Julian's Stand in Wife

After leaving the café, Noel didn’t take his car. He walked aimlessly on the street instead. For the first time, he felt that though Richburgh was vast, he couldn’t find a place to belong.

He was alone…

Like a lost soul.

Even when Julian called, Noel couldn’t muster the energy to talk to his boss.

After finally finishing his work report, Julian found it strange and asked, “You still haven’t had a successful kiss?”

If the kiss had been successful, Noel should be full of spirit right now and not so listless.

“You said you wanted to prepare a memorable and heartfelt confession for Cecilia. Did it work?”

Did it work?

Noel hadn’t even seen her face.

remember my voice,” Noel

Noel seemed to have finally found someone he

me in person. The Jarvises are using that to compensate me and remind me of this ‘favor’ after the breakup. They don’t want Cecilia’s illness to be publicized. Am I so despicable in their eyes? That I’d want to

a little angry over what the Jarvises had done. It was mainly because to him, Noel wasn’t just an

listen to Sue,” Julian said. “You need to see Cecilia in person, talk

already talked to her on the phone, and she said

said it over the phone, can you be

to seeing the

Jarvis. Only when

But…

Jarvis won’t let me meet

a way to make sure you and Cecilia get to

his voice slightly hoarse from

didn’t hold back at all, and said bluntly, “Okay, that’s enough. Remember when we were trapped in the high seas, hunted everywhere, and people were trying to kill us abroad, with severe injuries? You never shed a tear. Is it really worth crying like this for a woman? You’re just so

choked up by Julian’s words, and