Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 164

Julian paused. Then, he said, “I already told you that we have to put up a realistic act. You need to move back into the villa and your room.”

With that said, he watched the servants setting things up in the bedroom silently before heading downstairs.

“Mr. Carter.”

Mr. Carter was in the kitchen, speaking with the chef about the next day’s dishes. When he heard Julian calling him, cold sweat broke out on his head.

“S–Sir…”

“Come with me to my study.”

“I’ll go with you, sir,” Noel said.

Usually, Noel only stayed in the villa if he had something to do. However, he hadn’t left today. Julian studied. the father–son pair and instantly understood.

“Alright.”

them, Noel knelt before Julian. Mr. Carter followed quietly and stood in the doorway, placing his ear to the door

is hostile toward Diana,” Julian said, his eyes fixed on the heavy wooden door of his study. He turned to sit on the couch and looked coldly

but his tone became more frigid. “This disobedience has

was referring to. When Julian had gone to the old mansion, Carter had called Noel

wrong,” Noel replied, not arguing. “Please do

Mr.

his tone melting into something unreadable. “Then what are you doing, kneeling to

and child raised by your

in his

any nonsense defense from Noel put him in a slightly better

However…

a whip on the bookshelves. Whip yourself ten times. Treat this as a warning

stood abruptly, swiftly headed for the door,

and tumbled into the

of effort before Mr. Carter could right

bad for a Fulcher family butler. But you still have too much on your mind,” Julian threw out his parting

of whipping could be heard. Noel didn’t go easy on himself, let alone before Mr. Carter. He understood that Julian had been extremely generous by not