Julian's Stand in Wife novel Chapter 1303

Yet…

Crash!

Noel, who almost shut his eyes, took a few hasty steps back as the bouquet fell from his hands. The bright red roses scattered on the floor, looking just like sorrowful tears.

“Mrs… Mrs. Jarvis…?” Noel almost lost his tongue as he stuttered, his hands trembling.

Damn it!

Thankfully, he didn’t end up kissing her. Otherwise, things would have ended in a tragedy.

Noel’s eyes widened as he spoke, his throat parched. “Why…why…”

Before he could bring himself to ask her why Sue was here, she stood up.

She was wearing a pair of heels and a dark-colored tweed two-piece suit. Noel could see traces of Cecilia in her, but there was an air of matured, dignified grace about her.

Her eyes weren’t vicious, but her stare was akin to the lash of a whip. His face turned bright red from the scrutiny.

“The brooch on your chest,” Sue said, ignoring Noel’s rude attempt at kissing her.

She simply looked at him calmly.

“It’s Julian’s reward for you, no? He bought this brooch at a sky-high price at an auction back then. I thought he’d use it himself. Turns out that he gave it to you.”

Noel didn’t know where this brooch came from. If it weren’t for the situation right now, he would have been elated to hear that. But now, his heart was sinking into a deep, dark place.

Reward…

Sue didn’t look disdainfully at him, and her tone was very flat. She was clearly telling the truth, but it made Noel feel terrible.

To her, the brooch that Julian gave him didn’t indicate how close they were. Rather, it was merely a reward from a boss to a subordinate.

Just like how kings bestowed rewards upon their knights, and how masters rewarded their servants.

Noel didn’t believe Sue. Driven by his love for Cecilia, he said boldly, “Mrs. Jarvis. A week ago, when I texted Cecilia, were you the one who replied to me? Where was Cecilia at that time?”

Sue remained silent.

She glanced at Noel before looking at a bag, out of which she retrieved a check that she placed on the table. “This is for you. Take it as compensation for the break-up. As for Cecilia’s condition, I beg you not to tell anyone about it.”

Sue still wanted to arrange a good marriage for Cecilia in the future.

Cecilia’s condition was a point that acted fatally against her. Even so, Sue wanted to keep it under wraps as much as possible.

Noel looked at Sue, bewildered. He then glanced at the check—it wasn’t a small sum.

450 thousand dollars.

Noel laughed.

He took the check. “Fine, I’ll accept it.”