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Julian’s Stand-In Wife Chapter 1377
When Vans called, Julian didn't answer.He still couldn't figure out his own way to Jacroaof, and Diana was waiting for him over there. Julian still couldn't fathom whether these abnormalities had anything to do with Jim Hughes, who lured Diana to Jacroaof.Try as he might, he really couldn't leave Richburgh. If he insisted on going, he could use the option of spending money to charter a high-speed train or a plane and travel alone. However, that option was also unavailable to him.Because..."Sir." Noel's forehead was covered in cold sweat. "Our entire backend settlement system at Fulcher Inc. has been hacked. A lot of money is currently inaccessible. Most importantly, if this continues, it will affect many collaborations."Now, Julian had to personally go to Fulcher Inc. headquarters to stabilize employee morale as a priority. After that, he needed to address the backend technical issues. While Julian wasn't proficient in computer technology, he had talented individuals un
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"I've encountered some issues on my end, and can't go to Jacroaof to accompany her for now," Julian didn't disclose details to Jim. "She's over there with Betty, and I'm counting on you to take good care of them."Jim nodded. "Rest assured."Jim would take better care of her than Julian would."I bought strawberries, cherries, durian, and other fruits for her. They have already been delivered to the hotel she's staying at," Jim said, intentionally showing Julian how to take care of a pregnant woman. "I also prepared some recipes that are good for pregnant women. Starting tomorrow, I'll replace the hotel chef with someone I know to make special dishes for Diana."Julian was pleased with Jim's thoughtful consideration.But in his joy was slight unease. Julian couldn't figure out Jim's intentions, couldn't understand whether he was good or bad, and what kind of feelings he had towards Diana. That, and the fact that Julian was unable to leave Richburgh to go to Jacroaof might be r
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Only the corridor on the floor Diana was staying still had people coming and going.Perhaps there were people checking out and in. Looking at the crowd, they might even have come as a big group.Diana covered her belly protectively, pulling Betty to the side against the wall. However, she discovered that these people weren't tourists dispersed throughout the entire corridor. Rather, they were moving back and forth in front of her neighboring room.It didn't seem like the people would stop moving about anytime soon, so Diana eventually decided not to wait any longer. She led Betty back to the room, being extra careful when passing through the crowded area.Betty sensed Diana's unease. She understood the situation, and helped protect her mother's stomach. She mumbled, "Please make way. My mommy has my little sisters in her tummy, and can't be touched."Betty's voice was naturally crisp and a bit high-pitched. At the same time, it had a sweet, childlike quality that was very innoce
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This time, they could have made up for this regret. Unfortunately, Julian didn't know how to cherish the chance. Diana pursed her lips, recalling the infuriating things Julian had said on the phone. She decided to resolutely ignore him. No more thinking about him!With these thoughts in mind, she subconsciously quickened her pace and headed toward her room. She took out her room key, and Betty helped her scan the card on the sensor. A blue light illuminated, and the door opened with a click.Suddenly, a thought entered Diana's mind—those maids in white uniforms before seemed oddly familiar. Why were they all dressed in traditional clothing?It was somewhat similar to what she remembered of Matt Hughes. Diana suddenly became interested in the person staying in the room next to the hotel. She let Betty go in first, and said, "There might be some leftovers stuck on your hands after you ate the cotton candy. Go wash them quickly."Diana was already lenient about Betty eatin
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To be accurate, Betty needed her greatly.Sean, on the other hand, had become independent way too early and was now in his own little world.The thought made Diana feel slightly down.Her children had all grown up. She had to keep warning herself to retreat from their lives in a civil manner. That was her first lesson as a parent.They were children she had painstakingly raised since their birth, and she had inevitably grown deeply attached to them.Retreat from their lives…To learn how to constantly retreat and draw further away was truly tough.Diana held back the tears in her eyes as she untied Betty’s hair.Betty’s hair had just been washed this morning, and the sweet scent of her shampoo was still lingering in her hair.Diana couldn’t help but rub her nose at the scent. “Does the shampoo at our house smell so good?”“No.” Betty shook her head. “The shampoo we use at home doesn’t have a scent.”Where did that sweet scent come from, then? Diana could smell the strong
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Every room in this hotel came attached with a balcony. There was practically no gap between one balcony to another. In fact, two balconies of two separate hotel rooms shared one single pane of glass. Essentially, one could effortlessly get from one hotel room to another just by jumping across the glass.A woman in white uniform grasped the glass separating Diana’s balcony from the neighboring balcony, and tried jumping a few times. Very swiftly, she leaped like a spring from the balcony to Diana’s.Right after that, someone handed her something. She reached out to take it.Things continued being handed to the woman who jumped into Diana’s balcony, and she continued taking them and putting them on the ground.All of this made quite a ruckus.Diana finally sensed that something was wrong, and she began to panic. She let Betty continue soaking in the tub, and said, “Mommy needs to head out for a while. I’ll come back soon to shower you later.”There was still a lot of foam on Bett
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The woman nodded. “It is Professor Hughes.”Noticing that Diana had her guard down and was willing to talk, the maid went on, “The professor instructed us to deliver some things to you, but we didn’t get any response when we knocked on your door. We couldn’t only go by the balcony.”When they knocked, Diana and Betty were immersed in the fun of soaking in the tub.Not only were the sounds blocked out by the room door and walls, but they were also blocked out by the glass door in the washroom.What’s more, Betty loved chatting and singing in the bath. It was completely understandable that Diana did not manage to hear the knocks on the door.Diana began walking closer to them. “Deliver some things?” She trusted Jim very much. She genuinely saw him as a friend. Upon realizing they were his subordinates, she relaxed. “What things? Why is Jim staying next door to me?”The woman quickly replied, “Professor said that booking both rooms on the left and right of your room and prevent ra
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The ladies found Diana incredibly beautiful.No wonder their professor was spending so much effort on a pregnant woman!“Over the years, the professor has never given anyone food he made himself,” the woman said, trying their best to portray Jim in the best light possible. “There are herbs in them, so the taste is extra special.“They taste good, and are good for your health. Whenever you get hungry at night, feel free to take them to fill your stomach.”No wonder Diana felt like the buns smelled special. Even the strong stench of the durians couldn’t mask that special scent.“Okay,” Diana said with a smile. She turned her attention to a huge gift box on the floor. “What is that?”“Birds' nests and bedsheets.”The maids nodded at Diana as they spoke. With Diana’s permission, they entered the room to move everything slowly.“These things are heavy. Please don’t touch them.”They rolled up their sleeves and grabbed brushes and disinfectant liquid. One of them handed Diana a room
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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
