The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride (Ethan and Janet)
Chapter 489 Skydiving

Ethan got off the private plane.

Of late, he had been working on expanding the Larson Group's business to Barnes, so he would be staying there for a long while, handling the company's affairs.

But before that, he wanted to take Janet to his villa in Barnes.

Johanna was sitting on the sofa, enjoying her tea. Seeing Ethan come with several bags of gifts, she immediately stood up and welcomed him.

"We have enough of everything at home. You didn't have to buy us all these." She then called Beal, who was playing with the birds in the yard, "Beal, Ethan is here. Stop playing with the parrot. Come and join us."

Ethan respectfully placed the gifts on the table. "This is just a token of my respect and sincerity. Please accept them, Mrs. White."

Johanna pursed her lips and studied his face. She felt Ethan was a good man, both in terms of appearance and character.

She felt happy for Janet.

"What brings you here this time?" Considering he had come to meet them with bags of gifts, Johanna sensed there must be a good reason.

"I'm here to pick up Janet," Ethan replied honestly. "My villa in Barnes is ready. All the decoration works and arrangements are done. It's in Seaview Bay -- not far from here."

"That's very thoughtful of you." Beal walked in with his hands behind his back. His brows furrowed as he sized Ethan up.

Johanna didn't mind. Her impression of Ethan had changed. Besides, he and Janet had just gotten married. She didn't want to keep Janet away from her husband forever.

"Of course. But we have missed out a lot in her life and want to bond with her. You should bring Janet here at least twice a week."

"Of course, Mrs. White."

After gettingjohanna's permission, Ethan packed Janet's things, ready to take her home.

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After work, Janet received a call from Ethan that evening saying he had shifted all her things to their new house.

After moving out of the Whites' house, Janet was surprised by the frequent messages and calls from Lila.

"I feel lonely after you moved out. It's boring here without you. Why don't we go out for lunch tomorrow?" Lila texted her.

After the constant messages and persuasion, Janet finally agreed to go out for lunch with her.

However, it wasn't as awkward as before. Lila didn't come with her cocky friends this time. She seemed kinder now. "Janet, I'm really sorry for all the things I have said and done. Will you forgive me? Those were my friends' ideas. I don't hang out with them anymore. Now that I think about it, I feel ashamed of myself. They were all bad influences."

Lila sounded sincere.

"I'm glad you've changed. Mom has always been worried about you. I'm sure she will be happy to see you like this," Janet said flatly.

She wasn't a big fan of Lila. But considering they were family now, Janet put an effort to be nice to her.

The relationship between Johanna and Lila also got better since Lila started playing a loving sister to Janet. They bonded well. "Have you been hanging out with Janet?" Johanna asked as she brought soup from the kitchen. "I kept the soup warm for you."

Lila nodded.

She had blindly followed Charis's instructions. As expected, Johanna seemed to like her better now.

However, it didn't make Lila happy. Instead, it only broke her heart to know that she had to play nice with Janet to get the love and care from her parents.

That weekend, Charis called Lila.

"Are you free tomorrow? I have two tickets for skydiving. I had planned to go with my friend, but something came up. I have to go back and meet my family. I will give the tickets to you. You can have fun there." Lila had been thinking about what to do during the weekend, and she loved skydiving.

"But I don't have any friends now," she finally said. Her best friends didn't hang out with her anymore.

"Don't you have a sister?" Charis smiled, slyly indicating her to do something. "It would be a great opportunity to bond with her."