Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 426

After getting off work, Ethan sat inside his car, staring at everyone leaving the Larson Group's building.

He didn't start driving until he saw Janet walking out. He then followed her closely, making sure to tail her at a moderate speed. When he noticed that she wasn't on her way home, he sped up and pulled over beside her.

Janet looked inside the car and saw Ethan.

He was truly dashing in his suit. And the smile on his face made him look all the more charming. Ethan rested his hands on the steering wheel, visibly hesitant before asking, "Wanna go home together?"

Janet ignored him and continued walking along the road.

Ethan followed her for a few minutes before she finally stopped in her tracks, frustrated and livid. Why am I angry with Ethan? Charis is the one who provoked me! This is all because of my pathetic self-esteem and insecurities. Janet thought in distress.

The mere thought of that made Janet feel even sadder.

She and Ethan were like two parallel lines that would never meet in between. If it weren't for his mother's last wish, they never would've gotten together.

Because Janet stopped walking, Ethan stepped on the brake and pulled over behind her.

It took a few moments before Janet decided to step into the car in silence.

Ethan frowned.

Instead of feeling happy, he sensed that something was amiss.

The reason why Janet wasn't talking to him before was because she was angry with him. But now, he could tell that something else was wrong.

The light in his eyes dimmed, and his heart sank. He quietly turned the steering wheel and drove back to the villa.

Slowly, the black Maybach pulled over at the gate of the villa. When Ethan unfastened his seatbelt, he noticed that Janet wasn't getting off the car. She was staring at an old couple beside the pedestrian crossing.

The old woman was holding the old man's arm as they crossed the road together. It somehow reminded her of something she always read in fairy tales, "And they lived happily ever after."

"That's beautiful," Janet exclaimed, her face lighting up along with the setting sun.

Ethan's heart tightened and his voice became hoarse. "Someday, when our hair greys out and our bones go brittle, we'll be like them."