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From when Diana fell when she was younger, to when she had her fill of food and when she felt hungry, even when she didn’t have an umbrella on a rainy day, all the way to her growing up and arriving at Richburgh to find her family and eventually getting married to Julian. Everything in Diana’s life was documented clearly through both texts and photos. Jim didn’t answer Enzo’s question. He simply laughed louder and heartier. He laughed so innocently, others who see him might think of him as kind-hearted and pure.“Don’t do anything to make her upset or sad before she gives birth.” Jim walked out of his room, dressed in all black; it was a stark contrast with his pale, almost translucent, skin.He glanced at Enzo, and commanded, “You should even protect her where necessary, and ensure that she has a smooth delivery.”After Jim left, Enzo couldn’t help but complain to Tommy. “Is this not love? How could he say that he doesn’t love Diana Winnington?”“He didn’t say he didn’t like
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Subsequently, Mrs. Lemmington, who was an art teacher, drew the scene of her husband at that time and titled it “Joy”. The husband depicted in the painting was handing his wife a peeled sweet potato. He was all covered in sweat, yet joy emanated from his eyes. The lady before him was all he had eyes for.Their love, depicted in that scene, was clear to all who saw the drawing. That was the romantic ideal of an artist.After that, they thought that their family would only become happier with the birth of their child. They didn’t expect their child to be born with a birthmark that was positioned in such a way that surgery wasn’t recommended. No matter which method they tried, they were unable to make their daughter feel confident and bright with her birthmark. Subsequently, she got acquainted with Enzo Jennings. “After Enzo Jennings appeared, we haven’t been happy ever since,” Mrs. Lemmington said. There was agitation and sorrow in her eyes, as if she had thought of the demon h
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Julian hesitated for a moment.He didn’t want to agree to it.However, Diana beat him to it. “Julian.”She didn’t say anything further, but her intent was clear. She wanted to know what Jim wanted to tell her.Julian had no choice but to agree to it.“I’ll send you both over there where there’s shade,” Julian said as he looked up at the sky. “It’s raining, and I can’t let Diana catch a cold.”Jim agreed to it.After Julian left the both of them in the pavilion, Jim handed Diana a document.“What is this?” Diana said curiously. The document looked way too formal. It was sealed up with tape, looking just like a piece of confidential document.Rather than being in a rush to open it, Diana glanced at Jim and asked, “What is this?”“A present for you,” Jim said with a small smile that looked so natural on him, it didn’t seem impolite at a funeral. Everything he did was always so appropriate and fitting with the occasion.Diana was shocked to receive a present from him. “Mr. Hug
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Seriously!Although Sean and Betty gradually didn’t want hugs from her, Diana was used to hugging them. She would always instinctively stretch her arm out for a hug every time the twins felt unwell.She couldn’t help but feel like the saying was true. It’s not the child who couldn’t bear to leave the mother, but the mother who couldn’t bear to leave her child.Even though she was bearing twins, Sean and Betty were still children who needed a mother’s hug in her eyes.But in reality, they were already so tall…Sean sensed disappointment rising in Diana’s chest, and almost held back what he wanted to say further.The whole family started leaving the funeral and heading toward their car. Everyone was gathered together; since it wasn’t mealtime, no one’s appetite would be affected.Sean thought there wasn’t going to be a better time than this. He decided to speak up. “Daddy, Mommy.”“Yes?” Diana couldn’t help but pinch her son’s cheeks. “What’s the matter? Why so serious?”Her h
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Julian handed Diana a napkin to wipe her tears. “Oliver and I joined the training when we were very young, too.”“You’re lying!” Diana shoved him away, and Julian almost lost his balance.The equally indignant look on his face made Diana feel bad.She knew both of them were unable to change Sean’s mind once it was made up, but she couldn’t stop herself from venting her anger on Julian.He forgave and tolerated her even more so than the twins did.He never got angry with her, no matter what she did. He was her rubbish dump, her vast ocean that had the capacity to take all of her tantrums. She was the fish who could swim wherever she wanted in his deep, deep love.Julian had returned to her side like a tireless soldier, dedicated to giving her a constant sense of security.Diana was worried about him, and pulled him over to check if he bumped himself just now. She sighed in relief after confirming that he didn’t hit the table next to him just now. She had clearly calmed down a lot
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Diana shuddered.She couldn’t help it, despite being in Julian’s arms.She…Couldn’t.“Just like yesterday, we tried so hard to protect him, but…”Enzo was still able to find a chance to hurt him. Sean still ended up getting beaten up.Even though Julian had already punished Enzo by beating him up far worse than he did Sean, and even though Sean had already been given treatment as soon as possible, it remained a fact that Sean had been hurt.Given Sean’s character, was he sad about the physical hurt inflicted upon him?No. “Sean is a natural leader,” Julian said, his voice was water gushing through a dam. No matter whether Diana listened to it, his voice surrounded her like a vast ocean.She had no choice but to take it as it came.She was depressed.Julian kept patting her back by way of comfort as he went on, “A leader will not be happy being trapped in a well. Loving a child is to make long-term plans for him.“Diana, I know you can’t bear to do so, but since Sean is i
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Diana was the one who kept treating Sean as a baby who needed protection and had to be in her arms, whether the situation called for it or not.Yet Sean had already taken the first step bravely, charging forward and waging war against the future.Diana had mixed feelings about it.Rationally speaking, she knew she had to do as Julian said and let go of Sean. She needed to respect her son’s opinion and thoughts. Emotion wise, however, she was unable to separate from her children so soon, and let him face such cruel and strict training.“If he really joined the training squad, he couldn’t come home for at least one year, right?”“Yes. He’ll come home once a year. When his training ends depends on the child’s wishes and speed of growth,” Julian said. That was what Julian knew.Many families in Richburgh would choose to send their children to it.Sean was indeed a little too young. However, that only meant he would receive more training and become stronger than others.“But I hav
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Julian tilted his head, grabbed the back of her neck, and aimed straight at her lips.He had always been like that.Aggressive and passionate.From when they first got married till now, he had always been passionate about Diana.Diana felt dizzy from his aggressive attack, and even forgot about her son joining the training squad for a few seconds.But the moment Julian left her and gave her some air, the gears in her brain started shifting again. “Julian.” She grabbed his collar. “Quick, tell me.”She truly didn’t know how tempting she looked right now.Julian stared at her tummy, feeling slightly annoyed.It was all this pregnancy’s fault!He hadn’t slept with her for a long while. The lust rising in his chest was enough to burn all reason in his mind.Yet the culprit, Diana, looked completely ignorant of what she had done. She stared innocently back at him with her swollen red lips, waiting for his answer.He had to give it to her.Julian undid his tie and rushed to the
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“Life is all about reconciliation.” Decades passed in the blink of an eye. Diana’s children had all grown up.Kate and Isaac had both passed away. Even Diana’s old friends, Fanny and Oliver, had left the world too.Fanny was never able to get pregnant again after that rainy night. She had gradually let go of her desire to get pregnant under Oliver’s persuasion.They stayed relentlessly by each other’s side, albeit childless. Over the years, having experienced all that life had to offer and being each other’s best friend, Oliver died on a peaceful night, never awaking again.Fanny held his hand while sending him off, and closed her eyes forever as well.Diana had seen too many people off in her lifetime.She had grown old herself, too. She could see her life slowly ebbing away.“Julian, I’m so happy to have lived my life with you.” She had transformed from a disgraced young woman to Mrs. Fulcher, respected by all in Richburgh. Julian even took care of her in person when she
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He blurted those words instinctively.He had been waiting so long for a pair of daughters, yet when the doctor came over, he saw a pair of sons instead.Diana thought the hospital must have made a mistake and kicked up a fuss, insisting that she had a pair of daughters. She insisted for them to check the footage from the surveillance camera to see if there was a mix-up. The culprit, Julian, could only stand guiltily at a corner and mumble, “Actually…sons are fine too.”As long as it was their children, it didn’t matter whether they were girls or boys. Either way, Diana was the only woman he loved his entire life. Even his love for his only daughter Betty didn’t match up to that.After witnessing Diana giving birth, Julian’s love for Diana went up a notch, to the point of paranoia.For the rest of their lives, he made sure to never let her worry or touch cold water.He took great care of her.Kate finally appeared two years after Diana gave birth.When the mother and daughter
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Nina mentioned the Jenningses. “The Jennings family is gone overnight, just like that.”Diana wasn’t shocked.She guessed that Julian had wanted to do that for a while. Not just for her and to seek justice for the Lemmington family, but also for Simon.Although Julian never allowed Simon to call him his brother, he had wanted to annihilate everything that was involved with the Hughes family since Simon’s death.Him making his move on the Jenningses indicated that the time had come.“Congratulations,” Diana said to Nina. “Has Vans come back to you?”“No,” Nina said with a shake of her head. “Lina Jennings isn’t the only thing standing in between us. We have problems of our own to overcome.”Diana sighed. “I think Marcus is pretty good.”She felt relaxed and comfortable around him.Even if Vans came round and worked with Julian to bring down the Jenningses, and had no feelings whatsoever for Lina, Diana wasn’t exactly eager to be with him.As if they had telepathy with each oth
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“He doesn’t need to be jailed,” Fanny said, confused. “One word from him, and his lawyers will be able to exonerate him. I just don’t understand why he’d rather go to jail.”“He wants to pay for his father’s sins,” Diana said with a sigh.Fanny didn’t know what to think of that. Was Oliver innocent, or not? He even went to such great lengths to stop her.Yet, the moment she declared that she would never compromise and would rather be under the protection of Diana than to be involved with Oliver, he clearly looked like he was in a daze.Diana noticed that Fanny hardly smiled over the past few days, and rubbed her hand comfortingly. “He just wants a clean start with you.”Fanny’s heart shook. She couldn’t sleep the entire night.The next morning, she told Diana, “Today’s the day of his trial and sentencing. I want to see him.”Diana asked Julian to send a few bodyguards with Fanny on her trip there.When she returned, she looked as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoul
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Fanny bet that he wouldn’t dare.That was equivalent to eliminating all chances he stood with Diana.Julian witnessed the scene unfolding before him. Instead of getting frustrated, he stood quietly there, ready to protect Diana, as he watched Fanny and Oliver fight it out with each other.Oliver was confused. “Why not?”He glanced at Diana, and went on, “I did like Diana in the past, but I have since given up on those feelings for her. Fanny Smith, is your heart made of stone? Can’t you tell who the woman I like is after all this time?”Fanny was stunned, feeling suffocated as if something was stuck in her throat. “Don’t tell me it’s me.”Oliver was dumbfounded. Who else could he be talking about? The stars in the sky?Fanny felt indignant under his glare. “If you like me, why did you say that I’m just a child-bearing tool for you?”“If I didn’t say that, would I be able to keep you confined in the villa? Would I be able to dash all your hopes and make you feel hopeless?”
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Oliver would never let her go. “Fanny Smith, don’t even think about leaving me in this life!”That was when Diana and Julian hurriedly made their way.Sean located Oliver very accurately. Diana saw the scene unfolding before her, and couldn’t help but recall everything that happened in Jacroaof. She hurriedly told Noel to take Sean outside and wait. She couldn’t afford to gamble on Sean’s safety. She didn’t want Sean exposed to any form of danger right under her nose.Her actions made Oliver tense. “Diana, do you think I’ve gone mad?” He grabbed Fanny’s hand, as if he was holding onto the most precious treasure in the world.Diana didn’t answer him, but she threw her bag that Julian was helping her carry toward Fanny.She was exerting so much force for a pregnant lady, looking as if she wanted to fight with Fanny.Even Julian didn’t know what Diana was trying to do, not to mention Fanny herself.By the time he snapped back to attention and wanted to stop Diana from doing s
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However, Fanny must let go of her hatred and past grudges first.The mention of children made Fanny waver. The hatred in her eyes grew even more intense. “Oliver Channing! The cheek of you to mention children!” What gave him the right to say that?!“We agreed,” Oliver said. He didn’t find anything wrong with that. “Fanny, if you want to leave that villa and be free once more, you must give birth to a child of ours.”“What about the child I lost just a few days ago?” Fanny demanded. She found him unreasonable. “Over the past few days, have you ever thought of him, or felt like you let him down? We haven’t even resolved the issues between us, and you want me to get pregnant again. Are you really ready to be a father?!”“I want you to get pregnant again?” Oliver said as he drew closer to her. His eyes were dark, looking as if he wanted to crush Fanny and put her in his pocket. “Weren’t you the one who tried to seduce me by wearing a revealing dress in my house? Fanny Smith, do
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Julian stopped talking to the butler, but he was already making plans in his heart.He returned to the study, and told Diana, “Fanny and Oliver have been fighting for a long time, and it might be over something that might potentially destroy their relationship.”In fact… “Fanny might no longer love Oliver right now.”However, the fact that Oliver faked her death and confined her was enough to show that he still cared for her.If he realized that Fanny no longer loved him, he might do something even crazier.“Let’s hurry up and save her, then!” Diana said.“Wait,” Julian said calmly, “I’m not done with my prediction.”“What?”“Oliver really doesn’t like you now.” Julian’s mood lifted as he arrived at his final conclusion. “We can step in to help Fanny.”Diana was dumbfounded.She had thought that Julian went to such great lengths to analyze the situation for the sake of saving another. To think that his possessiveness took over, and he prioritized figuring out Oliver’s feeli
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The three of them entered the study.None of them expected to see a portrait of Diana right in the middle of the study.The portrait was most likely drawn by copying a photo. In the portrait, Diana was eating something with a smile. It looked like the day when Diana encountered a pervert on the train and Oliver stepped in to help her and treated her to a meal.Did she smile so tenderly at him at that time?“You couldn’t have smiled so happily at that time when we were fighting over Kayla.”It was a portrait, not a photo. It was likely that the owner of this portrait added his own interpretation and features when he commissioned this portrait.“He still has feelings for you,” Julian said coldly.He no longer wanted to interfere with the affairs of the Channings.However, Diana disagreed. “If he really had feelings for me, he wouldn’t hang my portrait up so boldly right here.”The fact that Oliver could display the portrait for all to see proved that his feelings for Diana were
