Mr. CEO, You're Just A Substitute novel Chapter 19

When Starry woke up on the second day, she felt much better.

She touched her forehead and found that her fever seemed to be gone.

Starry sat up on the bed for a while. Then she remembered that Izabella had stayed here last night.

Starry checked the time and found it was late. She frowned, got out of the bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Izabella had already woken up. When Starry went downstairs, Izabella was looking around the villa.

Seeing that Starry, in a beige sweater, looked much better, Izabella breathed a sigh of relief. "Little Starry, do you still have a fever?"

Starry shook her head with a smile, "No. Have you had breakfast?"

Then she walked towards the kitchen.

Seeing this, Izabella stopped her, "I ordered takeout. You're sick. Have a rest."

In order to please Filip, Starry had once taken a cooking class and studied for more than three months. She was a good cook and Izabella had been lucky enough to taste her cooking several times. Now she still missed it, but Starry was sick and Izabella didn't want her to be tired out.

And she herself was the little princess of the family, so she never learned how to cook.

Starry turned her head to look at her and walked out of the kitchen. She poured two glasses of warm water, "I'm sorry to bother you yesterday, Izabella. I'm much better today. You can go to work after breakfast."

Izabella did have something to do today. After breakfast, she had to leave Starry's villa.

After sending Izabella away, Starry took the medicine and turned on the computer in the study, intending to write a new book.

As soon as Filip returned to the company, Austin followed him into his office.

Filip frowned, "What's the matter?"

Austin handed over the documents in his hand, "Mr. Pearson, this is the information about Ms. Bradley's friend whom you asked me to investigate yesterday. Ms. Bradley went to pay tribute to a man called Sebastian Willis yesterday. This man died in a fire ten years ago, and he was the older brother of Edward Willis."

"I see. You can go out now."

Austin nodded and closed the door.

Filip took the file and knocked on it with his index and middle fingers, but he didn't open it.

He and Starry had divorced. There was no need for him to get to know her.

Thinking of this, Filip threw the file into the trash can.

In the afternoon, Austin came in and handed in some documents. When he saw the document in the trash can, he was stunned and wanted to remind Filip subconsciously.

However, as soon as he raised his head, he saw Filip's stone-cold eyes.

Austin was shocked but he didn't dare meddle in it. "I'll go out first, Mr. Pearson."

Filip withdrew his gaze and answered expressionlessly, "Okay."

Austin pursed his lips and didn't dare to say anything.

He felt that Sebastian looked a bit like Filip, but how dare Austin say that to Filip.

He had thought that Filip would open the file, so he had put many photos of Sebastian on it.

Unfortunately, the document was directly thrown into the trash can.

In fact, since Austin had worked for Filip for so many years, he should have realized that Filip was never a stickybeak.

Before Ms. Bradley and Filip had divorced, Filip didn't care about Ms. Bradley. As for what happened yesterday, it might be because Filip suddenly had a bit interest in her, but today he calmed down again. Since they had divorced, Filip wouldn't pay attention to what happened to her.

Hope Mr. Pearson won't regret that he hadn't read these materials today.

On January 26th, it was the Frances's eighty-year-old birthday. Filip had already asked Austin to prepare for it.

Filip, who didn't want to upset Frances, personally went back to the Pearson residence for the sake of the birthday party.

Because of the divorce between Filip and Starry, Frances was still angry.

Frances grew up in a prestigious family and she was shrewd in judging people. Starry was an upright person and treated Filip wholeheartedly. She had been performing her duty as a goof wife for Filip for five years, but Filip disappointed her.

Hearing Filip ask her what she would like to want this year, Frances didn't say a word. She just focused on trimming her flowers.

Filip, on the other hand, was very patient. He stood beside Frances, waiting for her to speak.

After more than half an hour, Frances arranged flowers well. Then she looked at Filip, "The birthday party is a form. I'm satisfied as long as you still care about me."

"Is there anyone you want to see?"

Frances didn't come from Araria City. Back then, she went south with the old Mr. Pearson, and all the relatives of her family were in the north.

But now, she was the only one alive among the brothers and sisters of the same generation. As for the other juniors, they didn't develop close relationships and had no affection for each other.

"I'm old now. What kind of old friend can I have? If you want me to say one, it's Starry."

Frances seemed to have guessed what Filip was thinking. Looking at his frowned eyebrows, she snorted, "I know what you are thinking. Don't worry. You are stubborn. I didn't mean to get you two back together. I didn't like Starry very much in the past, but she is gentle and patient. She came to talk with me every day. I'm used to her company.

"Now you have divorced, and the house is big and empty. I have only Martha to talk to every day."

Martha had been working for Frances for many years. When she heard this, she added, "But I'm not young anymore. I'm just talking with the lady about the old days. I don't have so many interesting new stories to tell as Ms. Bradley did."

Frances took a sip of hot tea, "If you really want to celebrate my birthday, you should personally invite Starry here. I don't care if she gives me a gift or not. I just miss her because I haven't seen her for a long time."

Filip took a look at Frances, "I see. Grandma, don't worry. Starry will be here that day."

Frances didn't respond, "Go ahead with your work. You are always a taciturn boy. You just stand there without saying much. I find it annoying now."

Filip was rendered speechless and had to leave.

Martha and Frances saw Filip's back and didn't say anything until he was out of sight. "Old lady, do you think that Filip and Ms. Bradley can still be together?" Martha asked.

Frances was stunned for a moment. "It's a matter of destiny. I won't force them to be together."

Hearing her words, Martha was a little surprised. "But, you just…"

Frances sighed and said slowly, "Martha, no matter how hard-hearted someone may be, they'll always have feelings. Time reveals a man's heart."

Frances was merely being stubborn verbally, after all.

What Frances said made Filip feel a little strange about Starry. He lowered his head and lit a cigarette. Thinking of what Frances had said to him just now, he felt that he really felt a bit guilty towards Starry.

She had done a lot for him.

But what's the point of talking about that now? They had divorced.