NovelEnglishThe Substitute Wife: My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire
Chapter 546: The MastermindOver the past couple of weeks, things hadn‘t been going too well for Janet.
What Lila had done really left a mark on her.
Noticing that Jlooked a little frustrated, Elizabeth invited her to go shopping that weekend to get her mind off of things.
Elizabeth, who seldom even talked to others, suddenly invited her to hang out, so Jfound herself unable to refuse.
Compared with Seacisco, the malls in Barnes were more accessible and down to earth.
On holidays and even weekends, there would be all kinds of interesting events held in the shopping malls.
As soon as they stepped inside the mall, Jsaw throngs of people bustling about.
Elizabeth was tall and fashionable, while Jwas incredibly pretty and petite.
The two women with vastly different styles soon attracted people‘s attention.
Jlooked around in search of any store she‘d be interested in.
Suddenly, her eyes landed on a man with a sunken face among the crowd.It was Jeff.
When did he get out of prison? Before Jcould figure it out, she saw that Jeff was holding a bottle of pale yellow liquid.
He glared at her with a ferocious look, like a wild beast eyeing its prey.
But before he could open the bottle of sulfuric acid, a group of men in black suddenly emerged and tackled him to the ground.
Seeing this, the crowd burst into an uproar and scattered like mice.Amidst the chaos, the bottle of sulfuric acid was thrown to the
ground and shattered.The liquid made a sizzling sound, steaming in the air and emitting a horrible smell.
"Who the fuck are you? Let go of me, you bastards!" Jeff‘s head was forcibly pressed down to the ground by the men in black.
He pounded the floor with his fists and craned his neck to glare at Jwith hatred.Just then, a man in a grey tracksuit and a
black baseball cap emerged from behind the men in black.
With his chin slightly raised, Ethan glanced at his men and said, "Take him away."
Jwas still in a state of shock.She walked up to Ethan and asked doubtfully, "I thought Jeff was supposed to be in prison?
How‘d he get out so soon?"
"Stago, a prison guard informedthat he had been released in advance."
When Ethan found out about this, he too was confused.It seemed that someone was taking action behind the scenes.
Ethan didn‘t act on it until now because he knew that there had to be someone powerful behind the curtain.
Besides, whoever was behind Jeff‘s release was probably the sperson who had orchestrated the parachute incident.He
hadn‘t been able to find who this mastermind was, and now, he had the chance.
Thus, Ethan didn‘t take any action but monitored Jeff in secret.
"Don‘t worry, honey.You can continue shopping with your friend.The bodyguards will protect you." Ethan‘s expression softened
as soon as he was with his wife.He touched Janet‘s hair gently and then turned around to leave.Still in a daze, Jglanced at
the bubbling yellow liquid on the ground with lingering fear.
*******
In the interrogation room, Ethan sat down with his legs crossed, his face hidden under the brim of his cap.His subordinate
finished strapping Jeff to the electric chair.
Jeff roared hoarsely, "Letgo! Let! Me! Go!" His voice and body were trembling.
"Enough with the bullshit.Who helped you get out of prison?" Ethan looked at his subordinate meaningfully, hinting at him to take
action.
Jeff was no stranger to the horrors of this electric chair and was one again scared out of his wits.
"I don‘t know! When I was still in prison, only one person cto visit me.She said she was Janet‘s friend and toldthat Janet
had hired someone to fuckup in prison.That‘s all, okay? I don‘t know anything else.Please letgo!"
"I‘ve asked the prison guard.No one has visited you."
"Do you really think I‘d lie right now? I‘m telling you the truth!" Jeff insisted desperately.
Ethan frowned.
"Okay, then what did the woman look like?"
"A brunette with shoulder–length hair and dressed in business attire.She looked beautiful, and more importantly, she looked
rich.Oh, and there was a mole above her left eyebrow.That‘s all I can tell you." . Ethan fell silent.
Jeff‘s description pointed to one woman–Charis.
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