Chapter 1497
Julian’s Stand-In Wife
Sue didnât want a daughter like this!
âIâm sadder than any of you about Ceciliaâs current situation, â she said. But the important thing now is to solve the problem.â
Noel sneered. âSo instead of dealing with that scumbag, the plan now is to get rid of Cecilia from the Jarvis family?
Because sheâs no longer the pampered, obedient, and perfect young lady you used to cherish? Because sheâs now a woman who has suffered from madness, one who has just experienced sexual harassment?â
Sue couldnât bear it any longer. âShut up! You donât understand!â
He simply didnât understand her love for Cecilia.
If Cecilia had called him first when she was in trouble, it proved she still loved him.
Since Cecilia loved him, then why not marry him?
Sue wasnât stopping them now!
The only way to divert attention from the pre-arranged blind date was to announce Cecilia and Noelâs engagement, claiming that the couple was deeply in love and perfect for each other.
Sue didnât want to waste more time talking with Noel. Her long-standing high position had made her very authoritarian and decisive.
âIâll buy you a house for a wedding gift, and the date is set for next month. I will also inform Julian about this.â
In other words, Noelâs opinion was irrelevant.
Why would it be?
The Jarvises were great, and allowing Noel to become their familyâs son-in-law was already a high honor.
Yet, Sue didnât offer to explain to Cecilia how she had accused Noel of taking money from the Jarvis family.
Moreoverâ¦
She treated Noel like Julianâs dog. It was as if Noel had no room for opposition as long as Julian agreed.
Fortunately, Noel was loyal to Julian.
Noel closed his eyes, and sighed. He stood outside the door, peering into the room through the window.
Cecilia was looking outside eagerly. When her gaze met his, surprise appeared on her face.
She had just asked him not to leave.
Noelâs heart was in a mess.
He thought the Jarvises would take care of everything, since they cared so much for her. He didnât expect Sue to treat Cecilia as a hot potato and throw her to his side.
He wondered if Cecilia had heard their conversation just now.
Noel suddenly felt sorry for her.
Sue had already gone downstairs, and he could still hear her talking to the servants. It seemed she was asking someone to change her clothes and put on light makeup.
Even when her daughter was in such a state, Sue was still more concerned about maintaining her proper and dignified image.
For the first time, Noel realized that terms like âproperâ and â dignifiedâ could be so ironic.
The longer Noel stayed outside the room, the dimmer Ceciliaâs eyes became.
She was already humble enough.
Even disregarding past frustration and expressing her plea for him to stay, Noel crushed her feelings underfoot.
She recalled the scene at Larryâs house-his hand on her body, his mouthâ¦like a nauseating, sticky insect crawling over her legs.
âUgh!â
Cecilia sat up abruptly, vomiting. The trauma she had experienced this time had only just begun.