Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 79

At nine in the evening, Janet finally returned home with a shopping bag.

She had gone to several men's clothing shops, hoping to find the perfect outfit for Ethan.

Unfortunately, she didn't know his size. Therefore, she ended up buying a belt for him.

Ethan put away the documents on the table and looked at Janet. A frown lined his forehead as he realized she looked exhausted. "What happened? Why are you so late?"

He opened the refrigerator and took a bottle of soda.

"Well, I got caught up with something." Janet put the bag on the table and slumped on the sofa. "I'm thirsty. Grab me a bottle."

After a moment's thought, Ethan frowned and pressed the soda bottle against her cheek. Then, he sat beside her. "No. Are you on your period?" "Ethan! How... how did you know that?" Janet involuntary cupped her mouth with her palms and looked at him with wide eyes. She was both embarrassed and shocked.

It looked like the boundaries between them was getting thinner with every passing day.

Ethan slung his arm around her shoulder and raised his chin toward the bathroom. "You're very forgetful. You left the box of sanitary pads on the washbasin this morning. I've put them in the cabinet for you."

Janet didn't know what to say. Ethan tucked a loose strand of her hair behind her ear and smiled. "Did someone taunt you? You came home looking upset."

Janet sighed and told him everything about what Elaine had done at the shopping mall.

"Why didn't you call me? I would have taught her a lesson for bullying you." Ethan's face darkened. He leaned closer and pinched her cheek.

Janet slapped Ethan's hand away and nestled closer to him. "I could handle it myself!" she said, blinking at him. "Besides, there were surveillance cameras everywhere."

Ethan arched an eyebrow in reprimand. "Well, thankfully, there were surveillance cameras this time. What if there wasn't any way to prove your innocence?"

Janet pursed her lips and played with her fingers.

"I didn't think about it. Even otherwise, I don't think you'd be able to prove my innocence. It would have only been unnecessary trouble for you."

Ethan looked at her as a small smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "What makes you think I wouldn't have been able to help you?"

Dealing with such a problem was a piece of cake for Ethan. He could buy the entire shopping mall with the snap of a finger.

Every shop in the mall would belong to him, and his wife could just take anything she liked.