Chapter 412

Janet clenched her fists so tightly that her fingernails dug into her palms.

Even though Ethan’s explanation made sense, she still felt inexplicably sad.

The man standing in front of her now was graceful, gentle, yet indisputably powerful. He was wearing an expensive suit, leather shoes, a luxury watch…

Janet couldn’t help but feel like they were not from the same world.

She had grown close to Ethan, but now she felt that there was still an insurmountable gap between them.

A lump formed in her throat. “But you lied to me, Mr. Larson.”

The words “Mr. Larson” cemented the huge gap between them.

With tears in her eyes, she said, “Even if I knew your other identity, I wouldn’t have leaped at the chance to announce to the world that I am Mrs. Larson. I still would’ve wanted to be an employee at the Larson Group. Did you think that women have to be housewife after marrying a rich husband? Or were you afraid that I would take advantage of the situation after finding out that you are the CEO of the Larson Group? You don’t trust me, do you?”

“You misunderstand me, Janet,” Ethan started to say.

“I do trust you. I just feel that you will be hurt if we can’t tell the world that you’re Brandon Larson’s wife.”

Janet shook her head and bit her lower lip, trying so hard not to cry. “You never thought that I’d like to be by your side as Ethan Lester’s wife even if I found out the truth. Because of that, you lied to me countless times. I was so stupid to think that I was just lucky! I had even started to wonder if you and Brandon were either lovers or twins. Did you think it was fun to keep me in the dark like some fool?”

Seeing Janet’s mounting anger, Ethan was at a loss for words. He could only lower his head and keep silent, like a child who knew he had done something wrong.

Ethan had chosen not to tell her the truth because he believed it wasn’t the right time. Now, he was tongue tied.

Seeing that Ethan had fallen silent, Janet stopped asking him questions.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to her. She stood up and asked in a panic, “Is it possible that… you know Laney?”

Laney always showed up when she was in danger and had saved her on more than one occasion. She had always chalked it up to luck, but now, she wasn’t so sure.

Ethan’s heart skipped a beat. He didn’t dare to deny it. He looked up at Janet cautiously and said, “Yes.

Laney is a bodyguard I hired to protect you, because—”

“You don’t have to tell me anything more, Mr. Larson. No wonder she’s so good at fighting. Now I understand…”

Her voice trailed off to a whisper. In the end, she looked up dejectedly and said, “My husband has been lying to me from the beginning, and so has my best friend.”

Ethan rushed to Janet and grabbed her wrist, explaining in a hoarse voice, “I did all those things for a reason. I had no choice—”

“Get your hands off me! Stop defending yourself, Ethan!” With her mind in a mess, Janet slapped Ethan’s hand away and took two steps back.

The memories of the past resurfaced in her mind.

“My name is Laney Garcia… I was just passing by when I saw you fall into the river…”

“This is my house. Please make do with it first. When we have the money, we can move into a bigger house…”

“How do I know what’s real and what’s not?” Trembling, Janet raised her head to look at Ethan, unable to hold back her tears any longer.

Before Ethan could say anything, tears streaming down her face. She turned around and ran out, slamming the door shut behind her.