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.”

said that, the door opened even

from inside—it was

and Diana left, Ian had been keeping his wife company in the room

laundry when he

after the incident with Lina, so he decided to take

was when he

Enzo with a trembling

hand, and slapped Enzo. Although he didn’t manage to hit Enzo right in his face, it was

Enzo.

gleam filled Enzo’s eyes as he held his cheek that was scratched by Ian’s nails. He spat on the floor,

old man out

human! But you’ll

this

his foot to kick

arranged beforehand stopped Enzo. “Mr. Jennings,

someone Julian left behind. He felt even

arm out to call for

team subdued the two bodyguards Julian

faces, then slapped them a

That was for Lina!

afraid even Mr. Fulcher wouldn’t ask me