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Nina held Diana's hand. "I'm glad I don't have to give birth. It's hard enough for you, giving birth to the twins and then having to deliver another pair of twins now."Diana was puzzled. "What do you mean by that? You and Vans don't plan to get married?"After Nina had stayed over at Vans's place the last time, Diana thought they would reconcile. Plus, there had been no news from Lina Jennings's end. With that, Diana assumed Vans had given up on pursuing Lina and was getting serious with Nina.However, based on Nina's words, it seemed there was still no possibility of them getting married. In fact, Nina was even prepared not to have children for a lifetime!"It's hard," Nina said.She thought of Vans' mother's predicament, and it pained her. "Vans won't give up on his mother. For the sake of his mother, he has to go along with the Stanleys' wishes. Coincidentally, Lina is interested in him now. And I think...they’ll eventually get engaged. After this engagement, they should get
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Diana absolutely couldn't let Nina get hurt!She had to help Nina.Help her fight for the right to be with Vans.Help her cut off the flies that kept hanging around Vans.But Lina was interested in Vans. It wasn't that easy to make a move on her.Unless...Diana thought of Enzo, who Julian had beaten black and blue a few days ago.Enzo was Jim's man, and Lina was his sister.Since Enzo was Jim's man, Diana could ask Jim for a favor, right? She could make a deal, and Enzo wouldn't let his sister continue to get close to Vans, right?After all, Vans had already made up his mind.Even if Lina married him, they wouldn't be happy.Setting aside the grudge between Diana and the Jennings family, Vans would be the main culprit of Lina and Nina's misfortune.How unfortunate!It was a pity that Diana's best friend, who was like family, fell for a man like Vans.Diana couldn't do anything to Vans. She could only do what she could, hoping Vans would return to Nina before they married
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Diana had casually tossed aside a gift from someone else. And now, she couldn't even find it!She was too embarrassed to admit this. She silently swore to herself that she would find the folder and take a serious look at it before meeting Jim tomorrow. She was curious to see what kind of apology gift Jim had sent.The more she thought about it, the less sense it made. Diana remembered that the folder was thin; there seemed to be just a few sheets of paper inside. Could that really be considered a gift? Maybe it was a property deed or something. Her thoughts were becoming increasingly absurd, and she sighed as she touched her belly. "Since becoming pregnant, I feel like I've become more relaxed. I'm not as stressed at work, and my mind keeps wandering."She wondered whether the babies inside her were boys or girls, and what kind of clothes she needed to prepare. She hadn't wanted to find out the gender yet, wanting to keep a sense of surprise, like opening a mystery box where
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As Julian drove to drop Sean off, he couldn't help but feel regretful. He should have suggested Diana postpone her checkup by a day, so he could be with her. Sometimes, waiting a long time in the hospital could give rise to leg and back pains. He could have bought her water and chocolate if he had been there. He could even have massaged her legs.Glancing at his well-behaved son and daughter sitting in the car, however, he quickly reprimanded himself. Diana and Nina were perfectly capable of handling the checkup on their own. His responsibility today was to settle his son’s affairs. Even being a doting husband had its own timing. He couldn't be absent-minded on the day he was bidding farewell to his son.Sean was exceptionally intelligent. If he noticed that Julian's mind was elsewhere, he might start worrying for no reason. "We're almost there," Julian said, pushing thoughts of Diana from his mind. He turned his attention to the road, and began discussing things Sean needed
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"The bathroom and sinks are outside." Sean and Julian had just walked in when a boy with an even fouler expression burst into the room. The boy stormed in, forcefully kicking the door open, which was already shaky to begin with. He was taller than Sean, and looked at Sean like the latter was a helpless little boy.At this moment, Julian could clearly sense the fear emanating from Sean. No matter how strong one's mentality was, witnessing everything here and feeling the social dynamics and atmosphere could induce a fear that one had left the safe world behind.As Julian observed whether Sean could withstand the pressure from the boy before him, he silently thanked his lucky stars that Diana hadn't accompanied them. She might have been unable to resist demanding that Sean return home immediately.After a moment of hesitation, Sean looked up and said, "Hello, I'm the new member of the training squad." With that, he disregarded the brief surprise in the other boy's eyes and clim
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Julian could see that Sean was trying hard not to panic or be afraid. He decided to respect Sean's decision, but he couldn't bear to see his usually cool and confident son looking so small and vulnerable at this moment. Julian turned away and stopped looking at him.Finally, Sean stood back on his feet. Much to Julian's surprise, there was no sign of defeat in his eyes. In fact, there was a strange triumphant glint in Sean's eyes. "Daddy, let's go."They had made arrangements with Oliver. Since Oliver couldn't come to the dorm as the person in charge, the four of them would go out for a meal together. Julian had never imagined that he would sit at the same table with Oliver and interact peacefully with the man.Of course, the first thing he did upon meeting Oliver was to ask about Oliver's wife, deliberately avoiding any mention of Diana, while subtly asserting that he was Diana's husband with every sentence. Julian's cautiousness amused Oliver, but beneath his smile, there
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Like a switch that had been flipped, Julian instantly became alert. His expression changed, shaking off his previous nonchalance. "Oliver, what do you mean by that?"Julian looked tense, and even his jawline seemed sharper than usual. Oliver couldn't help but laugh. It had been a while since he felt this relaxed, and even Julian's reaction made him feel a bit giddy.Julian seemed to think that Oliver was laughing because of him. However, it was a gentle and good-natured laugh. "Are you not only interested in Diana, but also in me…?"Oliver's laughter grew louder, so much that his entire frame shook. He had to try to suppress his laughter. He smiled at Julian, saying, "You don't have that much appeal."Julian's shoulders slumped instantly. "Well, I was afraid that since you couldn't win over my wife, you'd try to win me over instead as a last-ditch effort.""Does having a wife make you so special?"It seemed Julian only talked about Diana from day to night.Oliver didn't expe
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Seeing Julian's thoughts drifting off into outer space, Oliver couldn't help but groan miserably and say, "Why are your thoughts so bizarre right now?""Sorry," Julian replied, his hands in his pockets.Julian was dressed in a black shirt that highlighted his sculpted body, making him look irresistible to onlookers. Only Oliver knew how much of a troublemaker this man was right now.Oliver even subconsciously didn't want Julian to continue speaking, but Julian had already started, "I have a wife and children at home. I spend a lot of time with them. It sometimes makes my thoughts wander. You know, women and kids have a lot on their minds."Julian was once again indirectly boasting about his affection for his wife and children.Oliver was utterly speechless about Julian's behavior. He lowered his head and muttered, "I'll probably have children eventually."A genuine smile gradually spread on Julian's lips again. He had been waiting for Oliver to say those words. It was like receiv
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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
