Julian’s Stand-In Wife

“Have you really not compared yourself with Betty before?” Julian asked in disbelief.

He knew Sean protected Betty all the time, always standing in front of her and defending her. But how could he possibly not compare himself to her in the midst of doing so?

‘You want to be protected too, right?” Julian grabbed Sean’s hand before he stubbornly stood up to walk away.

This was the first time the father and son pair held hands after so many days. Julian ran his fingers over each one of Sean’s.

“Daddy’s protecting you.”

His words were sudden.

Sean’s heart leaped as he suddenly realized something. When he turned back, he saw that Julian had taken the pill.

“Daddy!”

panicked, all thoughts in his mind vanishing into thin air. He crouched next to Julian anxiously, trying hard

kept his mouth shut

ingesting the pill, he finally opened his mouth to speak. “It’s

to have

Mommy over me, but I’ve never chosen Betty over you. I’ve always wanted

and a human being was just too weak. In the face of these drugs and cunning schemes, he found himself unable

to give Sean the correct answer. “I’ve already called the police, but I had insufficient evidence before. Now

use of the

were going to be fleeced of their money. If that happened, many

disregard the well-being of others. But now, not only was he Sean and Betty*s father, but

think of a faster way to gather hard evidence

had to use himself as bait, which might in turn bring blessings upon his

they would be

them so