Julian’s Stand-In Wife

She saw the man she loved since she was young look at her with coldness she couldn’t even imagine possible.

It was a chill that pierced straight to the bones.

The kind of chill that came from being flung into the deep end of the ocean, and almost drowning in it.

“Why do you find it disgusting?” Fanny demanded.

Since she lost her baby, Oliver didn’t offer a single word of comfort, not to mention show any concern for her body.

She already felt so insignificant and lowly. She felt miserable to no end, and pain filled her heart too.

She looked at him, and asked again, “Why do you find it disgusting?”

Fanny clenched her fists, curling her body up into a ball as she stood in a stance clear opposing Oliver.

Her expression was broken, telling of her sorrow and confusion.

And…

Hatred that billowed like waves inside her.

such great pain, yet he didn’t show any concern for her. She even had to ask him why he said it

he find her calling him

He drew closer till he was

He tightened his grip!

her pain intensify. She felt even

this man who

felt like such a stranger. It felt as if she had

mention, the fact that she saw him as a brother in her heart, the man who slept next to

She squeezed her words out from her throat, which

right

she asked him, wide-eyed, “Why did you

pain, but it was nothing

face was

like daggers piercing through her

even more hideous. “I tendencies. Fanny Smith, you just have to hear it from me despite already knowing the truth, is that

she had accidentally opened up

pieces, leaving behind only hatred and pain. The happiness they finally managed to find between them would vanish into

out

body was so overwhelming that she couldn’t

backseat, waiting for Oliver to throw out that bait