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.

Marcus replied to her in a bright and crisp voice, “You must be Betty.”

her up, and pointed to his cheeks. “Little darling, you look

she immediately

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 tell everyone that Marcus was her

other hand,

filled with wisdom, just like his father’s, as he surveyed Marcus from head

was

him—with the sole exception of Julian. Marcus couldn’t

have a seat.” Diana invited him in

pleasantries, and

want to accept it, but Marcus said, “I heard from Nina that you two are close friends. If you don’t accept my gift, that means her family refuses to accept me.

words were thoughtful, and left much

all warm and fuzzy inside. She glanced at Nina, and instructed her servants

her Nina’s family, she had to return

fact, Nina’s

in Nina’s eyes over

didn’t dare think