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.

shoved Cecilia away, and said defensively, “Mr. Fulcher, please don’t misunderstand. Ms. Jarvis sees me as her mother. She’s

pulled Cecilia back gently, and pressed her down on the stool.

that, he gave Noel a look and

with a prescription. “This is

in the market were inferior in quality, and Shiloh trusted only the ones he

“Sure,” he agreed.

the door

when he returned to the room, Cecilia had

day. Julian was standing right there, so

was standing

disappeared in the

went off in search of her. But

a long while, he received a call

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

because he drove slowly. If he didn’t bear to leave so quickly,

for a

refused to be apart from Noel, work in the office just had to wait.

demand Noel