Bride To Be Not Me (Janice and Simon)

Heidi's mind went completely blank. Then, she quickly flipped through the resident records again, searching for any other woman with the last name Smith. There were none.

So... was it really Janice?

Heidi stumbled out of the property management office, stepping into the lingering cold winds of Greenfield City. For the first time, she felt uneasy.noveldrama

"Ms. Ryan?" Amber's voice snapped her back to reality.

No. That was impossible.

Janice couldn't be Shirley. After all, Janice had once pretended to be Shirley's student. Unless... Janice actually knew Shirley.

Heidi thought it over and decided that was the most likely explanation.

They probably knew each other, but Janice wasn't Shirley's student. The rumors had always said Shirley never took on students.

In that case, all those times she had pretended to be Shirley in front of Janice... Was she just making a fool of herself?

A wave of embarrassment and humiliation washed over her. But thanks to her shameless confidence, she quickly shook it off. So what if Janice knew Shirley? Shirley had already allowed her to use her name. Even if Janice figured it out, there was nothing to fear.

Reining in her emotions, Heidi took a deep breath. "Let's go."

She needed to perfect her crochet designs.

Once Janice was out of the picture, she would take her place and crush every single supervisor at Prosper Stitch Group who had once sided against her.

Ever since Edward and Janice started living under the same roof, Janice had noticed something different about Edward.

"You're riding with me to work?"

Together?

Wouldn't that mean everyone at the company would know about them?

Not only that, Edward would even coordinate his outfits with hers. At first glance, they almost looked like they were wearing matching couple's outfits.

Janice glanced at her camel-colored coat, then looked over at Edward. "Your coat... Is that new?"

"Yeah. Harrison bought it."

Harrison was the one who handled seasonal wardrobe changes for Edward- sometimes through custom orders, other times by picking out clothes at random. In his eyes, Edward looked good in anything.

The two of them took the Bentley to Prosper Stitch Group.

With the new work year in full swing, the streets buzzed with fresh energy.

As they drove, Edward said, "You need to leave someone reliable in charge of Refined Threads Co. You can't keep running back and forth every day. It's too much trouble."

"Yeah, but I don't have the right person for that."

Now that Refined Threads Co. was in her hands, she had to keep a close eye on it-especially with Simon lurking around. He was likely waiting to cause problems.

Edward didn't say anything else.

When they arrived at the company, they took the underground elevator, where

they ran into several employees who had just parked.

"Mr. Moore, Ms. Smith."

"Mr. Moore."

"Ms. Smith."

Janice greeted everyone in return.

She felt a little awkward.

Had anyone seen her getting out of Edward's car?

Some employees took notice of their coordinated outfits. A few were suspicious,

but no one thought too much of it.

They looked similar, but they weren't the same style.

The elevator arrived.

Janice and Edward didn't take the same one. She was heading to Product Division while most

employees were going to thevelet

finance office.

Just as she was about to step inside the elevator, Edward said, "Let's have lunch together. I'll come look for you."

The moment those words fell, the employees around them immediately perked up, their eyes widening.

That tone... Why did it sound a little too intimate?

His words weren't explicitly affectionate, but the way Edward said them felt personal.

Janice paused for a second, then smiled and nodded. "Alright."