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.

attended that banquet three years ago, she hadn’t reconciled with Vans. Thus, he aimed to please her as much as he

But…

showed Nina the suit jacket in his arms. “I grabbed his jacket and refused

and Diana were

for Julian to hide himself

leaving his car behind and running off by himself just so

didn’t

idea how she could explain the current situation to Sean. Looking at him, she saw that his smile

in her heart vanishing in that instant. The sudden surge of desire to see Julian no matter what it took,

ached terribly as she

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

Sean realized that Diana and Betty were looking at him, he hurriedly tried to blink his

to Diana, “That’s fine. It’s not as

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

believe him if

‘Today’s the day we buy fresh