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Julian’s Stand-In Wife Chapter 481
When Vans realized the piercing gaze behind him had disappeared, he relaxed slightly and asked, "Is something wrong, Julian?"Julian knew by Vans's tone that something was wrong.Sure enough, when Julian looked up, he saw that Vans stood almost at the same level as him on the balcony with a cigarette in hand. The ash would have fallen on his head if he hadn't looked up in time.Julian said Instead of replying to Vans's question, Julian said, "Look down." "Down?" Vans repeated, looking down at his shoes. "What's wrong? This is a weird call, even by your standards.""I said, look down! The balcony downstairs!" Julian urged. "The balcony downstairs?" Vans parroted as he leaned forward slightly. "Wha-"Before he could finish his sentence, his eyes widened.He blinked. Confirming that his eyes weren't playing tricks on him, he glanced at Diana to ensure neither she nor Nina was looking at him before stealthily turning back to Julian and demanding with wide eyes, "Why are you here?
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This was an acknowledgment that Diana quickly finding out about what happened with Oliver was indeed connected to Vans.Julian was speechless, and didn't know what to say to Vans.Still, even without Vans’s involvement, Julian was sure Diana would have figured it out eventually.There was no point in pursuing this matter.That didn't mean Julian would let Vans off the hook so easily. He thought for a moment before saying, "Promise me something, and I won't pursue this matter any further."Vans's cigarette was about to burn out.He looked down at Julian. He had a bad feeling, but had no choice. He knew that even if he didn't agree, Julian had plenty of ways to convince him."Bro," Vans said as he put out his cigarette, looking nothing like the quiet doctor he usually was. Before Julian, he was like a younger sibling.Julian smiled and said, "Move into this apartment.""Move… here?" Vans repeated."Yes," Julian replied. "I'll take care of everything. You just need to move in. R
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Going over to Vans’ unit would put Julian too close to Diana, and she would easily discover it. It was much better to remain at Kayla's place. The distance was appropriate, and he could occasionally hear what was happening upstairs.He also got to watch Kayla and ensure the latter didn't do anything strange to Diana. Kayla also hadn't tried meeting Diana either, and that was good. Diana likely didn't know of Kayla's existence here, so she wouldn't suddenly come down and discover Julian's presence.Julian knew he was no more than a parasite, hiding in Kayla's apartment as he silently observed everything about Diana. But... He could resist the urge to get involved in her life. His deep longing made it impossible for him to go anywhere else.Kayla was initially angry about why Julian had been coming over so frequently, and didn't want to see him. However, Lucy told her that if they kept in close contact for long enough, she might have the chance to turn things around.And...Kayla
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When Diana returned from her studio, she confided her suspicions to Nina. "I feel like I’ve seen Julian in our neighborhood."Nina quickly placed her hand on Diana's forehead. "Are you running a fever? Is it high enough that you started to hallucinate about Julian?""...Do I look that fragile?""As long as you're not running a fever, that's fine," Nina said. She withdrew her hand and became serious. "If you really can't let go of him, that's not a weakness. That's just how love works. I won't make fun of you. If you can't be open and honest with me, then I'm not doing a good job as your friend."After that, Nina went into her bedroom and came out with a blanket. "I'll be staying next door tonight. Take your time and think about what I said, okay?"Nina was giving Diana some space so she could sort out her feelings. Upon arriving at Vans’s place, she asked him, "Do you think Diana really loves Julian? Even after everything that's happened between them, how could she think she saw J
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James was currently in a dilemma. On the day he, Kayla, and Lucy dug up the babies’ grave, he had fallen ill after returning home. At night, he kept dreaming of the two children who hadn't yet fully formed. In his dream, Diana would reach out to choke him, screaming that he would have to pay the price for digging up the grave. Meanwhile, Julian stood behind her with a cold glint in his eyes. There were no words of accusation from the man, but the oppressing air around him was enough to make James tremble in fear.When James woke up in the morning, he had no idea what to think about Kayla wanting to marry into the Fulcher family. When James recalled how Kate cared for him, he felt touched and couldn't help but harbor some hope for Diana.He hesitated for a long time before finally mustering up the courage to pick up the phone and try to tell Diana about what he had done.However, this time, Diana didn't answer his call.She had gone to a photo studio to pick up the pictures that N
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The water also washed away the final traces of hope in Diana's heart.She remembered on that rainy day, she had felt deeply uneasy. Now, she knew it wasn't because something had happened to her parents or Oliver, but rather here...It had been her two precious babies whom she had overlooked.She couldn't forgive herself.She couldn't let this matter go, either.Stumbling along with the empty urn in her arms and blood-stained fingerprints on her face, she went to the cemetery's office.She didn't know when her shoes had fallen off.Regardless, they were gone by the time she arrived at the monitoring room.However, she didn't feel any pain. She didn't cry or make a fuss, and simply requested calmly, "I want to see the surveillance footage.”Since she had been the one to choose this cemetery and such a terrible thing had happened, she needed to find out who was behind it.Otherwise, she didn't know how to face her babies anymore.Even silently reciting their names in her heart
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Oliver's heart skipped a beat at Diana’s sudden request.She had never spoken to him in such a tone before, let alone asked him for help.In fact, her actions always made it clear that she was drawing a clear line between them. However, he had clung to that hope and refused to let go.When he heard Diana speaking this way, he initially thought he was mistaken. After confirming it was indeed her, he calmed down and placed the phone between his ear and shoulder, and pulled off the gloves he had just used to treat a patient. "What do you need?"When Diana heard his answer, she knew that things would be fine."I'll admit that I'm shameless. I've been wanting to refuse you, but I still...had to come to you for help," Diana said. She took a deep breath after she finished talking to keep her most vulnerable emotions hidden.Throughout the conversation, she remained eerily calm.It was an unusual calm that made Oliver suspect that something big had happened. Otherwise, Diana wouldn't be
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Diana didn't respond to Oliver's words, and instead asked, "One last thing. Could you help me find Kayla's address?"After Oliver hung up, he felt anxious. Today's events had been sudden, and he still had many shifts at the hospital. He couldn't very well abandon his patients in need of treatment!But… What if something really happened to Diana?This wasn't a time for him to try to be a hero. Oliver's only concern was Diana's safety; and so, he contacted Julian.He was short and straight to the point. "I know what you did to me and Diana. Honestly, I don't understand your motives. Buf if you have even the slightest bit of affection left for her, please go to her immediately. She may be in danger."Julian was confused by Oliver’s sudden call. He didn't have a good impression of Oliver, but he didn't hang up either."What are you talking about?!"Diana lived next door to Vans, so Julian would’ve known about any signs of danger long before Oliver; if there was any."I'm not making
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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
