Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 439

Diana paused at the hesitant tone and asked, “What’s wrong? Will it be inconvenient for your cousin?”

“That’s not it,” the landlord replied. “It’s just… My cousin lives off of collecting rent. While he does have a lot of money, he doesn’t usually meet people, especially beautiful women. He gets tongue–tied when he does. Still, meeting in person is needed to talk about the terms of investment. Are you willing to have a screen between you two when you meet him?”

“That won’t be difficult,” Diana said, understanding an introvert’s behavior. “It’s good enough that he has an interest in investing. You can set the time and place.”

The landlord was silent for a while. Then, she quickly replied, “We can meet at the restaurant near your studio. We’ll make the reservations and meet tonight, is that okay?”

“That soon?” Diana felt that this was going surprisingly well.

There was still some doubt in her mind.

“Yes,” the landlord replied. “I don’t have any reason to lie to you anyway, and I’m still waiting to collect rent from you. If you’re doubtful, you can bring someone with you.”

“I didn’t mean it that way.” Diana hurried to explain. “For a moment, I find your cousin’s sudden appearance a bit too coincidental…”

Basically, this stranger came when Diana was near the end of her rope.

awkward, wealthy

she wouldn’t have had contact with if she wasn’t a

invest in her, he wouldn’t have

chuckled awkwardly. “It’s not like I can

for a moment

wealthy people was all the same; having too much money would always be trouble. They always had to find

she was a dirt–poor

“Please tell him I’ll see him

hung up, she thought there was something fishy about it the more she thought about

only interested in profits and liked to take advantage of things suddenly be so kind as to

who didn’t know where to spend his money, they

safety’s sake, Diana called Nina to accompany her. Fortunately, Nina got off work early today and drove over to wait for

traditional restaurant. It was mostly decorated with redwood, and the walls and ceilings were mostly decorated with simple yellow

walked in, it felt like they had entered an

At the same time…

could potentially be