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It was getting late. Julian had heard about the situation from Jim’s mother. He walked away immediately, and waved to his men steering the helicopter.“Go!”They changed their direction immediately. Jim didn’t stop them.Julian looked at the rearview mirror. Upon seeing no commotion behind, he sensed that something was off and instructed the helicopter to leave first.Of course, he didn’t let Jim’s mother go. That woman was still useful to him. Even if she was no longer useful to Jim, there was no reason for Julian to let her go so easily.It was a hot summer day, and the sweltering heat felt suffocating. Julian had a niggling feeling that something was about to happen. However, his speed was of no match for the helicopter. All he could do was to drive as fast as possible.When the helicopter arrived at the entrance of the lab, it couldn’t find a space to land and had to circle around the air just like it did above Hughes Manor, awaiting further instructions.“Mr. Fulcher.”
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If he used explosives again, he might end up hurting Diana.He stared at the password panel, as anxiety overtook him.His men in the helicopter received no instructions from him. One of them finally asked, “Mr. Fulcher? Do you need help? The explosives we’ve prepared are sufficient to raze the entire lab to the ground.”“Don’t,” Julian said, stopping them from doing something so dangerous. “My wife is inside. Wait for my orders.”Should they just be waiting here aimlessly if they’re not using the explosives?No wonder Jim didn’t make any move after seeing him and his mother communicate, Julian thought. Jim was certain he wouldn’t be able to make his way in.Just as Julian was at his wit’s end, the door opened right before him.Shock flashed past Julian’s eyes. “Simon?! What are you doing here?”Simon smiled wordlessly. Ever since he tried the drug, his voice box was destroyed. He couldn’t make a sound. The rare times he could, they sounded frightening and scratchy. He had f
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Oliver had contacted many PR companies, but none of them were able to deal with the trouble Fanny had caused.A former A-lister left the entertainment circle at the peak of her career. Everyone found it a pity that her talent had gone to waste. She then married into the Channing family and became Mrs. Channing, transforming everyone’s regret into admiration.Just when everyone thought she would grow old with the heir of the Channings, bad news appeared after three years into her marriage. Said celebrity had passed away.Although she had left the entertainment circle for many years, her legend remained. Her beauty was often touted. Original, unedited photos of her could be found worshiped in thousands of households.Many activities were launched online to mourn the loss of such a great celebrity. Not only did her fans pay tribute to her online, but they even caused a traffic jam on the roads by piling fresh flowers and gifts there.It felt as if she was making a comeback into the i
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Fanny pondered for a moment, and thought of Diana. After that, she headed to Fulcher Manor. For some reason, she was sure that Diana would help her.To her dismay, she found out that Diana hadn’t returned home for many days. She hurriedly pulled her hat low to cover her face, and turned to leave.The world was so huge, yet she found herself wandering around aimlessly, unable to find a place where she could settle down and feel safe. The glory of what felt like her previous life had been smashed to smithereens by her very own hands.If she had not fallen in love with Oliver…However, there are no “ifs” in real life.If she had rejected Kenneth Channing back when he wanted to adopt her…Fanny felt increasingly miserable the more she thought about it. Her guilt toward her parents intensified. She didn’t want to stay like this any longer. She knew she had to face the days ahead with courage.Rumors abound online. She had to seize this moment of chaos to release the recording of
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Julian glared hard at Simon, as if trying to bore a hole through his soul. “Where is Diana?” Simon couldn’t speak; instead, he pointed at a room.Panicky, he started making horrible raspy sounds. Julian, whose fist was about to land on Simon’s face, paused in midair. “Simon, what’s wrong with you?”Thinking of the letter, he got a bad feeling.Simon looked emotionlessly at Julian. He grabbed Julian’s wrist and walked forward.The room wasn’t actually a room at all. It was a huge lab suite with a small room inside. Rather than calling it a small room, it looked more like an office. After pushing open a door of the same color as the walls, many herbal medicines could be seen. There was a sofa, a foldable bed for resting, and a huge office desk.A display cabinet stood right opposite the door, filled with all sorts of samples. Aside from a wide variety of herbal medicines, there were many fetal samples. They all looked to be in the embryonic stage. They were all soaked and st
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They were locked in stalemate.Diana had begun begging Jim to release Betty.Jim looked at Julian. “I’ll let your daughter go. Tell all your men outside to retreat.”Julian refused. “Jim, if you do this, you’ll never be able to appear at any award ceremonies. Your research will be forced to come to a standstill, and you…”Jim cut Julian off. “No, you won’t kill my mother. She has records of all of my research.”Even if he died, she would be able to consolidate his research. She would find new direction and breakthroughs. However, that would only be possible with the smooth delivery of Diana’s babies.“She betrayed me and told you where Diana was hidden. I can’t find it in myself to forgive her,” Jim said. Thinking of his mother’s actions, he was disappointed.“I even thought of sacrificing her, but she wasn’t willing. I saw her desire to go on living. She’s even more eager to be alive than I am.”As for him…“I truly am someone who can give up my life for the sake of resea
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The atmosphere in the room turned awkward.Diana concentrated on leaning into Jim’s ear, pretending as though no one was around.From Julian’s angle, it looked as if they were kissing.However, Diana didn’t really kiss Jim. She simply wanted to provoke Julian and make him leave.She didn’t expect Jim to suddenly hold her down when she was about to stand up.Diana was caught in his hold, unable to leave his embrace. This time, desire filled his eyes. His eyes clearly spoke of his desire to possess Diana.His lips drew close.Unlike the act that Diana put on earlier, he was gunning for the real deal now.Diana instinctively shrank back, but she was trapped within his arms.He whispered into her ear, “Trying to run? You started this first.”If she dared to leave him, he would never let Betty go!Betty was still with his men. Diana didn’t dare to act rashly. She didn’t expect her plan to backfire.“I thought you didn’t like me?” she asked. Locked in his embrace, she felt over
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She smiled at Jim, then turned to look at Julian with disdain. “Take Betty away.”She was willing to do anything as long as they stayed safe.As for the babies in her womb…She would never let Jim take them away.She was useless as a mother. All she could do at such a critical moment was to consider dying with her children.Julian’s hand, which held Betty’s, was trembling. He didn’t dare to let Betty see the scene unfolding before them.Julian turned around and gave Betty to Simon. “Simon, take Betty away.”Jim didn’t talk to or look at Simon since they came in. It was clear that Jim looked down on Simon, as if mocking him for overestimating himself.It was enough proof that Simon brought Julian here today of his own accord, and not that he was in cahoots with Jim.Thus, Julian felt assured leaving Betty in Simon’s hands.Simon refused to, and pointed at Julian’s chest instead. That was where Julian kept the letter that Simon gave him before they entered the office.Julian m
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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
