Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Enzo stopped the car, then let Lina out before alighting himself. He walked toward Ian’s house, and stood right outside the door.

What a familiar place it was.

Lina didn’t notice the disdain in Enzo’s eyes at all, and mumbled, “Those two old fogies were so arrogant! They even said

that their ugly daughter had a fling with you.”

The moment these words escaped her mouth, she knew they were inappropriate. She hurriedly added, “Not a fling, but

“You’re not wrong to say that,” Enzo said, not minding Lina’s vulgar choice of words.

Both of them didn’t excel in school and weren’t exceptionally cultured people. They were considered academic failures by

the world’s standards.

Despite that, they lived comfortable lives thanks to their parents and the Jennings family’s wealthy background. But when

the Jennings family became bankrupt a few years ago, they descended to the bottom rung of the social ladder.

Heavens knew what Enzo did to climb up from that bottom rung to where he was right now.

He had heard worse than Lina’s vulgar words. “You’re not wrong to say that. I did have a fling with their ugly daughter.”

that, the door opened even

from inside—it was Ian

his wife

to keep their laundry when he saw someone approaching

incident with Lina, so he decided to

when he overheard what

with a

to hit Enzo right in his

Enzo.

filled Enzo’s eyes as he held his cheek that was scratched by Ian’s nails. He

man out of the

But you’ll

turn this old man

his foot to kick

stopped Enzo. “Mr. Jennings, please

someone Julian left behind. He felt even more grateful

disregarded the bodyguard completely. He stretched his arm out to call

the two bodyguards Julian

the two bodyguards’ faces, then slapped

That was for Lina!

“I’m afraid even Mr. Fulcher wouldn’t ask me to