Julian's Stand in Wife

It was a silent admission to Cecilia’s question.

Noel was indeed the boss of this restaurant.

Cecilia nodded. “It’s probably him.”

Now that she thought about it, what she said to Noel earlier along the corridor probably sounded like a joke to him.

“How evil could he be?” Cecilia snarled, angrier than she was before.

Even her heart was thumping madly, rising to her throat. She felt embarrassed, amidst mixed feelings.

Diana became increasingly confused. “How is he cruel? Did your chat with Noel not go well? You didn’t reconcile with him?”

Reconcile?

Cecilia sneered, then looked at Fanny. “You’re more familiar with business. How much money do you think is needed to open a restaurant like this?”

“From investment to promotion, which is akin to going from zero to one, which includes rent, renovation, various materials and prepayment of labor, it’s around 1.5 million.”

1.5 million.

What a familiar figure.

turned to

from my family to invest in opening this

boss of this restaurant, but he remained silent when I told him that the manager knows me but not him. He must have been mocking me in

didn’t quite understand Cecilia. “Noel took 1.5 million

sound of it alone seemed

explaining things

for Julian, it’s not impossible for him to have a few

Cecilia denied instantly. “My mom told me herself. Noel took the check for 1.5 million to break up with me. When I said this to him, he didn’t

money that the manager sent on a tray. “Does rejecting this bit of money while taking that 1.5

What a joke!

moment he took that 1.5 million, he had no dignity to

must be a misunderstanding

face prevented her from saying any further. She could only

look in Cecilia’s face,

I really like you,” Fanny said, patting the bag Cecilia gave her. “I’ll definitely carry

and eat some salmon. I heard foie gras, salmon, and caviar taste great when paired with sweet

and filling one’s stomach would make one feel

stopped Fanny from taking the salmon, looking at her stomach. “If you’re really pregnant, eating raw fish might cause a parasitic infection. That

you have to watch

else did you expect? Do you really think

and think it’s easy, just because many women