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“No need to walk me in, Julian.” Kayla was immensely pleased with Julian’s thoughtfulness. She even felt things had returned to before Diana entered their lives and messed everything up. Back then, Julian was exactly like this; going to great lengths to dote on her.He would even personally fetch her to her appointments. Kayla enjoyed such treatment and the envious stares of people around her. Julian’s face alone was outstanding enough to attract attention from everywhere. Coupled with his car, power, and status, Kayla naturally received favor from everyone she came across. “Chief Winnington.” Many people were already waiting for her when they saw her driving into the building. “Mr. Fulcher sent you to work again. How enviable!”Kayla wrapped her arms around Julian’s and walked toward them. “Oh, come on! He doesn’t feel reassured if I don’t let him send me to work. I’ll go to work myself in the future…”“No way.” Julian rejected her suggestion immediately. “I’d rather fetch
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His face was dark with displeasure as he held the clothes in his hands. “Give this to Winnington.” Julian passed the clothes to Noel and turned back into the car.To Winnington…Noel dared not delay carrying out Julian’s instructions, but he wasn’t sure whether the clothes were for Kayla or Diana. But the look on Julian’s face prevented Noel from asking further.He pondered about it throughout the whole journey, and finally decided to hand the clothes to Kayla. Kayla was elated upon receiving the clothes and immediately changed into it. She was positively glowing when she came out wearing the new outfit. Her colleagues commented enviously, “Chief Winnington, how is it possible that Mr. Fulcher dotes on you so much? Even sending new clothes to you in the middle of a workday!”“Oh, don’t say that,” Kayla chuckled coyly. “His assistant said that it was along the way. He saw that this outfit suited me and bought it for me.”She pulled out her credit card and handed it to Hannah,
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Diana couldn’t be bothered with Kayla’s nonsense. “Since Julian isn’t here, you needn’t try to talk kindly to me. Chief Winnington, if there’s nothing else, please stop coming near me and interrupting my work.”Kayla refused to let up. “Then take my coffee. After all, your dress was soiled because I asked the driver to drive faster. How could I leave if you don’t accept this coffee?”So her soiled dress was a result of Kayla’s deliberate move?Clearly, Julian had indulged Kayla to the point of no return. Hannah might have a point. Perhaps he sent clothes over as a one-sided warning that she was different from Kayla.However, she was aware of that even without his reminder.“Oh. One more thing.” Kayla remained standing right next to her. “There’s another reason for my apology, and that’s for the breakfast that you painstakingly prepared for us this morning. Julian said your cooking is so bad that he couldn’t bear for me to eat something so unappetizing, so he brought me out for s
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Diana stood up straight away. She pointed at the chair and asked angrily, "Who did this?"Hannah averted her gaze immediately, avoiding Diana's eyes. Diana said nothing more; instead, she grabbed a cup of coffee from Kayla's table and stood before Hannah."W-What are you doing?"Diana's powerful and confident stance, adding to the cold aura she emanated, turned Hannah into a meek mouse. She cowered at Diana’s fierce scowl.Diana held the cup over Hannah’s head. There was no warmth in her sharp eyes; only coldness remained as she hissed dangerously, "Don't mess with me."As she said that, she upturned the cup and splashed the coffee all over Hannah's head. The dark liquid poured on Hannah’s hair, turning it into a sopping wet mess.Hannah was terrified and humiliated. She didn't expect Diana to react this way, especially when everyone was looking. After that, Diana calmly pointed to the coffee stain on her skirt and said calmly, "I'm just returning the favor."She didn't see an
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She had a feeling Kayla would target her stomach next, with the goal of causing her to miscarry.Sure enough, she could see that Kayla's eyes were always focused on her belly, intentionally or otherwise. There was a sinister glint in them, and Diana shuddered at the wicked thoughts running in Kayla's mind.At this point, Hannah finally reacted. Knowing that Kayla was standing up for her, she gained her courage and screamed at Diana, "You hag! How dare you!"After saying that, she tried to push Diana. However, she wasn't the only one doing so. The rest of her colleagues also surrounded Diana. As for Kayla, she was already bringing out the waterworks. To top it off, she was trembling and shaking like a leaf. "Oh, Diana! Why must you go against me everywhere? Hannah’s a good friend to me. Is that why you’re giving her trouble? I-I’ve already endured so much at the Fulcher residence… Can you please stop harassing me?” That statement twisted the entire situation, placing Diana in the
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The way he addressed Kayla grated harshly in Diana's ears. Adding to the terrible situations she had gone through in the past two days, Diana could feel herself growing more and more upset.In the end, she was only one woman.A woman who had been living and relying on her own since she was a child, and had tried hard to obtain love and warmth.If she could, she would have liked to return to the past three years where she had relied on Julian. Unfortunately, everything shattered the moment Kayla arrived.And Diana, the rightful Mrs. Fulcher, no longer had the right to voice her objections after getting kicked out by the man she loved. Up till now, her life was still influenced by his status. Thus, she had no choice but to endure Kayla’s incessant harassment.Diana only wanted to use this job to get a fresh start on her new life. Unfortunately, Kayla was also here. She was forced to put up with Kayla until her patience finally ran out, and she fought back. And now, hearing Kayla add
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It was a divorce plan.Diana recalled the diet plan that Fanny had provided her. Since she was giving birth to twins, she could only hide her pregnancy until she reached the fifth month, even with a strictly controlled diet and guaranteed nutrition.After that, others would definitely notice her bulging belly.She had to finalize her divorce with Julian and disappear before the time limit was up, which was around New Year's Eve. How could she ensure that the divorce was finalized within this time frame?Diana pondered about the issue for a while, but came up empty.In the large, white document before her, only one word was written on it. Patience.She hadn't finished her day's work, but when Diana saw that everyone had left and was alone in the office, she lost the desire to work late. As she was distracted by this thought, she received a call from the villa.Albert's voice came through the other end. "Ms. Winnington, it's time for you to come back and prepare dinner.Diana
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Kayla had an oblivious look on her face, as if she had Diana's best interest in mind. She said innocently, "Diana. Since you’re the Fulcher family's maid, you'll anger Julian if you eat at the same table as us."Julian glanced at them both and said, "She's right. You don't deserve to eat."Diana was speechless. Was she supposed to starve?Well, the dishes on the table weren’t exactly great. After a while, she simply gave up.Fine, she wouldn't eat with them if they didn’t want her around.She would return to her room and order takeaway instead.So she turned around and replied mechanically, "Okay."She looked like an obedient, sweet, and submissive doll.Julian watched her retreating back as she went upstairs, and an inexplicable emotion suddenly welled up within him.His heart was constricted.He couldn't let Diana stay, but he also felt deeply unhappy if she left.He was stuck in limbo.Diana wanted to go to bed and rest quickly after eating, but seeing as tomorrow was a
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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
