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The smile on Diana's lips gradually disappeared. It was precisely because she was pregnant that she was worried.Worried that his love for her wasn't sincere, and that he was only doing it for the babies and to fulfill Madam Fulcher's wish to have great-grandchildren.Even if those reasons were only a small part of why he had chosen to reconcile with her and not bring up divorce anymore, she still felt like cold water had poured down on her. Her anticipation vanished instantly.The actual fact, in the end, was that he had done it all for the babies.Men were liars through and through.At this moment, Diana once again experienced the true meaning of that saying, and pushed Julian's heartfelt confession to the back of her mind.If his feelings weren't completely genuine, then...she didn't need to surrender her whole heart to him either.They only needed to uphold the status quo for the babies' sake. As long as they were healthy and happy, then as their mother, she felt it was wo
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Diana hurriedly asked Julian to call Vans over. Vans was a general practitioner with experience in gynecology. He was also a highly educated and experienced doctor.After an examination, Vans declared that Diana was fine and healthy. Confused, he scratched his head and said, "All the indicators are pretty good. You're in perfect health."He turned to Julian and asked, "Have you been pressuring her lately?"That was impossible!Julian treated Diana like fragile glass now, worried that he would break her by accident. She was even more precious to him than in the previous three years of their marriage, so how could he have pressured her?Julian looked at Diana's computer, which was still turned on, and knew she must’ve done extra work after her day job. Unhappy, he said in a hard tone, "You should stop working at Esteem Creations. It's a crappy job."Diana was unwilling, of course. She had to overcome a lot of difficulties to establish her roots at Esteem Creations. Even those who u
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Diana looked up, discontent and shock finally showing in her eyes.Those were what she was truly feeling.At this moment, she was not happy.Julian wanted to pretend he didn't see her emotions, but he didn't like how she forced herself to smile. It made his throat feel stuck, and his heart felt tight.He placed his hands gently on Diana's head and continued softly, "Diana, I'm your husband. You can be honest with me. Laugh if you're happy, cry if you're sad, and curse if you're upset. You don't have to put up an act with me, and you don't have to pretend to feel what you're not."His voice was loud and clear, and every word he said pierced Diana's heart deeply.The things he told her to do were things she could only do if she was sure she was loved and favored by the man standing before her. But right now, she wasn’t confident that he did.Diana rubbed her baby bump as she lay on the bed. The two didn't speak for a long time and let time slowly pass in silence.Julian's eyes
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After going through so much, Diana didn't want to be as foolish as she was back then. She wasn't going to give all her heart to Julian and rely on him for everything. She assumed he was only staying with her for the sake of the children. Since that was the case, it would be better to lock her feelings away so she wouldn't get hurt.Yet now, Julian was telling her that he feared she wouldn't want him anymore.The sorrow and panic in his words were much too obvious.Was it really not just for the babies that he had made up with her?Diana's newly strengthened heart began to waver again at the vulnerability that Julian displayed, especially when she looked into his eyes, which were misted over. It deeply affected her heart, and she said softly, "I won't leave you."She placed her hand gently on his back and hugged him back just as tightly.As long as he wanted her...she would do the same.In the end, it would still be her loss.The anger she used to carry with her vanished in th
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When it came to the names of the babies, Diana initially intended to let it be for the time being. The thing was, she didn't expect Julian to keep pestering her about it."I really think that Aster and Star sound good," he said.After that, he even went downstairs, where Vans was still waiting, to see if he had the doctor's approval and support. To relieve Vans from his duties here in order for him to return to his date with Nina, Diana could only agree. "Fine, let's keep it at that for now."But after she said that, she silently recited the names repeatedly in her heart and finally felt that the names did sound quite lovely. From that day onward, whenever she rubbed her baby bump, she had names for her children. With the addition of names, she suddenly sensed their connection had strengthened.Julian especially felt it, as he brought back a storybook when he returned. He was dressed in thin navy pajamas with two buttons unfastened at the top, revealing his delicate collarbone.
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Her life at the moment was so much more beautiful and happier than her last three years of hoping to get pregnant. Julian didn't say anything to her statement. He sat upright and said, "Pregnancy is hard. Let me give you a massage."As he said that, he had already started to knead her legs, neck, and shoulders.In fact, the method he used seemed quite professional.It made it hard for Diana to refuse, even though she wanted to. She closed her eyes and leaned in comfortably to his touch."Did you take classes on this?""Yeah. One can't have too many skills."It was easy to say that, but Julian had actually only recently learned this skill. Fearing he might do something wrong and have the opposite effect on a pregnant woman, he also asked a famous masseur to teach him the art, and he was now showing Diana the labor of his work.However, Diana didn't need to know the troubles he went through for this. She was his wife, and she simply needed to enjoy it.It would be best if they
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Obviously, Diana could see through Julian's act."Never mind."They were a married couple, so it wasn't like they hadn't slept in the same bed before. Besides, he also told her that nothing had ever happened between him and Kayla.In that regard, he was still clean and Diana wasn't disgusted at him. When the babies were born in the future, it was inevitable that they would have to live in the same room together; doing it now would only mean that the schedule had moved up.Steeling herself, she followed suit and lay down under the covers. However, there was a gap between the two in bed, and Diana didn't lay down on Julian's arm as he had anticipated she would. Seeing his expectant gaze, she quickly said, "Your arm must be sore from the massage, so I won't touch you."After saying that, she even moved further, widening the gap between them.Julian was exasperated, and obvious unhappiness lined his face. "My arm doesn't hurt now."Diana brightened. "Does that mean you're going ba
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"No," Julian said firmly while looking into Diana's eyes. "Remember this, Diana. From now on, as long as I'm alive, I will never leave your side."He would be hers forever.Diana looked at him doubtfully. "Did you eat honey recently, with how many sweet words you've been spouting?"Lately, she had thought his words were too sweet to be believable."Do you want to check?"Diana was still in a daze when Julian said that; before she could react, he leaned over and pecked her lightly on her lips.He was as quick as lightning and quickly laid back down, giving her the innocent puppy look as he asked, "Was it sweet?"Julian spoke as if he hadn't done anything bad, and Diana was left sitting alone in a daze. In the end, only one word was in her mind as she exclaimed, "You're shameless!"With a clap, the lights were turned off again.This time, the two were surprisingly quiet, but Julian's arm quickly crossed the so-called line between them and slowly inched toward her calf."People
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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
