Julian’s Stand-In Wife

“The best thing you can do to help me is to pretend to be dead,” Marcus said plainly, ignorant as to how piercing his words were.

As they waited for news of Fanny, the assistant set up the equipment.

Marcus was intending to make his statement through a video.

The assistant was professional and worked efficiently, swiftly setting up a white background behind Marcus. He looked used to carrying these things around.

When he opened his luggage, Nina could see that it was filled with all sorts of filming equipment.

Her occupational hazard set in. Facing a superstar like Marcus, especially in such proximity, she itched for the chance to take some photos.

Click!

She pressed the shutter, and immediately saw the dark look on Marcus’ face.

“Nina Ashlee!” he growled through gritted teeth.

The assistant was stunned. Marcus Jensen rarely showed such emotion, but he was behaving so abnormally today before Ms. Ashlee. He had never seen such life on Marcus’s face, where signs of laughter and even anger finally graced it.

Something was wrong!

by his spirit of professionalism, the assistant asked, “Mr. Jensen, you seem to be displaying signs of falling in love with

he was done speaking, Marcus glared at him like he was an idiot. “Can’t you see that she’s taking

said,

long as Nina stayed here, there was no way she could publish the photos and cause

wasn’t usually so muddle- headed, yet today, his assistant

with displeasure, and it remained so even during the

retake many

feedback they received after

that Marcus was in

of accusing him of not taking responsibility for a woman. It was starting to get

say. It was the current buzzword for views, and

A cult rooting for

internet’s filled with strange people,” Nina sighed, feeling

for getting

looking at the woman before him. With a half-smile, he added, “As long as you take responsibility

couldn’t shirk responsibility.