Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Despite Marcus’s status in showbiz, he didn’t have the confidence to ask the richest man in the country, who was also a stunning young man, whether he could see his wife.

The best way was to get Nina involved. To his surprise, however, they had unwittingly become a couple in name.

Marcus chuckled at the turn of events.

“I’m not being professional,” he said, “I’m really excited to see my godson and goddaughter.” With that, he instructed his assistant to retrieve the gift hampers from the boot of the car.

That was when Nina finally took a good look at the hampers—they were filled with toys, nutritional supplements, and even gemstones and calligraphy paintings, which looked as though they were treasures from an auction.

Nina wanted to tell him that he shouldn’t have gone to such an expense, when Marcus started greeting Diana and her children. They looked very pleased with Marcus, and were even more excited to see him than Nina.

That was especially so with Betty. Her bright eyes barely blinked as she stared at Marcus. “Godfather?” She called out in her adorable voice.

“Little darling, you look just like a beautiful princess. Can you kiss Godfather on his cheek?” Betty was so

happy, she kept her arms wrapped tight around Marcus’s neck. She kept bugging him to give her his signature so she could show it off to her classmates in school, and

the other

his father’s, as he surveyed Marcus from

Sean was clearly just a kid, yet he exuded such an imposing

him—with the sole exception of Julian. Marcus couldn’t see through those dark, unfathomable eyes of

seat.” Diana invited him in and offered

are close friends. If you don’t accept my gift, that means her family refuses to accept me. I’ll have to think about what other gifts I must present

instructed her servants to accept

Nina’s family, she had to return the

family… Tears almost welled up in Nina’s eyes over Diana’s