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With that, he grabbed Kayla’s hair and dragged her to the table. Kayla knew very well what was going to happen next. She also knew that aside from herself, no one would be coming to save her. She could only once again pin her hopes on the many wine bottles lying around, one of which she grabbed and ruthlessly smashed against her own head before Michael could even react. Crash! The bottle broke into pieces on her head. Her action scared Michael, but he recovered very quickly. “You threw yourself at me, yet you’re deliberately showing me such a fierce side of yourself. Looks like you’re really trying to play hard to get.” His words made the fear in Kayla’s heart grow. She threw herself at him, not for the sake of this fat, ugly, middle-aged man! She had done it for the sake of winning Julian’s heart back! She did it for the sake of making his heart ache for her! In that case… Kayla’s eyes narrowed as a vicious look flashed past them. She glanced once more at Mich
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Three years ago, on the day when he realized that Kayla had gone missing, Julian went mad searching for her. He was worried sick that she was in danger. He was worried something untoward would happen to her on his turf. He didn’t expect Kayla to have gone abroad. Three years later, upon finding out that she had gone overseas due to cancer, he looked at his own wife, Diana, with his heart filled with guilt toward Kayla. He thought he could take good care of Kayla from now on. He thought he could give up on Diana and reunite with Kayla in no time, giving Kayla the wedding of her dreams to make up for lost time over the past three years. Yet now, after one month, he had done nothing for Kayla except to allow her to stay in his villa without an official status. He even developed feelings for Diana, and wanted to preserve the babies in her womb. And Kayla… Kayla knew nothing about all these. She had been wholeheartedly dreaming about their future. Yet today, he had let h
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He didn’t understand how that woman had anything to do with Mr. Fulcher. Julian couldn’t be bothered with his greeting. In fact, he even had thoughts of killing the man in cold blood. His eyes turned bloodshot as he gripped the man’s throat and demanded once more, “Where’s Kayla?!” He was on the verge of explosion. Michael’s hands shook with fear and he pointed to the direction of Room 808. He stuttered fearfully, “A-a-round the c-c-corner…” He only dared to breathe when Julian released him. He was about to make a run for it when Noel stopped him in his tracks. That was when it dawned on Michael that the one whom Julian was looking for was that woman with the nasty voice, who had thrown herself at him and then turned viciously on herself. No. He couldn’t possibly utter a word about how that woman had thrown herself at him. Otherwise, Julian Fulcher might really kill him! The thought of the look in Julian’s eyes earlier made Michael’s body tremble with fear. Even b
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“Oh…” Kayla lowered her head, seemingly disappointed that Diana wasn’t here. After less than a minute, tears fell down Kayla’s cheeks. “Julian…” She looked at the wounds covering her body as tears hung pitifully from the corners of her eyes. “Don’t tell Diana about what happened to me. Otherwise, she’ll feel guilty about it. Today… She was supposed to come today, but since everyone knows about Michael, she probably felt scared about it and procrastinated a little in the office. Professionally speaking, I’m the leader of her design team. Privately speaking, I’m her sister, her family. I thought I should take her place in attending the dinner, since we resemble each other so closely. But I didn’t expect Diana to not come at all…” Kayla began sobbing mid-sentence, so wracked with sorrow that she was unable to speak further. It looked just like she had suffered a terrible betrayal. She had effortlessly created the image of her heroically turning up for Diana’s appointment on
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The ward room wasn’t a suite, and only had one bed.Kayla was delighted. She had a feeling that today, she was finally going to see a breakthrough in what she had been trying to accomplish over the past few days.She was finally going to get what she wanted when she least expected it, and when she wasn’t even trying.She had even thought through the possible movements that wouldn’t tug at the wounds on her thigh and arms.After some thinking, she began to regret it.Had she known that she would have a chance to share a bed with Julian tonight, she would never have pierced herself so viciously.Julian had left the room as she was letting her imagination run wild. He didn’t expect to see Diana sipping on a cup of milk on the first floor the moment he stepped into the villa.Her long hair was splayed across her shoulder, and traces of milk foam lingered on the corners of her lips, making her the perfect picture of a cat lazing around.What a leisurely mood she was in.She even
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As if to confirm Diana’s suspicions, Julian opened his mouth and said, “But you must go with me to see Kayla and apologize to her.”This time, Diana was in the wrong.Her leisurely stance at home and cold questioning felt so foreign and unfamiliar to him.He couldn’t accept that his own children would be under the care of such a mother.He had to correct it.He had to tell her to admit the mistake that she committed.As long as she corrected herself, everything would be fine.In truth, Diana did no wrong.He was the one who, once again, jumped to conclusions and took Kayla’s words as truth.Ever since he raised the prospect of a divorce, such drama had been replaying time and time again.Every time, he would stand on Kayla’s side without fail.Diana, on the other hand, had to swallow all her grievances in complete silence.This included yesterday’s musk incident.What if her body didn’t react so quickly, and she only realized that something was wrong when the deer musk had
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Right now, Diana didn’t feel so much anger over the musk incident last night. The thought brightened the look in her face, and there was even a spring in her steps as she walked. Julian looked at her through furrowed brows. “Why do you look so happy about making an apology?”“Cough, cough!” Diana hurriedly wiped the smile off her face. “Nothing. I just finished drinking my milk, and I found it richer than what I tasted before. I feel all warm and fuzzy inside.”But, of course. Julian had specifically instructed his servants to switch out the ordinary milk to fresh milk for pregnant ladies. He even purchased a grassland, and reared two cows on it. He did so for the sake of providing Diana and his unborn children milk of the best quality that would give him peace of mind. Of course, he also instructed the servants to tear off the packaging and store the milk in white glass bottles instead. However, he didn’t expect Diana to be able to taste the difference. The amount of m
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Julian knew that Kayla really needed help right now. But when she said those words, he couldn’t help finding them slightly awkward.Suddenly, he lifted his hand and forced Diana to look up. His jaw tilted in the direction of the bathroom and he instructed Diana, “You go in.”Julian didn’t understand what Kayla wanted, but Diana did. If she were to go in right now, she would certainly incur Kayla’s wrath. She rejected it resolutely and even pushed Julian forward instead. “I’m not going in. You go in.”Julian’s face darkened. “Diana Winnington!”His voice, laced with the authority of a person of power immediately, made Diana feel overwhelmed and breathless.In front of other people, Diana had always been able to strike a balance between humility and haughtiness. But in front of Julian, no matter how mentally prepared or how determined she was, she always ended up having to submit to his domineering ways. That was especially so when he had that cold, hard look on his face tha
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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
