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Julian’s Stand-In Wife Chapter 445
Nina was right. Diana couldn't let nature run its course regarding this matter, because Kayla hadn't gotten what she deserved.And Julian… was still interfering with Diana's life as he pleased.This wasn’t the ending Diana wanted.Thinking about it, Diana suddenly jumped to her feet and offered to wipe the sweat off Oliver's face. He looked at how close her face was to his, and his heart skipped a beat. Instinctively, his eyes widened, and he looked at her strangely, as if asking why she was suddenly doing this with the look on his face."Sorry," Diana said, backing away slightly as she whispered, "I know it's despicable of me to use you like this, but now, I have no choice because Julian might have someone nearby to monitor me. I want to remind him that I'm not Kayla. I'm Diana, his ex-wife, and I hope he can stop meddling in my affairs."Oliver finally reacted and said, "He's spying on you?""I guess so," Diana said with a weak laugh. "He seemed to know everything I do anyw
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But since Oliver was covering his ears, he probably didn't hear Diana's words. Diana shook her head helplessly, then rearranged things in the studio before returning to the hospital.She had been living in the hospital for almost a month now, and she checked the date Madam Fulcher had set for her to stay. Noting that it was ending soon, she started to think about where she should go after it expired. Besides renting a place, there really wasn't anywhere else she could go at the moment.The next day, she received a call from Kate. "Come home for a bit," Kate said, and there was even a hint of warmth in her voice. "I have something for you."Kate had something for Diana? Plus, she had even taken the initiative to contact Diana?From the time Diana had sent Kate flowers and after what Kayla had sent Diana after that, Diana never thought that Kate would contact her again, let alone have any real progress in their mother-daughter relationship.Diana couldn't lie and said the call m
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Warmth gradually surrounded Diana, but as soon as she looked down, she saw that the noodles had already been packed away in a plastic box. The joy in her dissipated.The smile on her lips vanished slowly, and even the warmth in her heart chilled."If you're celebrating my birthday and even asked me to come here, why would you pack it away?" Diana asked. "Is it because you don't want me to stay for dinner?"There wasn't even room for her to eat a bowl of noodles in this family.Kate grew awkward at her words. "Diana..."She hesitated, but in the end, she admitted truthfully, "The last time you stayed for dinner, Kayla found out about it and got upset. I don't want this kind of trouble to happen again. You’re her older sister, so you should let her have her way a little, okay?"Older sister?Hah."I don't have a younger sister like that," Diana said firmly. "Much less having to give in to her whims."Kate grew angry with her words."You're so ignorant, Diana! Do you know how mu
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Before Kate was a mother, she would always be first and foremost James's wife.In that case, why should Diana do something that could ruin Kate and Kayla's relationship? She had to admit that she had already lost to Kayla in terms of love; and now, she had also lost to the latter in terms of familial ties.Kate had indeed hurt her today because the truth was within reach, but Diana could see the clear resistance Kate exerted. Perhaps Kate wasn't a fool. Perhaps it was Diana who was one who was a fool in the entire world.She at first assumed that Kate had been kept in the dark all these years; but in reality, it seemed Kate knew everything all along."Since you don't want to accept it or face the music, I won't force you," Diana said, looking straight in her eyes. "I hope you take care of yourself."With that said, Diana turned to leave.Kate stepped forward and handed the packed bowl of soba without looking into Diana's eyes throughout the exchange. She said stiffly, "I alrea
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After thinking about it for a while, Diana called the servants to remove the wooden sign. However, Madam Fulcher stopped her."No need to bring it down!"As soon as the older woman saw Diana, her eyes instantly lit up."Diana, come here. Come to me, alright?"Diana, however, refused to move and pointed to the sign. "Isn't this a little inappropriate?"In this world, comparing Julian to a dog was something only his grandmother would dare to do.She wondered how Julian would feel if he saw it.But Madam Fulcher simply smiled mysteriously. "That's fine. It's good, in fact.”Then she added, "Think about it. If Julian saw this wooden sign, would he still come in?"Diana replied, "He won't be embarrassed enough not to enter, but he’d probably be angry enough not to..."After all, he was a proud and dignified man. And yet, his grandmother now hated him.The thought of his furrowed brows made Diana feel inexplicably happy. "Anyway, the results will be the same. He won't come in."
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"But you can't eat this anymore," Madam Fulcher said with a sly wink. "Besides, I have a gift for you."Diana instinctively thought it was some jewelry or, god forbid, more company shares; she was terrified and almost refused on the spot. But before she could say anything, she heard familiar voices ring out."Happy birthday, Diana!""Diana, happy birthday!""Diana! Happy birthday!""Happy birthday!"Diana turned to find Vans, Nina, Oliver and… a recording of Fanny's voice?! She was shocked. "W-Why are you guys here?""Madam Fulcher invited us!" Nina said with a smile as she sat down next to Diana. She studied the grand decor of the old mansion and the antiques on display everywhere as she lamented to Diana, "What? Did you think I’d forget your birthday?""Yes?" Diana's eyes were red. "You brat! You didn't even say a word to me!""If I told you about it, it wouldn't be a surprise!" Nina laughed gleefully and pulled out her camera, snapping a picture of Diana before the latter
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The lights in the dining hall dimmed soon enough, giving the room an even more antique feeling than usual.Diana recalled Julian mentioning that his grandparents had personally designed this place. Just like how Julian's villa was filled with traces of their time together, this place was also filled with traces of his grandparents.However, his grandmother was the only one who remained now in this old mansion.Perhaps no matter how great a relationship was, it could never withstand the passage of time. They would either part with death, or time would change how they felt.No... Julian didn't have a change of heart. He had simply been too focused on one thing.Diana rubbed her head in exasperation when she realized her thoughts had once again turned to him.Fortunately, Madam Fulcher soon appeared in her line of sight again. The older woman slowly approached her, pushing a large cake toward Diana."Look!"The cake was pink and had three layers. A princess figure was sitting in t
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After she said that, Diana stuffed a mouthful of sweet cake in her mouth before finally calming down.But in her haste to wash down the salty taste with the cake, the icing ended up smeared across her nose. Its pink color made her look like a mischievous cat that had been caught stealing from the kitchen. Despite that, she excluded an overwhelming sense of vulnerability.Oliver reached for a tissue to help Diana wipe off the icing, but Madam Fulcher intercepted him and handed Diana a damp cloth instead.Oliver's expression fell for a brief moment, but he quickly stepped back to give Madam Fuclher space as he clenched the tissue in his hand.Madam Fulcher only had eyes for Diana, and she chuckled at the icing on the latter’s face."You're still like a child. You even got cake on your face."Diana grinned playfully. She accepted the cloth, wiped the frosting off her face, and replied cheekily, "The cake you got me was just too good, Grandma."Diana had no idea why she had bother
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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
