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.”

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

said, his eyes fixed on the heavy wooden door of his study. He turned to sit on the couch and looked

up, but his tone became more frigid. “This

had gone to the old mansion, Carter had

not arguing. “Please

Mr.

eyebrow, his tone melting into something unreadable. “Then what

know my father was wrong. As his son and the highly paid assistant and child raised by your family,

in his

any nonsense defense from

However…

by my side,” Julian said, glancing at Noel. “There’s a whip on the bookshelves. Whip yourself ten times. Treat this as a

that said, he stood abruptly, swiftly headed for the door, and

at the sudden motion and tumbled into the room. Julian easily sidestepped the old man, clearly

took a lot of effort before Mr. Carter could right himself and

a Fulcher family butler. But you still have too much on your mind,” Julian

extremely generous by not punishing Mr. Carter, and was instead punishing him to ruthlessly