Without telling my family, I became the substitute of a wealthy young man's beloved girl for two years.

After his beloved girl returned, I took the 300 million dollars in compensation he gave me and went back to my hometown happily.

To prevent neighbors from gossiping, I told them that I couldn't make it in the city and went home.

It happened to be a rainy day on the day back. I didn't want to trouble my mother Mary Wilson, so I asked my brother Ethan Wilson to pick me up.

Ethan agreed, "Okay, Scarlett. The car you bought for me is to serve you."

However, when I walked home in the rain, I realized that he hadn't gone out at all.

***

Standing at the door, I heard the fierce quarrel inside.

"Mom, give me all the cards that Scarlett gave to you. I'm going to exchange them for cash now. She can check the records of the transfer.

"Tell her that the car she bought for me was sent for repair. Don't let her know that I sold it."

My hand that was about to knock on the door froze in mid-air.

Before I had time to think about it, Ethan's footsteps were getting closer and closer. I quickly turned around and pretended that I had just gone upstairs.

He pushed the door open and saw me, with a forced smile on his face.

"Scarlett, it's raining so hard. Didn't I say I would pick you up? Why did you come back by yourself?"

I paused as I bent over to change my shoes and turned to meet Mary's inquiring gaze, who showed a frown on her face.

"It's okay. The train arrived early. I was afraid that Ethan would get wet in the rain, so I took a taxi back."

When Mary heard my words, she was so anxious that she almost rushed over.

"Scarlett, how could you take a taxi? The news said that those drivers deliberately take you on a long route to earn more. Ethan has a car. You can ask him to pick you up. Why..."

I held on to the shoe cabinet with my hands.

In fact, the car didn't arrive early at all.

The time I told Ethan was right, but he never took it seriously.

They probably knew I might stay at home for a long time, so they were busy discussing countermeasures and had long forgotten about picking me up.

In Mary's eyes, every penny I saved was for Ethan's future marriage.

There was bitterness in my eyes.

I reached out and opened the shoe cabinet to look for my slippers, but I didn't find them.

"Mom, where are my slippers?"

Mary said impatiently, "I don't know. I'm your mother, not a nanny."

But she knew exactly where Ethan's things were.

I didn't want to argue anymore and just bowed my head.

It was just a pair of slippers, and I would buy it tomorrow.

Ethan hesitated and said, "Scarlett. When Jenny came here, I didn't prepare anything, so I just picked up a pair of slippers for her. Maybe it's yours..."

He immediately lowered his head after he said that. He did something that even he felt embarrassed about.

Mary snorted coldly and said nothing. Then she turned to watch TV.

I walked in dragging two large suitcases, but no one came to help me.

I almost didn't recognize my room when I opened the door.

A pink girlish style replaced the previous simple white style, and the bed, windows, and everywhere were filled with the dolls I once hated the most.

I was very angry.

"Is this my bedroom? I just didn't come back for a year."

Ethan touched his nose awkwardly and looked at Mary on the sofa for help.

Mary seemed to have just reacted and said, "Well, I forgot to tell you. Your room hasn't been occupied for a long time, so I rented it out. You know the situation of our family. Ethan doesn't have a job..."

I interrupted her before she could finish.

"Didn't I buy a house for Ethan? Why did you rent my bedroom out?"

Hearing my question, Mary showed a gloomy face.

"If he wants to get married, a house is not enough. He has to give the girl and her family gifts. You are his sister but don't help him. I came up with a solution. Why are you questioning me?"

Mary was so angry that she crossed her arms over her chest and threw the remote control into the corner of the sofa.

I sneered, "So what's your plan? You rent out my bedroom to make money for him?"

Mary raised her eyebrows and looked at me. "Isn't this considered as your help for him?"

I took a few deep breaths and kept persuading myself in my heart.

Mary had been favoring my good-for-nothing brother for a long time. I came home to live permanently this time, so I couldn't quarrel with them.

I suppressed my anger and said, "Give me the key to Ethan's house. I'll live there first and move back when the tenant contract expires."

Hearing my words, they fell silent for a moment.

Ethan walked towards me with an awkward smile.

"Well... The wedding date has been set, and someone is living in the house now, so..."

I frowned.

"Who is living there? When are you getting married? Why I didn't know?"

Mary said in a cold voice, "You are a very busy person. You don't come home during the holidays. We dare not disturb you. We don't even know what kind of work you do in the city. Your father and I wanted to go to see you, but you refused us. We didn't dare to tell you such a troublesome thing as Ethan's marriage."

Every word she said made me feel upset.

Ethan forced a smile and said, "My girlfriend's parents are living there. We need their help to arrange the wedding. We can't afford that if they stay in a hotel all the time..."

I endured it.

"Isn't your wedding date coming up soon? They will go back after you get married. The house has three bedrooms. I can stay in the guest room, right?"

Ethan showed embarrassment on his face.

"Her parents and her brother probably won't go back for a while. Her brother is planning to settle down here and find a job."

I frowned deeply.

"I bought the house for you. Why did you let someone else live there?"

Mary immediately retorted, "If it weren't for the fact that you didn't give us more money, we wouldn't have given in to this extent. Do you think we want to?"

Afraid that Mary and I would quarrel, Ethan scratched his head and said, "Scarlett, I'll book a hotel for you first. You won't stay here for long anyway."

Mary slapped Ethan on the back.

"A hotel for one night is expensive. Are you crazy? There is a sofa at home."

I couldn't believe my ears.

I bought this house with my own money, but when I went home, I didn't have a place to stay.

I pointed at my bedroom angrily.

"I'm the landlord. You can't rent the room out without my permission, so it's invalid. I'm kicking her out today!"

As soon as I finished speaking, the door was opened from the outside.

A young and fashionable girl walked in and looked at us with confusion in her eyes.

"Ethan, Mrs. Wilson, who is this?"

I guessed she was the person living in my bedroom now.

She lived in the house I bought, but she didn't know who I was.

I said coldly, "I am your landlord. Pack up your things tonight and leave tomorrow."

Mary instantly got up from the sofa and slapped me in the face in public.

"I'm your mother. Why don't you kick me and Ethan out too? So you can live in this house alone."

I was shocked and stared at Mary's old face. She didn't show any pity or love in her eyes.

She didn't ask me why I came home or how hard it was for me outside.

It seemed that the meaning of my existence was to buy a house for my family and help Ethan.

I sneered, "Then you all move out. This is my house."

Mary was so angry that she lost her mind and rushed over to hit me.

Ethan pulled me out and looked embarrassed.

"The person living in your room is my future wife. When we met, she had no place to live, and my house hadn't been renovated yet. So Mom let her live in your room first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mary roared angrily, "She is an ungrateful girl. Has she forgotten who worked so hard to raise her? If it weren't for me, would she be alive today and make money in the city?

"Now that she has money, she wants to kick me out right away. Fine, I'll get out right now!"

I was so angry that I rushed into the house again.

"I bought this house for you to live in when you are old. Can't I live here now?

"I bought that house for Ethan to get married. Now it has nothing to do with me?"

Mary felt as if she had been stabbed in the soft spot.

She shouted as if lost her mind, "Your father died early, and I worked so hard to raise you and Ethan. Now you want a house from me? Believe it or not, I will die in front of you!"

I was still in a daze when Ethan pulled me out the door.

From childhood to adulthood, everything I did was to pave the way for Ethan.

I started working after graduating from high school.

Maybe Mary was right. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have had to start working so early or have met the wealthy man, Chris Watson, who wanted me to be his beloved girl's substitute.

Moreover, I wouldn't have had 300 million dollars now.

The night wind blew on my face, and it was freezing.

I randomly found a hotel to check into. Thinking about Ethan's face when he said he would book a hotel for me, I felt it funny.

When it was about to pay, he ran faster than anyone else.

This was my younger brother.

If I were a beggar on the street today, I believed that he would have kicked me out of the family right away.

I didn't sleep all night.

I received an invitation to the opening ceremony of a branch of the Watson Group, and then I looked for lawyers for advice online.

Before entering the door, I heard Ethan say that he had already sold the car I bought for him.

But the car and the two houses were all under my name.

I thought of this day when I bought them, so I gave Mary and Ethan two fake property deeds.

At that time, I thought that as long as they didn't make any trouble, they could live in the two houses and use the car as they wanted.

But I didn't expect this day to come.

They were originally quite polite to me perhaps because they thought I had a respectable job in the city.

Therefore, we could still maintain superficial peace.

But after they knew I couldn't make a living in the city and had to go home, their true colors were exposed.

I stayed in the hotel for one night.

Perhaps because I was spoiled too much by Chris, even the five-star hotel was not comfortable for me.

At dawn, I contacted the sales office to buy a house.

Without telling anyone, I moved into the new villa quietly.

I just moved into a new house and needed to buy a lot of daily necessities.

When I came out of the supermarket with two big bags, I could hardly walk.

"Let me help you."

I heard a female voice behind me and my eyes lit up instantly.

After chatting for a while, I found out that she was a newly hired employee of the branch of the Watson Group here, and her name was Sherry Lawson.

"You don't have a job? How about I recommend you? You can search the Watson Group. The bonus they give out is equivalent to what other companies would give you in a month."

When I heard about Chris' company, I couldn't help but feel a little timid.

When I was with him before, he often reminded me not to interfere in the company's affairs.

As a qualified substitute, I was very clear about his taboo, so even though I had been pampered for a few years, my understanding of the Watson Group was not even as good as that of a passerby.

Hearing Sherry's excited voice, I could only shake my head.

"I don't want to work for the time being..."

She raised her eyebrows helplessly.

"Well, the branch has just opened and is in need of people. I saw you a few times and felt that you might need a job. You seem to meet the boss' requirements, so..."

I knew she had good intentions, so I didn't say anything.

The only relationship between me and the Watson Group was probably that I served as their spokesperson.

Because I looked like Chris' beloved girl, he required me to cooperate with the company's photo activities during the contract period.

So I received an invitation to the opening of this branch.

As soon as I entered the house, Mary called.