Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Unfortunately, she had thrown all the money in her bag.

She wanted to continue pelting Noel, but there was nothing left to throw.

In Cecilia’s eyes, there was a profound lack of trust.

At this point, whatever Noel said was useless—Cecilia simply didn’t trust him.

In fact, it felt like she had never trusted him!

At this point, Noel didn’t say anything further.

He simply crouched down, quietly picking up the scattered bills from the ground slowly. He lost count of how many bills he’d collected when he couldn’t pick up the next one.

It was because Cecilia’s foot had landed on his hand as he was trying to pick up the bill. She pressed down slowly, almost breaking his hand.

Seeing the conflicted and pained expression on Noel’s face, Cecilia felt a surge of satisfaction in her heart. It was as if the pent-up frustration of these days had finally found an outlet.

“Does it hurt?” she asked him.

Noel replied truthfully, “Yes, it hurts.”

“That’s good!”

be the only one crying in

she be the only one with no time to think about dressing

petty gains right in front of them

you to be so anxious to pick up the money from the ground just because you can’t stand to see money disappear?

this money to buy his

Noel’s hands were

soon

here, and someone yelled for the manager to

it was Cecilia, the manager immediately called out,

family! No matter where she was, there was always someone who could recognize her at first

And what about Noel?

then raised an eyebrow, pointing at Noel as she asked him, “I am Ms. Jarvis. Do you know who he is?”Books Chapters

face. But because Cecilia was pressing down on his fingers, his facial features twisted, and there was a layer of sweat on his

the manager saw his appearance, he

This man, whom Ms.

the boss of

hadn’t visited this Japanese restaurant since it opened, he had personally interviewed the

he wasn’t mistaken. Their boss was young and generous, treating their employees well and not hesitating to spend money on