Julian’s Stand-In Wife

He was like a robot always on standby, ready in his best condition to double down and work.

Yet, this time, he looked so distracted.

Sometimes, even when there was a commotion outside, Noel would continue standing rooted to the spot in a daze, as if he didn’t hear anything at all.

Seeing him so unlike himself, Diana sighed. She decided to let Julian talk to Noel.

Julian’s words carried more weight to Noel. Noel might heed his counsel, and give himself and Cecilia another chance.

Julian disagreed, however. Diana out, he analyzed the situation for her. “He wouldn’t listen to me. You don’t understand. Firstly, his pride has suffered a beating. Secondly, he felt like he was let down for trusting her.”

The problem between him and Cecilia wasn’t going to be easily resolved.

“Noel’s probably going to feel down for a period. The Jarvises clearly have a hand in this, in an attempt to stop them from being together.”

New problems would arise even after resolving this misunderstanding. Whatever it was, the Jarvises would never let Noel be with Cecilia.

“Oh, right,” Diana said.

something clicked in her mind. She suddenly recalled what Cecilia said during

the Jarvises don’t even want you and I to be

invite Cecilia out because

expect that Cecilia’s refusal to

in secret, so that her mom doesn’t find out.” Diana found it strange.

in contact with anyone from our family. I suspect that aside from looking down on Noel and his family

Cecilia to get together. Ever since then, they’ve hated us so intensely they don’t want us

made sense to Julian and Diana that the Jarvises refused to let Cecilia

didn’t think

Noel and were busy thinking of solutions

washing and drying her hair, talking gently to the babies in Diana’s womb, and so

was a

to help Noel,

way at the training camp, couldn’t seem to fall

He was terrified.

he was being bullied. Although he didn’t really get along with his dorm mates, none of them actually