Julian's Stand in Wife

He was a man! Couldn’t he take the initiative?

Just as she was thinking this, Noel reached out with his other hand and held hers.

He looked at her with bright eyes, just like he had done when she was sick, and announced, “Cecilia, I’ll treat you well for a lifetime!”

What was the use of such a solemn promise?

Just like his efforts when she was sick, everything had been done deliberately with ulterior motives!

He had only wanted to elevate his status by becoming the Jarvis family’s son-in-law.

Marrying her wasn’t important. What mattered was that by marrying her, he could transform his status as an assistant in the Fulcher family to the distinguished son-in-law of the Jarvis family.

With just one wedding, Noel could shake off the traces of his roots and transform into something so much better.

This was the result of Sue’s analysis for Cecilia.

“Sweetie.”

a term of endearment for a girl in the South, something commonly

had returned

She nodded. “Mom.”

might think I’m exaggerating, but I’ve walked a longer road and seen more marriages than you can imagine. In marriages where the families don’t match, very few last. As for you and Noel… He couldn’t even pass the test of taking money. Do you expect him to marry you, take care of you, and love you for a

shaken after hearing

money. The moment he took money from the Jarvises, there was no doubt he

having a substantial amount of money himself—judging by his salary and the restaurant he owned—he was still after

a greedy man had

fists, and focused on the man across from her. He was the blind date her

how absurd it was, it

see his facial features, no matter how much she strained to look. She couldn’t even make

was all blurry, with only a very general

could a silhouette

men were generally tall, and many had a build and height similar to Noel’s. It