Chapter 1168


    Julian’s Stand-In Wife chapter 1168


    Vans held Nina as if she was a doll, and paced around as he continued calmly, ‘My parents met before


    my dad took over


    the Stanley family.”


    At that time, Lionel Stanley, who was now his father, was just an ordinary employee working in the


    Stanley family’s


    business.


    Vans’s mother, Lillian Collins, was Lionel’s superior due to her outstanding performance at work. For a


    woman to rise to


    such a position in thepany wasn’t easy, but it also brought a lot of gossip and backbiting.


    Most of it revolved around insinuations that a woman was in such a role. How else could a woman


    reach such heights and


    be in charge of so many men?


    Was it because of her professional skills?


    Of course not.


    It could only be because of her prowess in the bedroom!


    Amidst all those rumors, Lionel was the only one who stepped up to defend her. Lillian began to


    develop a slight liking for


    her colleague. She was more willing to have him along for business trips.


    At that time, it was merely a fondness. Lillian had never considered quitting her job, or engage in an


    office romance with


    her colleague. It was clearly stated in thepany’s rules that office romances were not allowed.


    She had worked tirelessly to climb the corporatedder to her current position as a division head, and


    she wasn’t ready to


    throw it all away. She certainly wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize her future.


    But one night, while on a business trip with Lionel, she was unwittingly dragged into the power struggle


    among the Stanley


    family heirs.


    Lionel was drugged by the eldest Stanley sibling.


    His entire body trembled, and his face burned red. Yet, he tried his best to maintain hisposure. He


    urged Lillian, who


    hade to his room to discuss preparations for the uing business meeting, to leave his room


    quickly.


    At that moment, Lionel’s eyes were bloodshot from the effects of the drug.


    He urged Lillian to leave as quickly as possible.


    “If you stay any longer, I won’t be able to control myself. I won’t be able to resist using you as an


    outlet.” Lionel struggled


    to utter the words.


    Lillian’s face instantly turned crimson. She had noticed something was off with Lionel for a while, but


    she hadn’t mustered


    the courage to ask until now. “Lionel, what’s wrong with you?”


    Her voice was like the most refreshing popsicle on a scorching summer day, and Lionel felt the burning


    sensation inside


    him reaching its peak.


    He forcefully raised his head and pushed her out of the room. “Just go!”


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    The moment his hand touched her skin, however, he felt like he had touched an ice-cold natural


    freezer.


    He longed for her. He craved her.


    Lillian understood the look in his eyes, but she didn’t want to stay and help him. Without hesitation, she


    opened the door


    and left. ‘Til get a doctor for you.”


    However, her words were cut off as Lionel dragged her back into the room.


    That night, Lillian’s world came crashing down.


    In the many nights that followed, she kept reying that night in her mind, trying to understand what


    had happened.


    The man she trusted the most, the one she believed had the most sense of justice, had done


    something so cruel to her.


    She felt so filthy.


    She began to shower every day, scrubbing her skin until it was raw. However, she couldn’t wash away


    the nightmare of


    that night.


    And then came another nightmare.


    Lillian discovered she was pregnant.


    She stared at the two lines on the pregnancy test, unable to believe she was carrying Lionel’s child.