Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Fanny walked into the washroom for a shower.

By the time she was done, Master Channing had left.

“It wasn’t appropriate for Dad to be around while you were showering,” Oliver

said.

Fanny nodded as she blow-dried her hair.

“So?” she pressed. “What wrong did he do to me? What did he do that made it

worth for you, the son he was most pleased with, to make amends to me with

your entire life?”

“Your hair is still wet,” Oliver said, not replying to Fanny’s question directly.

He even blew her hair dry for her for the first time, just to avoid answering her

question.

He didn’t even know how to do it properly.

Blow-drying someone’s hair had to be done slowly, from the front to the back.

Alternatively, one could hold the ends of the hair and slowly dry it. However,

Oliver flipped Fanny’s hair over and blew at her scalp at the maximum heat.

Water dripped from the ends of Fanny’s hair that Oliver flipped over down her

face, which eventually dried up. The entire process left her at sixes and sevens,

just like how things felt like with Oliver.

her mouth to ask

Master Channing when Oliver

kissed her.

“Fanny, don’t ask.”

If she asked…

able to continue the marriage the way

very first time, Fanny relented, even though she really

out

the number they dialed to Julian and Diana

That was Diana, sounding as clear and vulnerable as

It was just

was in fact resilient on the

beautiful woman, indeed.

been confident about her looks, and never found

could surpass her

that Fanny

used to

thought of how awestruck she was by Diana’s

latter brought a chuckle to her

people had

thankful Diana never entered the entertainment industry.

been that popular

understand why Fanny suddenly chuckled. She even

casually.

“Hello.”

made sorrow grow

Oliver never understood her.

thought that she would

fact, Oliver thought that she should be jealous of

why should Fanny be jealous of

couple, the priority shouldn’t