The Pauper is Hidden Heir

Chapter 2

"What are you doing! You have no right to touch my wife!" Cesare shouted angrily.

He knew the man was desperate to get close to Julie and wanted to snatch her away. But Julie was his wife, and Cesare would protect her from such a man. He quickly approached them and swatted away Ricky's hand. Unexpectedly, Julie was angry with Cesare's actions.

Julie screeched angrily at Cesare. "Are you crazy? How can you be so rude to Ricky?" Julie gave Cesare a very sharp look. Even now, Julie could hardly control herself because of Cesare's actions, which Ricky considered very bad.

"I just wanted to get those dirty hands off your chin. But you got angry." Cesare defended himself, but the answer he had just said made Ricky feel very angry.

"What do you mean by saying my hands are a dirty stupid man? Don't you ever look in the mirror before you speak? You're not even better than trash." Ricky sharpened his gaze on Cesare. Even now, his hands were clenched into fists. He would have kicked Cesare's ass if this wasn't the office.

"Maybe you forgot that Julie is my wife." Cesare blurted out a fact, but it made Ricky laugh.

"You mean the wife of a loser like you? Julie never even thought of you as a husband. So how can you proudly call her your wife?" Ricky really couldn't contain his laughter. Then he said again, "Is it just because of that fake marriage bond?"

"It wasn't a fake marriage!" Cesare gave Ricky some understanding.

"Stop talking nonsense. Even I'm ashamed to call you husband. Then how come you're still standing in front of me right now?" Julie was getting fed up with Cesare's actions.

"Of course, he's still standing here because he probably has a thick face. How disgusting!" Ricky gave Cesare a shallow look. But the man didn't move from his spot.

"Why are you still here? Go away, no one wants or needs you here!" Julie shouted again. This time, her hand also pointed at the door.

Cesare immediately put the cup of coffee on the table so roughly that it spilt a little. Cesare was still staring angrily at Ricky's face.

"No! I'm not leaving. You should have known that guy was a bad guy and wanted to tease you. And I'm here to take care of you." Cesare was still trying to hold on. Even now, his left hand squeezed the corner of the table and hit it slightly.

"Guarding? Are you playing a joke? You're not even needed here." Julie let out a rough breath, then shouted again very loudly. "Hurry up and get out of my way!"

With no other choice, Cesare released his hand from the corner of the table, and then he walked away, leaving both Julie and the man in the room.

When Cesare left the room, he was the centre of attention again. He received compassionate stares from some employees, but some scoffed at him again.

"What a pity for him. First he has to make coffee, and now he has to be treated like this." The round-eyed woman gave Cesare a mocking look. She heard clearly how Julie and Ricky continued to insult Cesare.

The woman's words were immediately responded to by her other colleagues. "I think he deserves it. He's a useless husband."

"Yes, he's no match for the perfect Miss Julie." A man with a cold gaze also responded.

"I heard they were just forcibly married." The woman responded again.

"Ah, that's so sad," the man said again. "Even I don't want to be a man like him. I find it very shameful," he added.

Cesare ignored everyone who was currently giving him strange looks. He neither turned his head nor responded to all the people now clearly talking about him.

Cesare just quickened his pace to get out of the office and quickly left to calm down from all the people who were upsetting him.

**

The clock struck 7pm, and Cesare had just returned home. But just as he was about to head to his room, Jolie stopped Cesare.

"Wait!" Jolie got up from the sofa and stood to Cesare, who looked at her without guilt.

"Where have you been? Didn't Julie tell you to come home earlier? You should have gone home and taken care of the house." Jolie immediately gave Cesare an angry look.

"I'm just going somewhere." Cesare gave an answer, but it made Jolie even more upset.

"I don't care. I heard you made the mistake of embarrassing my daughter in front of guests again. How can you act so shamefully like that?" Jolie yelled at Cesare. But Cesare thought a little about the guest his mother-in-law was referring to.

"Was it Ricky?" Cesare got no answer until he spoke again, "I just removed that man's hand from Julie's chin. Was I wrong?"

"How can you ask? Of course, you were wrong because you were rude to that man. Don't you know who Ricky is? He has a very influential family, but you made a big mistake by being rude to him." Jolie tried to bring Cesare to his senses, but of course, Cesare didn't really care.

"I was just getting rid of a man's hand that was trying to touch my wife, that's all." Cesare replied very calmly. But that made Jolie even angrier.

"Just remember one thing, you don't even deserve to be called a husband. You should have realized that from the beginning." Jolie felt very dizzy while talking to Cesare. "Never mind, it's useless for me to talk, you'll never understand. This is a waste of time. Get out of my sight."

"Alright." With an expressionless face, Cesare left Jolie.

Meanwhile, Jolie wanted to complain and curse Cesare at this moment. But she pitied the fate of her daughter, who had to marry a stupid man like Cesare.

"What a useless man. You really have no sense of decency and manners. You're a stupid man!" Jolie was so upset by Cesare's leaving that she cursed Cesare by shouting very loudly as Cesare climbed the stairs.

Cesare ignored the screams, kept moving his feet to keep going, and left Jolie still in the living room. Cesare immediately went to his room. And apparently, there was Julie, who greeted him with a hateful look. But Cesare ignored her and grabbed a pillow to take to the sofa.

During his marriage, Cesare had never been in the same bed with Julie. He hadn't even touched her once. And, of course, when another man touched his wife, it made Cesare angry.

Just as Cesare was about to lie on the sofa, he suddenly heard a deafening cry.

"Julie? Julie?" A shout from outside the room made Julie and Cesare get up immediately.

Suddenly, Jolie opened her daughter's room with a panicked look on her face. "Julie, there's bad news today," Jolie said with her breath catching.

"Bad news?" Julie repeated her mother's words.

"Yes, your grandfather died." Jolie explained. It was undoubtedly the most horrendous news of the night.

The entire Webster family gathered immediately when Bastien Webster was pronounced dead. The entire Webster family was, of course, devastated. But Cesare saw something different in Julie. She was the only one who did not feel sad when everyone accompanied Bastien Webster's funeral procession.

**

Three days passed.When Cesare had just returned home from work, he was suddenly greeted by Julie, who threw his bag under his feet. The bag contained Cesare's clothes and belongings. This made Cesare very surprised.

Cesare had just done a challenging job at the office. Even though his head still hurt, Cesare got bad treatment from his wife. At this moment, he looked at his bag lying at his feet, then at his wife's face in confusion.

"What are you doing?" Cesare asked in confusion.

Julie folded her arms over her chest, then pouted at Cesare with a slight tilt of the corners of her lips. There Cesare also saw Jolie sitting on the sofa without caring about Julie, who was being rude to Cesare.

"I want us to divorce. For now, nothing can prevent us from separating. And I will marry Ricky soon." Julie said firmly, leaving Cesare almost speechless.

Suddenly, Ricky came from behind Julie. He padded, stopped beside Julie, and immediately wrapped his arms around her waist. "I hope you get out of Julie's life soon, you stupid loser!" Ricky said mockingly, making Cesare feel unacceptable.

"Let go of your hands!" Cesare wanted to step towards them, but Julie stopped his footsteps.

Cesare held his breath momentarily as Julie's hand prevented him from getting closer. Of course, Cesare was also furious with Ricky's actions, which were so disrespectful to him. Not only did he dare to touch his wife's chin, but now he also dared to wrap his arms around Julie's waist. But surprisingly, when Julie allowed Ricky's actions, it certainly hurt Cesare.

"Stop. You don't have to touch me anymore. You are no longer my husband." Julie gave that warning to Cesare. This made Cesare feel very sad.

For a moment, Cesare stood still and looked at Julie. The difference was that Cesare looked at her sadly, unlike Julie, who looked at him very lightly.

"Right now, I have sold you for 15,000 dollars." Julie said that and made him and Ricky burst out laughing.

Cesare felt even more shocked. Cesare's heart seemed to stop beating momentarily when he heard the shocking words from Julie's mouth, so he widened his eyes.