Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 678

Janet spent the next few days recuperating in the hospital. Every day, nurses would come and go to change the dressing on her wounds.

Janet was often absent-minded these days, wondering how to deal with Charis.

A cunning woman like Charis was much more dangerous than those fierce villains in the movies. Because she did these evil things in secret, not to mention the fact that she came from a prominent family, it was extremely tricky to deal with her.

"What's on your mind? Have breakfast first."

Brandon's voice pulled Janet back to reality and she loosened her clenched teeth.

Brandon was holding up a takeout bag of breakfast food in front of her.

Now that they had made things clear, they were able to manage to get along with each other.

The relationship between the two actually seemed harmonious. However, Janet felt that there was an insurmountable gap between them that hadn't been there before.

After all, Brandon had lost all his memories of her. She didn't know how to face him now.

"Oh, I see. Thanks." Not knowing what to say, Janet accepted the food and began to dig in.

The awkward silence was deafening.

After what felt like an eternity, Brandon attempted to break the ice. "Does your back still hurt? I heard you whimpering last night."

Janet dabbed her lips carefully to hide her embarrassment. When she turned over in bed last night, she accidentally hit the wounds on her back. It was so painful that her face contorted, but she didn't know that she had groaned aloud.

"It's much better, thanks for asking. Aren't you going to work today? Usually, you'd be on your second meeting of the day by now." Janet really wanted some time away from Brandon.

She could only imagine how messy she looked right now. It had been days since she last washed her face, and she even needed help when going to the bathroom. She didn't want Brandon to see how embarrassed she was.

Brandon already didn't have a good impression of her previously. Now, she was afraid that Brandon would be even less interested in her.

After all, women always cared about what they looked like in front of their crushes.

"Don't worry. I've already asked for a leave. Taking care of you is more important," Brandon explained casually while he cleared the table.

Maybe it was because he knew that he used to be affectionate with Janet, or perhaps it was because he appreciated this woman for risking her life to save him. Brandon didn't think too much of it and actually wanted to take care of her.