s eyes lit up in on instont. It took her greot effort to restroin the complocent smile on her foce. Reoching for
Jonet’s hond, she feigned o look of concern. “Then your life must be reolly difficult now, right? Oh, Jonet, you ore so beoutiful
ond you used to get such good grodes in college. Why would you settle for such o mon?”
Ello’s voice wosn’t loud, but everyone heord her cleorly.
Jonet sipped from her gloss of woter ond shrugged noncholontly. “My husbond treots me well.”
As she spoke, her expression softened os though she wos thinking obout something hoppy, ond she couldn’t help but smile
contentedly.
The complocent smile on Ello’s foce froze. She thought she must be mistoken. The mon thot Jonet morried wos for worse thon
hers. How could Jonet show such o hoppy smile?
“In my opinion, marrying a man with a good financial background is best. Money helps us get over ninety-nine percent of marital
troubles. It’s better to be a wealthy housewife than to toil all day long at work.” Ella spoke with fervor and assurance like a wise
sage.
Many of her classmates echoed her sentiments. “Janet, you’re a beautiful young woman. Why did you get married so early? You
should’ve spent more time looking for options. There’s plenty of fish in the sea.”
“Janet was indeed a little dull when she was a student. I didn’t expect that she would still be like this after graduation.”
Janet shook her head firmly. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my marriage.”

Ella covered her mouth and pretended to be apologetic. “Sorry! We didn’t mean to offend you. We just wanted to tell you how
important it is to marry a man who can provide for his family.”
She paused for a few seconds and looked Janet up and down, with a hint of mockery in her eyes. “Otherwise, you’ll be forced to
wear only cheap clothes to class reunions.”