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Julian’s Stand-In Wife Chapter 177
It wasn't long before Julian came into the bedroom. When he didn't see Diana and heard the sound of running water from the bathroom, he turned back to the cupboard where the shirt Diana had made was located.Although it wasn't finished, he could clearly see how well the shirt matched his appearance.Julian had worn many custom-made shirts, but none had given him such a strong sense of amazement as this one did. From the smallest detail of the cuffs to the color and even the stitches that were too dense to be seen, the tailoring of the shirt was unique. It was hard to deny that he was impressed with Diana's design and practical talent.Even after three years of marriage, he had no idea that Diana had such great design talent. He was even looking forward to how he would look in this shirt.However... No matter how good it looked, it was just a shirt.For him to have such a strong expectation and interest in a piece of clothing was simply...Just then, the bathroom door opened, and
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After saying that, Diana opened the door to reveal her flushed face from the shower. Julian involuntarily swallowed when he took in her appearance.Damn it!"Diana!" Julian yelled, looking a little annoyed. "Seriously? Don't you know how to repent for your mistakes? Did you even hear what I said?"Why was Julian getting so worked up?He was acting so strangely.Diana was also in a bad mood because of him. Knowing that nothing could make things worse, she walked toward the cupboard in hopes of finding something else to wear.There were no words spoken during this time.Then Julian suddenly grabbed her and said, "Must you do your best to seduce me?"What? Seduce him?Diana glanced down at the bulge in his pants and instantly understood. She blushed brightly and muttered in annoyance, "...There's something wrong with your head, isn't there?"She had taken this nightgown into the bathroom, so what was she to do? Did he expect her not to wear anything? He was the one who said they
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Only four people entered this room today; Diana, Kayla, Julian, and Albert. Only two people could have done this, but Diana was unsure if it was Kayla or Albert.Regardless of who it was, Diana couldn't point it out because Julian wouldn't believe her. So, she didn't want to give herself trouble. The only thing she wanted to do now was clear the pins from the shirt.However, it was a challenging job."It's good the pins didn't hurt you," Julian suddenly said.Because of the two suspects' special status, it seemed Julian didn't intend to pursue this matter. Diana was glad she had followed her instinct and said nothing, which saved herself, and simply replied, "Yeah."Diana nodded, and Julian noted the heartache in her eyes when she looked at the shirt. Though the look on her face was as calm and pleasant as she was in the past, Julian knew they would never be able to return to the way things used to be.During this period, he gradually realized that the more he saw of Diana, the l
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This was the second time Julian discovered the difference in the two sisters' appearance.In the end, they still looked alike.If they didn't look alike, Diana wouldn't have the opportunity to be in this room right now, and he wouldn't have brought her into the Fulcher family three years ago.So why...Oftentimes than not, he would feel like the two were becoming less and less similar.Feeling inexplicably frustrated, Julian unbuttoned his shirt in front of Diana. "Shut up. I'm going to take a shower."Hopefully, when he was done, Diana would be asleep.It was already late. She shouldn't be messing around with that shirt! Wouldn't working on the clothing this late affect her health? Must she insist on harming her body so that she could blame him for it, saying that it was the aftermath of the abortion he forced on her?Julian shot her a condescending look, as if she had done something unforgivable. Thankfully, he said nothing else and went straight into the bathroom.However,
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Diana's eyes went wide at the thought of how Julian used to dry her hair for her. She immediately stood up. "I'll do it myself."She didn't want to go to sleep with her hair still wet, as she might fall sick from doing so.Julian wasn't being forceful. He handed her the hairdryer. "Do it quickly.""Okay." Diana nodded. She unwrapped the towel and dried her hair in a matter of minutes before returning to bed.However, she still felt uncomfortable with Julian lying right next to her.After all, in many ways, they weren't on good enough terms to sleep on the same bed.However, Julian seemed to mean what he said about sleeping on the same bed together. In fact, it looked like he had already fallen asleep. He wasn't making any sound at all.Diana stole a few glances at him. After finishing her work, she quickly laid down to rest.She feared that an irregular sleeping habit would affect her baby's growth.Even so, she still felt nervous about lying next to such a wicked man. She kep
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Julian turned around and grabbed her with force, cornering her. "Why are you awake in the middle of the night? What are you up to this time?"This woman was always causing him trouble!Diana was stunned by his intense reaction, but she very quickly recollected herself. "Why are you here?"She thought Julian was still sleeping in bed!Who would've thought that he'd come close to the window for fresh air."Who else were you expecting?" Julian looked her up and down. His gaze then landed on the loose button around her collar. He was thinking about her walking out of the bathroom earlier.She had looked so alluring.He couldn't resist frowning. "Do you need another man in your life that badly?"There was wind entering the room through the window. Naturally, Diana could feel that her collar was left open.However, she checked to make sure it wasn't open before she slept. She had no idea when she had unbuttoned it.Now, Julian seemed to have misunderstood her again."Do you think
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Julian didn't answer Diana for a long time. Soon, rage filled his eyes."Why don't you know how to love yourself?" What was the point of him looking after her so well for the past three years?At the end of the day, was it all just a joke?He withdrew his hand from behind Diana. He didn't even realize the panicked expression on his face. Without missing a beat, he snatched the cone-shaped cosmetic tool from her.Bang!He tossed it out of the window, and it landed on the ground with a heavy thud."Back when you arrived in Richburgh, you had nothing. Even if I thought of you as my substitute wife, I at least gave you a good life! Be thankful!" Julian's voice was deep."Even if you want to do anything to your face, you'll have to ask me first!" he added.In other words, Diana didn't even have permission to escape from her predicament of being his substitute wife.Before getting a divorce, she had to continue acting with him in front of Grandma. She also had to live with him and K
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However, the touch she so desperately yearned for never transpired.On the contrary, she could only feel his cold finger against her face. "There's something next to your mouth. I'll remove it for you."Julian gently flicked his finger against her mouth. "It's gone."Kayla distinctly remembered checking in the mirror multiple times to make sure her mouth was clean while she was waiting behind the door. How could there be anything on her face?Kayla's tears instantly fell. "Julian… Do you not like me?"Why did he always refuse to touch her?"That's not true." Julian ruffled her hair. He then removed his coat and draped it around her tear-soaked pajamas. "Didn't I tell you? You're too precious, so I can't touch you so casually."Julian had spoken in a loud voice. However, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.He quickly turned around. "Who's there?"There was nobody in the corridor, but there was the sound of a door being closed from the direction of Diana's bedroom.Did she
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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
