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What kind of solution did Julian have?At this point, the only solution Diana could think of was getting divorce.If possible, she didn't want to talk to Madam Fulcher about her pregnancy until she absolutely needed to.Yet, this fact made her heart as heavy as stone. It made her uncomfortable when she thought about how big of a deal she was hiding from the older woman; she felt uneasy.She wanted to make Madam Fulcher happy.But now that she had Julian's promise, there wasn't any need to add trouble by leaving, and there was even more no need to leave Madam Fulcher some false happiness. Diana didn't want to leave her children with the Fulcher family and be separated from them.Sadly, the reality was that neither Julian nor Kayla would allow her to stay.Her own pride wouldn’t allow it, either.Her original plan was to get the divorce papers as soon as possible, then take her babies as far as possible from here.Julian obviously knew what she had in mind. He had read her divor
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This soon became known to Kayla, and the resentment she harbored for Diana deepened.Last night, Diana had given such an insincere apology and quietly left, looking as upset as Kayla felt.Diana obviously thought she was better than Kayla!In addition, Julian hadn't returned to stay with Kayla as he had promised. Kayla knew it must have been because of Diana.As such, Kayla made sure Diana would feel her rage today in the company. She couldn't help but think that...that Diana and Julian must have slept together again.How shameless of Diana!She was already pregnant, yet she was still seducing men!Kayla had gone through all the trouble of acting out such a tedious play, but she still failed to keep Julian by her side. Even his concern for her had been short-lived. She had racked her brains to come up with so much... Was it true? Was she not destined to win against Diana? Would she always only be second best?No! That was impossible.There must have been something Kayla had
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The following day, Diana stood before the entrance of Winnington Mansion. This time, she was here because James had reached out to her first and invited her over.Even though she knew she shouldn't take any chances or expect anything from them, it was impossible to avoid them. So, here she was.The babies in her belly were doing well. Ever since becoming a mother, she had been even more confused at how anyone would not love their own children.Kate had done it, and so had James. "Why are you spacing out and standing there?"Diana was lost in thought when Kate came out.Kate hadn't contacted or met Diana since the poisoning incident at Kate's birthday party that had damaged Kayla's throat, so it was strange for her to speak in such a warm tone to Diana.However, Diana wasn't fazed by the warmth and familiarity that Kate showed her. Instead, she turned cold and said, "I’ve only just arrived."The sky above them was dark and dreary, as if it would rain soon.Kate froze momentari
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Regardless, Diana remained firm and pretended not to see the look on Kate's face. Diana wouldn't forget that back at the hospital when Kate had been so sure that Diana had poisoned Kayla and couldn't wait for Julian to deal with her. The look on Kate's face still lingered in Diana's mind till today.What was more, Diana couldn't feel any real care or warmth from Kate the entire time the two had been together. She could even feel Kate’s discontent when Kayla brought over this small chair for Diana to sit on.Haha! If that was still the case, why would they call her, a daughter they often dubbed a street rat, to their family home?"What did you want to talk about?" Diana asked, getting straight to the point.James almost choked when Diana spoke so bluntly. This fact only served to confirm that Diana was nothing like Kayla, as the latter was an attentive and obedient girl. In fact, he started to feel glad he had thrown Diana away and covered the fact that he brought his illegitimate
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Kate had become very worked up the moment Diana posed that question.If Kate had defended Diana valiantly, even once, Kate would have remembered it for a lifetime. She would tell her babies that their grandmother also loved her dearly.But that was impossible.Kate only wanted to defend one person, and that was Kayla. Diana would be the only one Kate always wanted to belittle.Before Diana could say anything, James shot Kate a look and said, "What's with you? It's not unusual to want to know who she's marrying. It's completely normal!" Before turning back to Diana, he gestured for Kate to sit down and not interrupt. With the same kind look, he said, "My child."The term he used made Diana physically uncomfortable, and she resisted the urge to throw up. "You can just call me Diana."She kept calling James 'you'. How rude! He was her father!James was upset and breathed angrily through his nostrils like a bill, but he did his best to smoothen his expression. "Diana, it's hard
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Be acknowledged as a daughter of the Winnington family?It was too late.Diana had long since stopped caring about this matter. She was only here today for the sake of her babies. She wanted to see if she could expect her parents to be amiable grandparents.Now, it seemed she had been delusional to even have a shred of expectation from them."I don't care for that,” Diana said coldly. "If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."James got anxious and immediately got up to block Diana's path. "Are you looking down on the Pabians?!"Forget about Luke's grandfather. Even if it was Luke or any of the outstanding children in the Pabians, Diana would dismiss them all.She had an extreme dislike for the entire family line. Even thinking of their family name would make her recall the repulsive leer in Luke's eyes back at the factory when he looked at her.She also remembered vividly the desperation Julian had displayed back then."I won't marry anyone.""Are you saying you won't go throug
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The comment James made thoroughly infuriated Diana."You knew? About all of it?"Diana never imagined that her father knew about all the suffering she endured as a child. But here he was, basically telling her he knew but had never done anything to make up for it or cherish her!James shifted uncomfortably.He hadn't meant to blurt all those things out. When he abandoned Diana, he had indeed kept tabs on her for a little while. Later, he saw that the child was particularly vicious and could survive by fighting dogs for food, so he stopped caring. He hadn't expected to let her know about this.Unpleasant memories from the past started floating into Diana's mind, including the cold treatment and disdain she had received while she was living with the Winningtons.Kate's defense of Kayla and James's favoritism were all thorns that continued to stab right into her heart. Now, her heart was as cold as an ice sculpture that had gone through multiple winters. Her eyes also grew colde
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However, Diana knew Kate was trying so hard to persuade her to make way for Kayla. That's why Kate wanted Diana to finalize the divorce immediately."I’ll become the best fashion designer," Diana declared, mockery dancing in her eyes. It seemed she no longer had Kate in sight and treated the latter as insignificant. Kate was startled at the look in Diana's eyes. A sense of loss suddenly welled up in her chest.At this moment, she felt like she was going to lose something forever.But before she could properly process the feeling, her mouth seemed to work faster than her brain. She repeated slowly, "The best...fashion designer?"She burst into mocking laughter, the sound shrill and ugly. "You? Really?"Diana nodded, unperturbed by Kate's mocking tone. She no longer cared about the Winningtons, so their words didn't hurt her anymore."Yes. Me."Had it not been for her design talent, she wouldn't have grown up so safely until now, much less make her way to Richburgh from the coun
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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
