Julian’s Stand-In Wife

For a moment, Sue couldn’t bring herself to speak.

But Cecilia was now in her room, having faced yet another unfortunate event.

Sue dared not think about how bad the situation had been.

All she knew was that her daughter was ruined-truly ruined this time.

Sue clenched her fists, looking at Noel. “It’s simple. Do you still like Cecilia?”

Noel remained silent.

From his silence, Sue detected a glimmer of encouragement.

“Noel, marry Cecilia. Someone will come over shortly, and I’ll announce your wedding date.”

Noel’s eyes widened, and there was mockery in his eyes.

“Mrs. Jarvis, have you forgotten that I took money from your family? Aren’t I just a greedy man who was interested in money, and wanted a woman who could care for me?”

In reality, he never took that money.

Sue had lied about it to encourage Cecilia to break up with him. Facing Noel’s scorn in person, she felt as if someone had slapped her in the face. She was so ashamed, she couldn’t say a word.

still spoke, “Mr. Carter, I apologize. You saw the state Cecilia was in. She’s really not suitable to meet anyone. Also, a prospective marriage candidate arranged I have arranged for is coming over soon, rt It would be

had also invited the young man’s mother to show

wealthy ladies would gather to play cards. Now, the

Cecilia didn’t come down to meet them. They might even come upstairs to check on her

Cecilia’s current state, it wasn’t

appointment, and the agreed-upon time was

they found out about Cecilia’s

dared not think about

Cecilia’s previous bout of madness had

her current

Cecilia’s legs when Noel had carried her over earlier, and her heart

want, we’ll give it to you.”

about marrying Cecilia before. However, he had never imagined

looked at Sue. “With Ms. Jarvis’s current condition, it’s not an appropriate time to talk about marriage. My men have the scum who hurt her under control in his own home. If you rush over now and make a

“Absolutely not!”

suddenly became agitated. She had always prided herself on being dignified, but now, she had lost even that. All that remained was panic and

is very important! Cecilia has come to this point largely

had already planned out

celebrities and the wealthy in Richburgh wouldn’t

if someone wanted to marry her,