Julian’s Stand-In Wife

The four of them left the neighborhood, laughing and chatting away.

Nina couldn’t fulfil Betty’s request of persuading Julian into coming into see them.

Still, she made Vans stay outside to keep watch. That way, she would have an explanation for Betty should the girl demand for one.

Thankfully, Vans was still around. That meant that Julian was still around too, even though he didn’t walk in. His car was still around as well.

Nina sighed in relief as she brought them all to his car.

Yet the closer they approached the car, the more obvious Vans’s displeasure was.

“What’s the matter?” Nina asked.

A bad feeling rose in her chest. She carried Betty, and walked ahead of Diana. Upon looking into the car, she realized that no one was inside.

Panicked, she demanded, ‘Where is he?”

Vans looked helplessly at her.

she hadn’t reconciled with Vans. Thus, he aimed to please

But…

in his arms. “I grabbed his jacket and refused to let him go, but he removed it and

and Diana were

need for Julian to hide himself

car behind and running off by himself just so he

Sean didn’t know what to

had no idea how she could explain the current situation to Sean. Looking at him, she saw that his smile had

heart vanishing in that instant. The sudden surge of desire to see Julian no matter what it took, and the determination to take a step toward

terribly as

welling up in Sean’s eyes-eyes that resembled Julian’s

at him, he hurriedly tried to blink his tears

fine. It’s not as if I

and said, “Do you still want to see him? As long

Diana wouldn’t believe him if he didn’t tell her the

He looked at Diana. ‘Today’s the day we buy fresh flowers for that old grandma