Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Sean gently pinched Betty’s face.

Betty nodded. “When will you and Daddy come out?”

Sean had no idea.

The only thing he knew was that Enzo didn’t intend to let them leave in one piece. Ever since Enzo gave him that pill, Sean had a bad feeling.

Perhaps both he and his father wouldn’t make it out of this place alive. Ensuring his sister’s safety was the most ideal outcome.

“Very soon,” Sean said, trying to persuade Betty not to be sad. He then told

Tommy to send Betty away, while he headed back to the house where Julian was locked in.

This was the first time he saw his father in such a terrible state.

Julian looked like very dizzy, his hands clutching his head and his eyes shut tight. When he heard Sean’s footsteps, he opened his eyes.

“Sean, I…”

sorry,” Sean said, stepping forward to hold Julian’s hand. He looked around, and saw that there was no one else except

to feed Julian the pill

Sean feed Julian the pill when no

that Enzo wanted to avoid all suspicion and make this seem like a case of a child accidentally feeding his father poison, thereby causing his father’s

took out the pill, his

“Daddy, I’m sorry too.”

Enzo earlier, Sean

how biased Julian was, Sean still saw him as a father.

ensure his mother’s safety. The only thing Sean could do was

notice Sean taking out the pill. He could only hear Sean’s apology,

did. I should be protecting you, but you keep having to shoulder the burden as the

know when the drug would wear off, and what its side effects were. Yet, so long as he still breathed, he would never

outside,” Julian said, thinking that Sean was silent because he was afraid. “Sean, don’t be

be scared?! They were surrounded by