Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 231

Kayla had a point, so Mr. Carter nodded in agreement. “I’ll try to be as stealthy as possible so that he doesn’t find out.”

That would be best.

Kayla pulled out a jade piece and placed it in Mr. Carter’s hand. “Thank you for your hard work.”

Mr. Carter refused to take it. “I appreciate your kindness, but after working so many years for the Fulcher family, I have no need for this.”

The reason he disliked Diana had nothing to do with the favors he was doing for Kayla. He simply felt that Diana wasn’t good enough for Julian, and his sincere wish was for Julian to have a better life. It was why he was helping Kayla.

“I don’t mean to discredit your sincerity,” Kayla said humbly. “If you dislike these mundane items, I’ll prepare something else for you next time.”

“I’m happy as long as you and the master are happy,” Mr. Carter said, waving his hand dismissively.

Even though it was true, Kayla was confused by Mr. Carter’s attitude. Contempt filled her eyes as she watched Mr. Carter’s retreating back. Were there any servants in this world who didn’t want money?

good enough for him. However, Mr. Carter was a butler that had been with the Fulcher family for

and requested him to help her find better–quality jade pieces or something similar. When the time

Mr. Carter.

asked Kayla about her progress with Julian. He was delighted to hear about Diana becoming a mere nanny. He immediately praised Kayla, gushing, “You’re better than her,

joined the Fulcher family. It seemed his gamble of betting all his cards on Kayla

be driven out while Kayla and Julian would be married. He would appear at social gatherings bearing the title of father–in–law to

became. In the end, Kayla simply

everything would be fine as long as Diana divorced Julian completely and left

belly… Diana couldn’t be allowed

moment, Diana was downstairs,

from the manual labor she was forced to do that day. Cleaning the house was mindless work, but

sore from stretching her

incomplete design back at Esteem Creation.

leaned back on the couch, staring

her figure even more than usual; it was different than her usual