Julian’s Stand-In Wife chapter 1288

Julian departed after he spoke his piece, leaving Noel in a daze.

Regardless of whether Noel could comprehend or achieve it, Julian believed he had given enough guidance.

If Noel still didn’t understand…

Well, he might never find a bride.

A sly smile graced Julian’s face as he walked briskly toward the bedroom.

Ever since Jim returned to the Hughes Manor, it seemed as though every member of the Hughes family had an invisible silencer installed in their ears.

No one seemed to hear what others were saying, and no one was talking. The entire family was quieter than pin-drop silence. Even the servants brought tea and water with lightened footsteps.

Clank.

teacup was placed on the table, it made a soft noise. Before Jim could turn to look, the servant who had brought the tea knelt down on the ground. She trembled violently,

tears welled

and

only glanced at her briefly, and said, “It’s

speaking, someone came over,

outside. It was the same young

not that I didn’t want to spare her,” Jim said, as he wiped his hands with a warm white towel. He looked at the man across him, whose face had turned slightly pale. “It’s just that the housekeeper is

of the stick striking

twitched. He felt a

before him. Jim seemed kind, but was

“I understand,” Simon said.

the table, pretending nothing had happened. He made an effort not

for the

it weren’t for the car breaking down halfway and you offering

coincidences had brought them together today. It was as if they had

he had sacrificed to create this opportunity. Even the car with the flat tire Jim had encountered on the road was the result of Simon’s considerable efforts to disable

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