Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 325

Ethan smiled at her dotingly and raised his hand to rub the tip of Janet's nose. "You're a smart girl."

After he mulled it over for a while, his expression became unreadable. "I'm sure my grandmother's birthday isn't the sole reason why Patrick's summoning me. He must have something else up his sleeve."

After all, the Lester family must've heard about the so-called plagiarism issue.

They probably would've been really happy if Janet's reputation was ruined in the process, but in the end, it was Ritchie who marred his own name by his own doing.

Janet could feel that Ethan was a little unhappy. So she softened her voice and said with a small smile, "Then we'd better not go, right?"

She was thinking that if avoiding all this potential conflict was an option, she'd take it. A simple and happy life with Ethan was all she wanted.

Hearing this, Ethan chuckled. He gently tucked Janet's hair behind her ear, revealing her beautiful, fair face. After looking into her clear eyes for a long time, he finally said, "I don't want to go either. But because Ritchie has stirred up trouble for us, I can't ignore the Lester family any longer and neither can they."

He could hide for a while, and he couldn't hide forever. Even if he refused to go this time, the Lester family would look for other opportunities to make life difficult for him.

Besides, Ethan wasn't the kind of man who would let someone push him around.

Disappointed and depressed, Janet lowered her long eyelashes and mulled over things for a while. "Well, I guess you're right. We can't keep avoiding the Lester family forever. Now that they've come to us, we have to face them."

Janet looked down as she spoke, which worried Ethan.

"Is there something else on your mind? Are you upset?"