Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 1005

“Okay,” Julian said with a nod, even before Noel completed his sentence.

He was probably annoyed with Noel.

Noel smiled bitterly. He did something he shouldn’t have done. It was right of Mr. Fulcher to be annoyed with him.

To his surprise, Cecilia refused to let him go.

“Mommy, where are you going?”

Her words stopped Noel dead in his tracks.

“I…”

Before Noel could say anything further, Cecilia pulled her wrist out of Shiloh’s grasp and clung to Noel. Her touch made him feel like he was being thrown into a furnace. His entire body burned as he stood stock-still, staring at Julian.

Embarrassing.

Noel felt utterly and completely embarrassed.

Fulcher, please don’t misunderstand. Ms. Jarvis

down on the stool. He said

Noel a look and dismissed the

prescription. “This

market were inferior in quality, and Shiloh trusted only the ones he sourced himself. Julian understood

“Sure,” he agreed.

Shiloh to the door as they

to the

the middle of the day. Julian was standing right

one was standing guard at

had disappeared in the blink of

and he went off in search of her. But no matter how hard he

he received a

Fulcher,” Noel stammered. “M-Ms. Jarvis has been running after my car

wasn’t because he drove slowly. If he didn’t bear to leave so quickly, he wouldn’t have realized that Cecilia had been

a moment before saying,

Noel, work in the office just had to wait. Julian

didn’t expect Cecilia to demand Noel