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.”

door opened

out from inside—it was

Ian had been keeping his wife company in the room as she recuperated. He

yard to keep their laundry when he saw someone approaching their

felt uneasy, especially after the incident with

was when he overheard

Enzo with a

manage to hit Enzo right in his face, it was enough

Enzo.

his cheek that was scratched by Ian’s nails. He

man out

old fogy! I’m a human! But you’ll soon no longer

to turn this old man into

lifted his foot

beforehand stopped Enzo. “Mr. Jennings, please

was someone Julian left behind. He felt even more grateful to

disregarded the bodyguard completely. He stretched his arm

the team subdued the two bodyguards Julian had

bodyguards’ faces, then slapped them a couple of

That was for Lina!

Mr. Fulcher wouldn’t ask me to show