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Diana was somewhat afraid.She swallowed hard, abandoning the idea of confronting this man head-on and letting go of the desire to vent the anger in her chest. She decided to compromise. "Don't touch Betty."Jim ignored her.For a cheeky little brat who dared to attack him, he had a hundred ways to deal with her—but the one that pleased him the most was... "I won't touch her."He flipped Diana's hands behind her back, gathered them in one place, freed up one hand, and took out a velvet box from his pocket.In this era, few people used such boxes to carry things, let alone carry them around.However, this was Jim.Diana didn't find it strange, and she was confident that the box contained medicine.Sure enough...He took out a black pill.All the medicine he developed looked the same, but the ingredients were vastly different."Eat this, and she'll be obedient and sensible," Jim said, waving to Betty. "Come over here, and I'll let your mommy go."Betty thought for a momen
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Seeing Diana relax, Jim didn't pursue the matter further. "I don’t consider myself a petty person. Inviting you here is indeed to extend my hospitality."This so-called hospitality, apart from the daily food and drink, was the "gift" he had given her.Diana's background.That was the gift Jim wanted to present to her."Your mother is your real mother, but James is not your biological father." When Jim reached this point, he subconsciously glanced at Diana. She sat on the sofa quietly. She held Betty and stayed silent, like a perfect doll.Suddenly, a strange sensation struck in his heart. He couldn't express the emotion, only feeling a slight pang of sadness.It was this kind of sadness that made him say the next sentence: "But I don't know who your biological father is."James was the only one who truly knew this.In short, Diana needed to help James recover his memory first. Or rather, it seemed that she needed to keep Jim happy so he would give James the antidote.Jam
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Diana asked such a question seemingly out of the blue. It appeared that, apart from James, Kate was also with the Hughes family. Jim was well aware of her whereabouts. However, when they were in Richburgh, he never mentioned a word about her. It was clear that he had set a trap, waiting for her to fall into it. Thinking of her own foolishness, Diana felt a renewed sense of powerlessness. She shook her head. "No, I don't want to see her." What could she say to Kate if they met? She had no idea. Maybe it was better not to meet Kate for now. Jim nodded. "Alright, I'll be next door. If you feel unwell, just press the button by the bedside or call the hotel front desk. Someone will come over quickly." She hadn't expected Jim to stay at this hotel that night. It seemed that the room she saw being cleaned was for him. "Aren't you going home?" "No," Jim replied truthfully, "I have a few sets of experimental data to monitor, and I might have an online meeting." Monitoring ex
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Jim was deeply engrossed in his research, his expression serious. Diana moved quietly, taking careful steps into the room with almost no sound. Fortunately, Jim's phone was on the bedside table, and he sat inside a small alcove with his computer.Diana's purpose in entering was to grab this phone.The room was silent. Diana stepped in with small strides, making no noise. To avoid any sound, she even left her shoes at the room's entrance and entered barefoot."Yes, this prescription needs further adjustment. The current data doesn't quite meet the standard production process," Jim's voice gradually leaked out. It seemed he was still focused and completely unaware of what she was doing.Diana slowly approached the bedside table. Soon, she could reach Jim's phone.From her deduction, Jim's phone was different from hers and Betty's. His signal was definitely not interfered with.She had already memorized Julian's number. If she quickly dialed his number and sent a message, it c
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Larry wanted to clarify things with Cecilia, and confirm their relationship formally."This is the restaurant that's downstairs of the company I'm working at."Larry took the afternoon off. After finishing work in the morning, he went downstairs to see Cecilia waiting for him in the restaurant. She had thoughtfully ordered the dishes, so he could immediately enjoy a steaming hot meal as soon as he sat down. The dishes were vibrant and visually appealing.However, when Cecilia started eating, she could taste instant seasoning. She took only a few bites, then stopped eating."Are you on a diet?" Larry, who was enjoying his meal, glanced at her. "Or does it not suit your taste?""It's not to my taste." Cecilia didn't feel the need to lie to Larry. "It tastes like instant seasoning, and it feels cheap."Larry had a mouthful of food, and he was speechless.At this moment, he seemed to see a shadow of Lulu in Cecilia.Women were all like this! In the end, they would all leave him!
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Since Larry's parents had overheard the phone conversation with Lulu, they moved out. Larry was the only one in this house now.The initial plan was to gradually decorate the house with auspicious characters before the wedding, which Larry vetoed. "Let's wait a bit. Girls have different tastes from ours. My new girlfriend seems to have even better taste than Lulu. If we arrange everything too early and she doesn't like the decor, our efforts will be in vain."The elderly couple exchanged glances. "You're right."However, they couldn't help but ask, "When are you going to introduce this new girlfriend to us?" It was hard for them to believe that Larry had fallen in love so quickly.Larry thought that it would be better to bring Cecilia back home as soon as possible. He thought for a while, before quickly giving them a time. "Soon. Not later than this week."Seeing their son's confident demeanor, they were pleased. They didn't intervene in the matter of the house anymore.Now,
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After her experience with Noel, Cecilia became even more aware of the importance of honesty and reliability.Larry smiled. "I always feel like I have strengths in your eyes." No matter what he did, he could gain her approval. It delighted him.Cecilia looked at him, and said, "You originally have many strengths. It isn’t because of how I see you, but because you’re inherently outstanding." He was a native of Richburgh, and was from a well-off family. He had loving parents and a decent job. Looking at the tools and books about computers scattered on the table in the room was enough to prove that Larry was still a very progressive and forward-thinking person.Larry sincerely thanked Cecilia. "Thank you, Cecilia." He didn't call her Ms. Jarvis again. Cecilia also accepted it. A warm, friendly atmosphere flowed quietly between the two.However, Cecilia knew very well that she only had a fairly good impression of Larry, and a willingness to get along with him. It wasn’t lov
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Far from his previous timidity and nervousness, Larry had suddenly become confident."Cecilia." Larry placed the notebook and pen away, and looked at Cecilia. "This way."He gently pulled her sleeve. Though he didn't touch Cecilia's skin, it still made her uncomfortable.The flat was small, and was considered Larry's private space. Subconsciously, she stepped back, and calmly asked Larry, "Where are we going?""The wardrobe." The hand that had just pulled Cecilia's clothes was suddenly empty. At that moment, he sensed that Cecilia was resisting the contact.He almost opened the door and let Cecilia leave.He didn't want to be on good terms with her anymore.But when he saw her sweet smile and realized she didn't show any signs of disapproval, he inwardly complained about himself for being too sensitive.It wasn’t easy to find such a good woman as Cecilia. He couldn't afford to miss this chance.Larry opened up, and invited Cecilia to the study.The bookshelves in the stud
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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
