Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 864

Noticing Janet's gaze, Derek dismissed the women around him and walked up to Janet.

He propped his elbows against the bar counter and asked with jest, "Do you feel out of place? Well, you don't look like you're supposed to be here. You look... mystifying."

Janet put her bag and shawl on the counter and retorted, "If you think that I don't belong here because I'm wearing old-fashioned clothes, then just say so. Stop beating around the bush."

Derek put down the glass and raised his both hands as if to surrender. "Miss, don't get me wrong. What I want to say is that your beauty is timeless, unlike those girls who are just pretty because of their makeup."

Janet fell silent. It was not every day she got to hear someone compliment her for what she looked like.

The Lind family had imprinted on her mind that she was ugly, which made her self-conscious and insecure for a long time. But after meeting Brandon, she eventually regained her confidence. However, the way that the Lind family had body-shamed her still brought a pang in her heart.

Janet smiled faintly. Derek's sincere compliment felt good. But just as she was about to speak, a voice of a woman came from behind.

"Derek, what are you doing here?"

A group of women walked over to them. They were the female designers whom Derek had sent away.

At this moment, he patted Janet on the shoulder and introduced her to everyone. "This is Janet. She's from W Marks Studio that had created the grand finale at Iridescent Show."

In an instant, about a dozen pairs of eyes shifted to Janet. They looked at her from head to toe and realized something.

"The video of their new collection on Iridescent Show went viral. I didn't expect that W Marks would ask such a young lady to represent them."

Everyone stared at Janet with a look of admiration.

"Wow. You were able to join W Marks at such a young age. You're truly incredible."

Everyone in the model circle knew Draco, so they were all in awe of Janet.