Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Noel’s face turned cold.

He came to rescue her, never intending to ask for money. It wasn’t because of her identity, but because she was a human being-just a young woman.

“Even if it wasn’t you, I would’ve come rushing over as soon as I sensed something wrong,” Noel said before exiting the car.

A few seconds later, the sound of the passenger door opening echoed in the car.

He had put some distance between them.

Throughout the journey, all she could see was the back of his head-pitch black, with thick hair resembling a forest.

She stared for a long time, and her eyes finally welled up with tears.

Bastard!

She clenched her teeth tightly, forbidding herself to cry out loud.

Wake up already!

She admonished herself. Noel had never liked her. Otherwise, why would he take money from her family and now speak such words when she was so vulnerable?

time to disembark.

“Cecilia.”

stared into her eyes and called her name again when

meet his gaze. Noel breathed a sigh of relief, as if nothing had happened, and

more ashamed

why Noel had changed his mind, not leaving the car but instead seeing her all the

that after what happened

clenched painfully, and embarrassment

once trusted him completely, revealing her vulnerable side during her moments of illness, which

vulnerability had become a weapon he used to stab her heart, causing discomfort and a

clutched her

clothes protecting her legs belonged

of everyone, she discarded that piece of clothing, exposing her fair thighs. With a sorrowful expression, she looked at

He despised her.

on making

To her bed.

and humiliated when he

was happening. Seeing the two in a tense situation, he quickly got out of the car. As soon as he caught sight of Cecilia’s exposed

had pressed down harshly, leaving behind a bruise

people’s imaginations to run