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Julian’s Stand-In Wife Chapter 1401
Even the pine trees and cypresses in front of the door seemed to have straightened up. They stood tall in the soil, as if beckoning to him."Mr. Channing."The woman speaking was someone new that Oliver had brought. He introduced her to Fanny. "This is Yvonne."Yvonne was Oliver's nanny when he was a child. His mother passed away early, and instead of giving Oliver powdered milk, his family found him a wet nurse and nanny.Oliver drank her milk until the age of two, and only then switched to powdered milk before transitioning to regular meals.Although this nanny left the Channings when he was two, she always kept in touch with Oliver. On holidays, Oliver would bring gifts to visit her.This time, when he and Fanny had an accident, she was the first person he thought of.He saw that Fanny didn't even lift her eyes; she just lay on the sofa, her black hair scattered all over. He wasn't angry; he simply handed the vegetables to Yvonne, and said, "Go cook."Fanny probably ha
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Didn't he want a child?How could they have a child if they didn't do anything?Oliver choked on Fanny's words. He stood still for a long time; at this moment, he realized Fanny’s genuine desire to have children with him, even if the desire wasn’t entirely voluntary. Wasn't that enough, as long as the outcome was good?People often say that once a woman had a child, she was tied to the family. If she wanted to leave, she had to consider the child. In the end, she couldn't bear to go. Perhaps he could indeed continue living with her. Just like Julian and Diana, they would happily raise their children together.Heartwarming scenes repeatedly played in his mind, and a sense of tranquility surged in Oliver's heart. He hadn't moved to speak yet when Fanny made the first move.She stood up, and pulled at his collar. Oliver was forced to lean close to the tip of her nose, and he could almost see the swollen corners of her eyes. She had cried more than once. Now, however, she pr
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Yvonne nodded. "I understand. You can rest assured and leave her in my hands. I'll definitely take good care of her health."When Fanny heard their conversation, she joined it, which was unexpected. She was an actress, once a quite outstanding one. After spending the afternoon with Yvonne, she had already grasped the essence of Yvonne’s appearance, movements, and gestures. In front of Oliver, she learned to imitate them vividly."Mr. Channing, don't worry. I'll cooperate well with Yvonne and present you with a healthy and interesting Ms. Smith."She didn't refer to herself as Mrs. Channing, but used Ms. Smith instead. Her speech was filled with various forms of irony. Her deliberately exaggerated expressions amplified her sarcasm. Oliver took a deep breath, struggling to suppress the anger in his heart. Then, he turned and left.She had just undergone a miscarriage not long ago. He shouldn't be angry with her; taking good care of her health was the top priority.When he
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The moment Cecilia heard someone invite her for a long trip, joy filled her. Even her body and mind relaxed considerably. Her shoulders slumped lazily against the back of the seat.The spontaneity of the invitation was something she appreciated. Being with such a person meant life wouldn't lack freshness and excitement. Cecilia now had some experience with love. Though she couldn't say she was at complete ease when conversing with men, she knew how to steer the conversation while chatting.Even the voice changer turned her initially unpleasant mature voice into a cute childish voice. "In what position would you take me cherry-picking?" When the person on the other side changed the tone, Noel hesitated. He wanted to express his dislike for deliberately sweet voices. Thinking back to their good conversation just now, everything seemed compatible, so he held back. Cecilia used to say he was far too straightforward. Thus he kept the unpleasant comments to himself, because the gir
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Someone like Noel, Ginny thought, with a mouth more distressing than a typical straight guy's, seemed to be his major flaw. This explained why, despite his appearance and temperament, he couldn't find a partner. It ultimately led him to this blind date in their café.Ginny instinctively looked at Cecilia. Cecilia's expression matched what Ginny had in mind, appearing both awkward and amusing. Ginny promptly filled up some coffee for Cecilia. She gave Cecilia a friendly smile, as if she hadn't heard anything, before quietly exiting their blind date corner.Ginny's refilling of Cecilia's coffee had acted as a buffer that conveniently suppressed Cecilia's momentary anger. Now, she could resume talking to the man in front of her as usual. For some reason, he once again reminded her of Noel. As the saying went: once bitten, twice shy.Cecilia took a sip of coffee, and returned her voice to the original mature tone before she continued, "Okay, you're quite honest. You're not sayin
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There were some developments on Julian's end, and at a crucial moment, Noel was needed to handle some important matters. Julian wasn't too confident if someone else did it; he preferred Noel's involvement.After some thought, Julian sent a message to Noel. [How's the blind date? Are you done with it?]In the past, Julian would never use such a tone. Ever since he remarried Diana and started raising children together, his empathy had improved. Even when giving orders, he would first consider the other person's situation and convenience.Such was the power of love. It could soften one’s edges. Noel couldn't help but think about the conversation he had just had with his blind date. They agreed that love was a good thing, but unfortunately, they might not be lucky enough to experience it.Perhaps it was inaccurate to say that maybe…Noel was sure he wouldn't experience it again.He didn't believe that a blind date could solve the pain caused by love. Besides, it was just a ca
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Larry had no criminal record and no undesirable habits. He was diligent, and lived a life that met the standards of a good person for over thirty years. He even went so far as to find people to take in the stray cats he found on the roadside, and took full responsibility for them.He met his previous girlfriend because of a cat. She was a beautiful girl working as a live streamer in an anime-related company.Nowadays, no matter how good one's education was, it couldn't match the earnings of an overnight sensation live streamer. However, behind these money-making streamers, there were countless aspiring small streamers who couldn't catch a break.They were attractive and slim, and sat in front of the camera daily. They used all their tricks, yet their income and fan base couldn't compare to big internet celebrities and top streamers.What was more infuriating was that many internet celebrities and streamers hadn't done anything special. They seemingly effortlessly posted video
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Becoming a super popular streamer meant receiving a lot of money. Lulu was tempted, and so signed a contract with this company. However, upon entering, she discovered it was just the company's standard pitch. Yet, it wasn't ruled out that someone could emerge from the crowd and become an industry benchmark.Lulu didn't think too much about it, and focused on her work. Only after becoming an experienced streamer did she realize that the company had set traps for her from the get-go. Streamers affiliated with the company couldn't even take their accounts with them when they wanted to resign. She wanted to leave? Sure, go ahead! However, she had to create a new account from scratch. Not everyone had the luck to become an overnight sensation, and many struggled for years without any improvement.Although Lulu wasn't popular, after so many years in the company, her streaming account had around two to three hundred thousand followers. With so many new streamers, and considering
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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
