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…”

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

was time for him to feed

having Sean feed Julian the pill when

avoid all suspicion and make this seem like a case of

out the pill,

“Daddy, I’m sorry too.”

Enzo earlier, Sean didn’t

still saw him as a father. He couldn’t possibly do something as wicked

The only thing Sean could do was to let Julian make

on the floor, didn’t notice Sean taking out the pill. He could only hear Sean’s

one who did. I should be protecting you, but you keep having to shoulder the

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

mommy is waiting for you outside,” Julian said, thinking that Sean was silent because

could Sean not be scared?! They were surrounded by