Julian’s Stand-In Wife

“The best thing you can do to help me is to pretend to be dead,” Marcus said plainly, ignorant as to how piercing his words were.
As they waited for news of Fanny, the assistant set up the equipment.
Marcus was intending to make his statement through a video.
The assistant was professional and worked efficiently, swiftly setting up a white background behind Marcus. He looked used to
carrying these things around.
When he opened his luggage, Nina could see that it was filled with all sorts of filming equipment.
Her occupational hazard set in. Facing a superstar like Marcus, especially in such proximity, she itched for the chance to take
some photos.
Click!
She pressed the shutter, and immediately saw the dark look on Marcus’ face.
“Nina Ashlee!” he growled through gritted teeth.
The assistant was stunned. Marcus Jensen rarely showed such emotion, but he was behaving so abnormally today before Ms.
Ashlee. He had never seen such life on Marcus’s face, where signs of laughter and even anger finally graced it.
Something was wrong!
Motivated by his spirit of professionalism, the assistant asked, “Mr. Jensen, you seem to be displaying signs of falling in love with
Ms. Ashlee. You must...”
Before he was done speaking, Marcus glared at him like he was an idiot. “Can’t you see that she’s taking photos?”
The assistant said, “I can...”
They were in the same room. As long as Nina stayed here, there was no way she could publish the photos and cause trouble for
him.
Marcus clearly thought of that. He wasn’t usually so muddle- headed, yet today, his assistant had to remind him of that.
His face turned dark with displeasure, and it remained so even during the video filming.

“Cut!” The assistant had to retake many times before getting a good shot.
However, the feedback they received after uploading the video wasn’t positive.
Some even commented that Marcus was in a relationship, but was denying it.
Things escalated to the point of accusing him of not taking responsibility for a woman. It was starting to get out of hand.
Once gender started getting involved, everyone wanted to have a say. It was the current buzzword for views, and many
influencers hopped on the bandwagon in discussing the topic.
In an instant, Marcus’s and Nina’s names became viral on the internet. A cult rooting for them to get together emerged around an
hour later.
‘The internet’s filled with strange people,” Nina sighed, feeling rather awkward about the turn of events. “Mr.
Jensen, I’m sorry for getting you involved.”
“It’s fine,” Marcus said, looking at the woman before him. With a half-smile, he added, “As long as you take responsibility for the
trouble you caused.”
A bad feeling rose in Nina’s chest. However, it was true that she couldn’t shirk responsibility. She bit the bullet, and asked, “How
do I do that?”
“Just don’t make me look like a player.”
He had a reputation to keep, no matter how excellent his acting chops were.
Even his usual supporters were showing signs of wavering. He had to correct his image, pronto.
“Nina Ashlee, go out with me.”
He was being serious.
Nina laughed out loud. “Mr. Jensen, that’s funny.”
Between the two of them, one was a reporter disliked by everyone in the entertainment industry, while the other was a top A-
lister. How could they possibly get together?!

What’s more...
“I have a boyfriend.”
“I don’t mean for real,” Marcus retorted with disdain. “Now that things have come to this point, the only way to combat the
comments online is to announce that we are together.”
That would make it easier for his studio to release an announcement to dispel the rumors accusing him of being a player, and
help him gain public favor once more.