Chapter 877
The Substitute Wife: My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire
The Substitute Wife My Poor Husband is a Billionaire
Chapter 877 Meet Derek Again
Janet stared at the pizza and swallowed.
âNo, thank you,â she replied, quickly suppressing her desire and regaining her composure. âAre you
going to Barnes for a fashion show?â she asked.
Were there any upcoming shows, though? Janet was a designer, so why didnât she know?
Derek put the pizza back into the box and took out some tissues to wipe his fingers. âMy home is in
Barnes,â he explained. âIâm going to stay at home and develop my career. Iâll probably cooperate with
W Marks Studio soon. I told my manager to negotiate with the studio, and the cooperation project is
being finalized.â 3
Handing Janet his business card, he added, âI 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.â Looking at Derekâs business card, Janet hesitated. She raised her hand towards it slightly
but in the end didnât take it.
Derek remained calm. He stood up and walked over to Janet, offering her the card again. âDonât get me
wrong,â he said. âI want you to give this to Draco for me. After I return to Barnes, Iâll be dealing with my
familyâs affairs first. I might not be able to visit W Marks anytime soon.â 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 Derekâs business card, it was plucked away by someone else.
Janet looked up and saw Brandon.
He stood in the aisle between Janet and Derekâs seats, carefully scrutinizing Derekâs business card. At
last, he threw it back onto Derekâs pizza box.
âIf you want to cooperate with Draco Wesley,â he said to Derek coldly, âyou should pay a visit to W
Marks in person. Itâs insincere if you ask someone else to p@ssyour card along. Plus, donât bother my
wife.â
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. âThe plane
is about to land,â she urged. âDonât just stand there.â
Derek returned to his seat and, for the moment, their battle was adjourned.
The stewardessâ voice soon came over the loudspeaker; the plane had arrived at Barnesâ airspace.
Watching the clouds billowing past the window, Janet suddenly heard the man complaining. âYou went
to a show and brought back an admirer.â 4
She turned to look in the direction of the complaint. Brandon was casually reading a magazine, as
though nothing had happened. He didnât even look like heâd just been speaking.
Janet was amused. In the past, when Charis had pestered Brandon, Janet had been jealous, too.
Brandon hadnât known about that, though.
âI didnât expect you to be like this,â Janet said playfully. She turned her head to look at Brandon, her
eyes smiling. Brandon frowned. He didnât say anything more, but began flipping the pages of the
magazine more aggressively.
Just as the plane was about to land, it jolted suddenly, several times.
The smile on Janetâs face disappeared, and her chest tightened. She instinctively held Brandonâs hand.
At first, Brandon didnât respond. Then, when he saw that Janet was scared, he immediately held her
hand and said, âDonât worry. Itâs normal for the plane to toss up and down a bit when it lands.â
Janet nodded silently, still covering her chest. Gradually, she managed to calm down.
Brandon and Janet held each otherâs hand tightly until the plane came to a stop.
âLet go of me already,â said Janet, flustered. âIâm going to take my backpack.â Blushing, she tried to get
rid of him. Brandon still held her hand. Graciously, he took the backpack from Janet, and they exited
the plane together affectionately.
Derek walked behind them, his eyes hidden behind sunglasses, watching their intertwined hands.