Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Something was seriously wrong.

Not only was there a damp, bloody scent, but there also seemed to be someone crying-a suppressed, subtle sobbing.

If Noel hadn’t undergone special training before, he wouldn’t be able to discern it at all.

At this moment, the neighbor had returned with many other neighbors.

“Oh my!” Although she didn’t know why Larry’s door was already open, she assumed he was taking a shower when she heard the sound of water. “No thieves here! I made a big deal out of nothing.”

She was about to pull Noel out, muttering, “Next time I see Larry, I’ll have to apologize to him.”

However, Noel refused to budge.

“Hey, what’s going on?” The lady tugged a few times, and found that the young man she brought along was unmoving, rooted to the spot.

Tm here to save someone,” Noel declared. His aura at that moment could rival Julian’s, and he appeared very intimidating.

While the lady was about to say something, Noel broke free from her grasp.

Without waiting for the others to react, he picked up a rolling pin and smashed the bathroom window.

Bang!

Crash!

Noel promptly took off his

Everyone was dumbfounded.

had no idea how all of this had happened or how Noel had come to her side, shielding her from the

unable to cover Cecilia’s legs entirely. The more exposed they were, the more chilling

was the first

on here?” She shouted for a few people to help lift Larry,

kept asking, “Larry, is this

they had told the old neighbors that they were making room for

assumed the young couple was having fun in the

a face of both terror and anger,

furious. He looked as if he

but Noel did. “She’s not his fiancee.

twitched, and she instinctively wanted to retort. But with so many people watching, she didn’t dare. She just wanted to get out of

suit, enclosing not only her body but

Cecilia felt, though

gaze lingering on Noel’s hands around her