The Substitute Wife: My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire
Chapter 1289 Deep Embarrassment
For a moment, the whole world seemed to come to a standstill. The large reception room was so silent that only the breathing of its three occupants could be heard. The air was taut with embarrassment.
Lexi stopped midway through pushing the door open and froze. She didn’t expect to stumble upon such a scene behind the door. “Ah!” Janet screamed as she came back to her senses.
She immediately pushed Brandon away, spun around and ducked behind the sofa, hiding her face.
She felt so embarrassed!
She desperately wished that she could disappear right then and there! She had never felt that much embarrassment in her entire life!
Brandon, too, was jolted back to his senses. He coughed awkwardly and asked, “What’re you doing here, Lexi? I thought I told you that I’d be the assistant today and that you could have the day off?”
Lexi gulped and replied in a trembling voice, “You did, but Sean. asked me to come here. He… When he got your call, he thought there was an emergency, so he asked me to come and have a look… I didn’t expect…”
She didn’t expect that not only would there be no emergency, but also, that she’d interrupt Brandon and Janet.
Lexi felt helpless. She cursed Sean bitterly in her heart. Upon hearing her reason for being there, both Brandon and Janet rebuked Sean in their hearts as well.
At that same moment, Sean, who was out on a date with Estella at the amusement park, sneezed three times in a row. As he gazed up at the sky, he couldn’t help but think about his boss, who had just called him. He thought of himself as an outstanding assistant who hadn’t forgotten to get someone to attend to his boss’ issue whilst he was out on a date. He was quite certain that he’d get a promotion and a raise.
After explaining herself, Lexi left as quickly as she could, scared that she’d be fired if she spent another second there.
Noticing that Janet was still hiding behind the sofa, Brandon couldn’t help but feel helpless. “You can come out now. Lexi’s gone.”
With her face still buried in her palms, Janet remained crouched down behind the sofa, refusing to budge. Brandon was amused, and chuckled, “How long do you plan on staying down there?”
Janet responded in a muffled voice, “Leave me alone. I’m too embarrassed to come out.”
“Come on, don’t be like that.” Brandon walked over and lifted her up. “She’s gone. Everything’s alright.”
Janet flung herself into his arms and buried her head in his chest. “I feel so humiliated! How do I even face Lexi tomorrow?” Brandon wasn’t too thrilled to have been interrupted by Lexi. Upon hearing Janet’s worries, he said to her bluntly, “Don’t worry about it. If you think it’ll be too hard to work with her, you can fire her. I’ll get you a new assistant.”
Janet quickly took a step back, out of his embrace, and said, “No way! Lexi only came here because she was worried about us. She did nothing wrong.”
Brandon pinched her nose playfully and said, “Then don’t fire her. It’s your decision. All I want is for you to be happy.” Thinking about what had happened today, Janet sighed dejectedly. “Today’s been quite the day.”
Brandon couldn’t help but laugh. “Would you still like me to be your assistant next time?”
With a weak wave of her hand, Janet said, “No, Mr. Larson. You’re fired.”
If she allowed Brandon to act as her assistant for a few more days, she was only going to run into more trouble.
It was right about sunset at this time. Brandon glanced at the clock on the wall, and smiled. “Well, it’s time to get off work. My task is done. Let’s go home.”
As soon as Janet heard the words “get off work”, she felt an immediate surge of energy. After tidying up, she took Brandon’s hand, and the couple made preparations to head home.
As they were deciding what to eat for dinner, a mysterious figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
This took Janet by surprise. After taking a closer look, she realized that it was Garrett, who she hadn’t seen for a long time.