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.

doesn’t even remember my voice,” Noel replied, his voice

seemed to have finally found someone he could confide in.

wants to give me a check of 1.5 million dollars, saying that Cecilia’s too busy shopping and can’t be bothered to break up with 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 tarnish a lady’s reputation

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

said. “You need to see Cecilia in person, talk to her face to face, and confirm whether the

phone, and she said she wants to break up,”

her?” Julian asked. “When she said it over the phone, can you be sure that she

the sun after days of overcast

Only when we meet in

But…

let me meet Cecilia,” Noel continued,

to make sure you and Cecilia

hummed in agreement, his voice slightly hoarse

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

momentarily choked up by Julian’s