Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 877

Janet stared at the pizza and swallowed.

"No, thank you," she replied, quickly suppressing her desire and regaining her composure. "Are you going to Barnes for a fashion show?" she asked.

Were there any upcoming shows, though? Janet was a designer, so why didn't she know?

Derek put the pizza back into the box and took out some tissues to wipe his fingers. "My home is in Barnes," he explained. "I'm going to stay at home and develop my career. I'll probably cooperate with W Marks Studio soon. I told my manager to negotiate with the studio, and the cooperation project is being finalized."

Handing Janet his business card, he added, "I admire Draco very much. My manager also agrees that the garment I wore at Iridescent Show worked well on me. I hope I can cooperate with W Marks again in the future."

Looking at Derek's business card, Janet hesitated. She raised her hand towards it slightly but in the end didn't take it.

Derek remained calm. He stood up and walked over to Janet, offering her the card again. "Don't get me wrong," he said. "I want you to give this to Draco for me. After I return to Barnes, I'll be dealing with my family's affairs first. I might not be able to visit W Marks anytime soon."

Derek spoke in a businesslike manner. It would have been inappropriate for Janet to refuse his card. She ran her tongue over her dry lips. Just as she was about to take Derek's business card, it was plucked away by someone else.

Janet looked up and saw Brandon.

He stood in the aisle between Janet and Derek's seats, carefully scrutinizing Derek's business card. At last, he threw it back onto Derek's pizza box.

"If you want to cooperate with Draco Wesley," he said to Derek coldly, "you should pay a visit to W Marks in person. It's insincere if you ask someone else to pass your card along. Plus, don't bother my wife."

Derek pursed his lips and stood up straight. He looked at Brandon with an unfriendly expression. Brandon, who was half a head taller than Derek, put his hands in his pockets and looked down at Derek churlishly.

The two men eyeballed one another, and the atmosphere grew tense.

Afraid they might fight, Janet reached out her hand and pulled Brandon back into his seat. "The plane is about to land," she urged. "Don't just stand there."