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Diana did need an outlet right now, but she didn't feel that she and Oliver were close enough for her to vent to him.And yet, he was the only person here that she could confide in."I have a friend..."Diana felt a little hypocritical when she started like that, but seeing that Oliver didn't have any judgemental look on his face, she was relieved and continued, "I have a friend who's in the same situation as me. Divorced and has just lost a baby."It was so obvious that she was actually talking about herself, but Oliver played along and pretended not to have noticed it."Okay. And what happened after that?"His eyes were warm, and his voice was gentle. Without realizing it, Diana started to spill everything."She blames herself for the loss of her baby. She really wanted to get a proper explanation for the loss, but the baby's father kept letting go of the woman who hurt her. This incident made my friend realize that it was impossible for her husband to actually love her, so sh
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Diana now lived in the hospital's recuperation center where everything was arranged for her, so she didn't need to worry about her life or meals; she was recovering well.Keeping Oliver's words in mind, Diana soon returned to work.However, she didn't expect the company to have gone crazy about her miscarriage. Even Jayden, who had been rather cordial with her, was back to despising her once more.It didn't take much to figure out that Kayla was behind all this.Diana tried her best to ignore them and focus on her own designs, but Kayla was clearly not going to let her be.Soon, Diana was called into Kayla's office.This was the first time they had met since Julian brought up reconciling with Diana.Diana was uncomfortable at first sight of Kayla. The feeling didn't stem from their conflict or their problems. Rather… It was Kayla's face.At one point in time, the features of the two sisters had only at most been seventy percent similar. The differences lay in the charm of their
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Thirdly, Diana thought that Julian had defended Kayla, which proved that Diana wasn’t aware that Julian had forced Kayla to drink the remainder of the drugs she had once given Diana, and had long lost her fertility...Kayla clenched her fist tightly under the table, sorely tempted to pinch herself to see if she was dreaming.Now that Diana and Julian had a huge misunderstanding, this was her chance!The fear in her disappeared, and was quickly replaced by excitement.However, Kayla didn't dare let her face show what she was feeling at the moment for fear that Diana would pick up on it. Kayla became more arrogant; she even tilted her chin upwards to look down at Diana and said haughtily, "I'll be waiting, then. Between you and Julian, let's see who's the greater one."The words were a tacit acknowledgment of Diana's claim, as well as confirming the fact that Julian was still protecting Kayla even if she had indeed tampered with the embryos Diana had once carried.Even though Dia
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Diana was thoroughly confused. Looking at the arrogant look on Kayla's face, she couldn't help but laugh."What right do you have to fire me, Kayla? This is a big company, and you can't fire someone just because you say so without any formal process or procedures, right?"Besides, it was thanks to Fanny that Diana had managed to get a job here in the first place.Diana wouldn't show how defenseless she was before Kayla, even if the latter persisted in this matter.Diana refused to compromise this way.Kayla looked at how battle-ready Diana was, and laughed."Diana, have you never thought about how I came to Esteem Creations and hold such a high position, and am still here without problems despite what happened between you and Julian? Who do you think is behind me?"Obviously, it had to be Julian.When Diana thought about the man and how he and Kayla were together, her heart seemed to be ripped open and was bleeding again. It hurt.But then, she recalled what Oliver said ab
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But when Diana stared at her just now, Kayla felt her confidence crumble a little.She was afraid that Diana would discover that she had been Diana’s substitute for so long instead, and not the other way around.Those youthful years and moments of being protected and cared for by Julian since childhood should have been Diana's.But because Kayla had stolen credit for Diana's rescue, she had everything that Diana rightfully should have had.Even this time, Julian hadn’t killed her because of the saving grace Kayla held.Kayla understood all of this. But since things had come to this point, she was reluctant to let go of Julian.Or rather, she was unwilling to give up the money, power, and preferential treatment she got after being together with Julian.When the time comes, everyone in Richburgh will have to look up to her and respect her as Mrs. Fulcher!As long as she kept going...She would still be able to turn the tables!Kayla looked at her reflection in the mirror befo
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An hour later, Diana appeared at the entrance of Winnington Mansion. She hadn't contacted them ever since James proposed she married Clifford. But now, her parents, husband, babies, work, designs, and everything she could think of... Kayla had taken away so many things Diana cherished.Though Diana was still not strong enough and couldn't do much to Kayla right now, she could still do something small. She would start small and accumulate all of it, like ants, and take Kayla down eventually.The first step involved the Winnington family.The first thing Diana cherished, that Kayla had taken to ensure her own survival, was Diana’s own parents.Thus, Diana would slowly ensure that Kayla had a taste of that too!It was now late autumn. As Diana stood in the doorway of Winnington Mansion, she looked at the wildflowers around her; they were there the last time she came to the residence. There were traces of them being trampled by something heavy, yet the flowers stood strong, tall,
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James couldn't speak, and that was exactly the reaction that Diana wanted.She calmly analyzed him and said, "For Kayla to do something like this, I'm sure it's because there was a need to imitate me."But as to why Kayla had done so, Diana also wanted to know the answer. This was one of the reasons she had come here to the Winnington residence.The fact that Kayla frequently imitated Diana gave rise to a vague uneasiness from the bottom of Diana’s heart.She needed to figure this out.James and Kayla had little contact lately, so when he heard Diana's words, he began to mutter rapidly in his heart. He immediately ran to the courtyard and dialed Kayla's number.Diana followed closely behind, clearly intent on listening.James glared at her. It was good that he had chosen to change places, but Diana wouldn't leave and stuck closely to him and his phone.The call soon went through.James glared more viciously at Diana, but when he started talking, he smiled brightly."Kayla, wh
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Kayla started off carefully, "In the future... You might see me imitating her more."James was an old-school veteran at tricks, so he could immediately tell that something was wrong with Kayla's words.Diana tried to lean closer at this moment, but James shoved her away and jumped on a table, and quickly asked Kayla, "Kayla, tell me the truth. The reason you didn't tell me about Diana and Julian divorcing... Was it because he didn't do it for you?"Kayla saw that it was pointless to try and hide it any longer, so she nodded and said, "Yeah."The joy James felt deflated immediately. He was afraid.He was afraid that the person Julian really liked was in fact Diana, and that he had bet wrongly.Kayla didn't know about his greed and his thoughts, so she continued, "But you only need to understand that Julian’s mine. I'll make sure to give you a son-in-law who’s willing to spend all the money you want for our family. That's all you need to know."James didn't speak; the only sound
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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
