All Chapters of The Substitute’s Redemption : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Breathless and weak in the knees, Jane could only bat uselessly at his firm chest. Just as she was beginning to feel smothered by the kiss, he broke away and released her.He exhaled a warm breath, belying the ice in his voice, “Remember Jane, I am your husband, you’re not allowed to kiss anyone but me and only I am allowed to kiss you!”Gasping, Jane took a moment to calm her nerves and regain her senses. His warning left her stunned.“What’s the matter with you, dear?”She didn’t understand how her husband, who had always been gentle and considerate towards her, had suddenly transformed into someone completely different.Bruce watched them, the Young Master was finally going to let his mask fall away and reveal his true colors; the icy, brooding paranoia simmering beneath the surface. If Jane couldn’t bear it and the two of them clashed, it would only lead to disaster — screaming ruinous disaster.Ethan forced down his emotions, like the sheathing of a cold, sharp blade. “I missed y

After sending the message, Ethan glanced sideways at Jane. She was truly a beauty and a spirited one at that. It was no surprise that she would have some admirers in university, but if anyone dared to try and take his woman away from him, they were as good as courting trouble.Jane had been studying the documents intently. Out of the blue, she exclaimed.“It turns out that a man’s private area full of nerves, making it incredibly easy to get an erection. How fascinating…”Ethan was speechless.Jane was examining the information purely through the lens of a medical student, with nothing indecent in mind which is why she didn’t give her words a second thought.But then, she noticed the way her husband was staring at her and was faced with the sudden urge to bite her tongue off. Her husband couldn’t engage in sexual intercourse so this must be a sensitive topic for him, she must have wounded his pride with what she had said. She laughed awkwardly, trying to break the tension.“Are you t

Ivy was taken aback, had she gotten her friend into trouble?“He heard everything? Was he angry at you?”“No”, Jane insisted, “He’s very good natured and is a good man”Ivy blew out an exasperated breath.“What use is that? He’s a cripple, he can’t give you or any other woman happiness. Why waste your youth on him? He may be rich but the way his illness keeps dragging out, it’s impossible to tell when he’ll be gone. Aren’t you the slightest bit concerned about your future?”Jane looked her friend in the eye.“I’m grateful to him, I’m willing to spend the rest of my life taking care of him. For the first time in my entire life, I’m happy”.“You’re my friend, Ivy, and I’m asking you to trust me. Even if you don’t like my husband, you should at least try and respect him, for my sake”.Her voice became stronger unconsciously, “This is my choice and I won’t regret it”.Ivy became stunned as her friend has never spoken like that to anyone before… least of all her.But Jane continued, “So sto

Jane was dumbstruck.“Why is it considered intimacy when you kiss me, and clinginess when I kiss you?”Her husband’s face was still as cool as ever.“Ah, you’ve caught me, I just wanted more of you for myself. Clever girl”.Now he was just making fun of her. Jane steeled her expression and rose from his lap.“Bruce said you have a gift for me. Where is it?”Ethan took her hand, and like a magician performing a trick, a necklace appeared in his palm. It glittered as it caught the light, resplendent and sparkling.Jane had never received a gift like this. “It’s beautiful!” she exclaimed, elated.“Let me put it on for you”.When he clasped the necklace around her neck, Jane heard a ding noise. She wasn’t familiar with luxury goods, but surely no jewelry clasp would produce a sound like that?“What’s that noise?”“The clasp of the necklace is held together by a magnetically locked button. If it’s forcibly unfastened, the necklace will be damaged and lose its value”.Ethan’s eyes simmered

“The nerve of you to show your face here, little sl*t. To think that filth like you exists in this world!”Jane pushed back her seat and stood, raking a cold gaze over the crowd around her. During her meal, she had heard a group of students sniggering at her but she hadn’t bothered with them.There wouldn’t have been a point rebutting whatever rumors they were cooking up; people would talk and spread nonsense as they pleased. But now that they were right in front of her, she couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.She had thought back on the texts Ivy had sent her before she had come down to the cafeteria. Someone had dug up her old pictures to compare with her now and claimed that she had hooked up with a rich man to get her hands on those branded, luxury goods.All because of two outfits which she had gotten on discount. It left her speechless, it was so illogical and so unbelievable. What was wrong with these people, to go to such contemptible lengths?“Who are you and why did you po