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Madam Fulcher looked up in the sky and said proudly, "I look up to the sky whenever I miss him, then I stop. That old man must think he misses me more than I do him, staring down at me all day."Though Madam Fulcher never mentioned loving him in the sentence, every word she said was filled with her affection for him.Diana listened with envy, feeling a little emotional. She inwardly lamented and wondered if she would have the chance to be like Madam Fulcher in this life; to be so sure and confident in each other's love.Even when life and death separated the old couple, Madam Fulcher still lived in the time of being loved.Diana's nose was sore, and her eyes gradually reddened.Madam Fulcher realized that the mood had gotten heavy. She didn't want the pregnant Diana to be depressed with her, so she quickly changed the topic and placed her hand carefully on Diana's stomach. "I was wondering why your taste was so different than before, and if the reason behind that was that you were
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"Julian’s done many wrong things, and I don't know if he'll do it again in the future. I'm old, and it won’t be long until I’m no longer around.""No, that won't happen!" Diana interrupted loudly. "Grandma, that won't happen!"How could Madam Fulcher die?She wouldn't!However, Diana knew that the day would come even if she didn't want to accept it. The mere thought of it was too much for her to bear, and tears flowed down her face.Madam Fulcher also sniffed, clearly affected by Diana's emotions. She took Diana into her arms and hushed Diana, "Don't cry, silly girl. I'm still here."She gently patted Diana's back, as if comforting a child. "Shh, it's okay. I'm here..."However, like a broken dam, Diana's tears flowed without stopping. She cried for everything she hadn't before.Her birth parents wanted to marry her off to an old scum and kept pestering her about her divorce to make her unhappy. In contrast, this old woman, who wasn’t even related to her by blood, was always so
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Diana was amazed as she listened to Madam Fulcher recount the past."Fate is amazing."She married Julian because of how similar her face had looked to Kayla, but he had actually chosen her rather than his first love."That's right," Madam Fulcher agreed and solemnly said, "You're not anyone's substitute. You're your own person and a unique existence in my heart. You're my granddaughter-in-law!"Now knowing that Madam Fulcher had been part of the reason Diana had walked this path, Diana somehow felt a new level of closeness with the older woman."Thank you, Grandma."Diana was grateful from the bottom of her heart.Not only was she grateful for Madam Fulcher treating her so well, but also for giving her and Julian a chance."But… I really can't tell what Julian thinks of Kayla and me.""That's not important," Madam Fulcher said, trying to guide Diana slowly in this mindset. "As long as you take these shares and pick up designing again, you'll be fine. Men are only icing on the
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Either way, Julian and Diana's love for each other right now didn't seem equal.Madam Fulcher had lived a long life and experienced a lot. She didn't need to focus on business anymore, but she still needed to consider her grandchildren’s happiness.In Madam Fulcher’s eyes, Diana was the best match for Julian. There wouldn’t be anyone better than her, and Madam Fulcher hoped the two would live well together.It would be best if Diana never needed to use the depth of consideration Madam Fulcher had given her.Diana turned sorrowful once more upon recalling what Madam Fulcher said about how she was unsure when she would leave this world and finally sighed. "Okay. I'll sign it," Diana said, looking up with bright and slightly damp eyes, though hopeful. "But you have to promise me one thing."Madam Fulcher smiled. "What is it?""You must live a long life!" Diana exclaimed, her hands shaking slightly and the pen almost fell from her hand. "No matter what happens, you must live well,
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When Julian and Diana arrived home that night, Noel approached Julian to talk about something. Whatever it was, Noel's complexion didn't look too good.Diana wanted to ask, but thought better of it. If it was something related to Kayla, it would be awkward.Their relationship right now was as fragile as ice. It seemed transparent and open, but in fact, it couldn’t withstand any impact and no one could properly see what was in the water.Nothing had occurred at the moment, because no one had tried to step on it yet.Diana sighed inwardly, trying not to think about Kayla as she sat at the dining table for dinner. Albert glanced at her, then brought out a bowl of soup. "Would you like some soup, Madam?" Albert asked, as though he was going to serve it to Diana personally.Even though Albert was a servant of the Fulcher family, he didn't need to do these things himself. However, Diana seemed to understand something when she remembered how coldly Albert had treated her. Perhaps h
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"Sure," Julian replied easily. Seeing that Diana was really embarrassed, he stopped teasing her and took the bowl of soup Albert handed him. It was Greek lemon soup, which was especially good for pregnant women. He had checked the recipe personally and asked the chef to make it.When Julian took the bowl, Albert's heart was on edge. He was afraid Julian would keep that bowl for himself. Fortunately, the bowl with the drug in it eventually reached Diana. She took a sip. "It tastes good."Soon, the bowl was empty.Albert breathed a sigh of relief inwardly and relaxed. "Please enjoy your dinner, sir, madam. Feel free to call me if you need anything else."When Julian heard this, he raised his brows and shot Albert a sharp look.Suddenly, Albert felt an unbearable pressure so intense that he almost couldn’t lift his head. He couldn't think of what to say in this situation and prayed fervently that Julian couldn't tell what was on his mind."Have you been overworked lately, Al
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Julian had certainly noticed it, though he hadn't expected Diana to have a headache over their children's gender so early in her pregnancy."It's not that I don't like girls," Julian tried to explain, looking straight into her eyes. There was a myriad of emotions in his eyes that she hadn’t seen before, even in their three years of marriage. It was so intense, it looked like they were about to consume her.At this moment, Diana was certain that Julian was seeing her rather than a shadow of someone else. His gaze no longer seemed as far off as it did in the past; it didn’t seem he was looking for someone else through her.Diana felt her mind spin at the implications. She was tempted just to let go and fall...And fall she did, right into his arms. Julian carried her in his arms and left the table, making his way slowly upstairs."It's just that...they say that boys usually take after their mothers, and girls after their fathers," Julian explained.Seeing that Diana accepted hi
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This intimacy between Diana and Julian was long overdue.At first, Julian was in disbelief. On the two occasions when he had kissed her on the cheek, he had been apprehensive as he thought she might push him away.To his surprise, Diana actually took the initiative to kiss him.He responded quickly and took control. It was until they stopped that Diana asked breathlessly, "Weren't we...discussing the children's gender?"Why did it suddenly...Why did they suddenly start…?Oh, she couldn't even say the words in her mind! It was embarrassing!Julian laughed brightly. It had been a long time since he had felt so free. It felt like even the wind was afraid of disturbing his peace, as it remained silent outside the window.His laughter rang clearly through the hall, and it was pleasing to the ears."We were indeed. But I see you couldn't resist, so I indulged you."Diana was speechless. This two-faced man!He was obviously the one who had started it by saying those words! He made
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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
