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Julian’s Stand-In Wife Chapter 489
On that rainy day, Diana had protected Julian at all costs, and the fear of being struck from behind overwhelmed her again in this instance.Her blood seemed to stop flowing, and her heart and mind grew heavy to the point of suffocating.Thinking about something in one's mind was sometimes different from seeing it with one's own eyes.When she said she wanted Julian to marry Kayla, she hoped he would refute her and get angry about it. She even hoped he would grab her neck and strangle her to stop her from spouting such nonsense!Yet... He hadn't said a single word to disagree.He loved that woman from the bottom of his heart.However, Diana's heart didn't hurt anymore from this revelation.She had grown completely numb.Now, all she wanted to do was find Kayla.And then...A sense of determination and fearlessness filled her. She was no longer intimidated by anyone or anything right now, no matter how powerful or revered her enemies may be.She was decisive in her choice.S
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With that harsh slap, Kayla's forehead hit the door hard. Her already hoarse voice became sharper as she screamed, "Diana! Why would you hit your own sister?!"Diana ignored Kayla, and continued slapping the latter without stopping. As she did, she snarled, "Don't say my name."When her name passed Kayla's lips, the disgust in her was unbearable.She didn't have a sister like this monster!Turn into spring mud, which nurtures new flowers?!Hah!Diana took out the knife and placed it on Kayla's arm. "I didn't expect you to admit it so quickly," Diana hissed. She imagined the scene of Kayla trampling over the grave of her babies and how this wicked woman poured their ashes gleefully into the drain. She almost lost her ability to breathe from the violent pain that struck her heart.She suppressed the tremors in her arm the best she could and lamented, "But that's also good. It saves us time."She would let Kayla feel what it meant about how being sacrificed would help the world.
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Diana's indifferent tone sent frightened shivers down Julian's spine. He could clearly see that she wasn't treating him as her husband or ex-husband. Hell, she wasn't even seeing him as a friend. Her tone and address implied that she had drawn a clear line between them.Diana looked at him with a gaze of ice, ignoring the blood on her body and calmly asked, "Do you even know what this woman did?"Julian didn't know.And he didn't want to know!All he cared about now was that Diana shouldn't be in this state! If Diana was this way because of him and Kayla that Diana, wouldn't it be enough if he removed himself and Kayla from the picture?It wasn't worth it for her to sacrifice herself for them.His heart was in turmoil; however, when he looked at Diana, he suppressed all his emotions and said calmly, "It doesn't matter what Kayla did."He only cared about Diana.Yet now, it was clear that Diana wasn't in the right state of mind. Julian frowned and pushed down his worries as he
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Damn it!Diana had already divorced Julian, but Noel still insisted on calling her madam! It was obvious whose idea it was.Kayla deliberately made a sound that sounded like she was responding to Noel's call, but it also sounded like she was screaming in pain from her injury."Julian, will my face be disfigured?"Only then did Julian turn around to really look at Kayla.Diana had used quite a bit of force. Kayla's throat was already bad, and she had lost her ability to bear children. If her face was disfigured now...Julian couldn't help but feel sorry for Kayla.From his point of view, Kayla had already been punished for what she had done to the babies. There was no reason for Diana to erupt this way out of the blue.He wanted to have a proper talk with Diana, but when he saw the disgust in her eyes, he recalled her words on that rainy day again. Diana probably didn't want to talk to him at all.Thinking about their relationship, Julian couldn't help but feel disappoint
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Would Julian and Kayla only be at ease by doing that?Diana laughed bitterly, feeling like she had been living like a joke for the past three years. Even just a month ago, she and Julian had been looking forward to the birth of their babies and being a happy family together.Now, those times were all a joke.Did Julian even care about their children? No, he didn't!He only cared about Kayla; nothing else.How hateful!Because of him, Diana couldn't even get her revenge on Kayla. And now, they were engaged, making it harder to deal with Kayla in the future.Diana sighed again. She didn't understand why it was so difficult for her to get justice for her babies. "Noel," Diana suddenly said, looking up.Noel was startled by the sudden address and replied respectfully, "Yes?""Oliver... Is he a powerful man?" Diana's knowledge about Oliver was limited to knowing that he was a doctor, a member of the Channing family, and brother to the top female celebrity Fanny Smith. But b
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Upon hearing those words, Oliver was displeased. "Of course I confessed to her. Did you think Diana was the one pursuing me?"Normally, he wasn’t one to easily get angry with others; but when it came to Diana, he wouldn't tolerate any insult towards her.He even shot Noel a warning look. "Diana has already divorced Julian, so she's free to date whoever she wants, right?"Noel's heart sank.He had underestimated Oliver.Oliver might seem gentle, but he was not someone to mess with. As expected from a member of the Channing family! Noel even felt a sense of guilt growing when Oliver looked at him.He hadn't been wrong. Oliver was indeed a formidable man.That also meant that he was qualified to challenge Julian."I didn't mean it that way," Noel explained without much thought, though he was still in shock. "As you've arrived, Mr. Channing, I'll take my leave."He had to quickly tell Julian that they had been wrong all along. It wasn't Diana who liked Oliver. It was the oth
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Diana was stunned by Oliver's words."What can you do?"Julian's defense of Kayla had reached a point of madness, and Diana didn't have much hope of touching that woman."Just leave it to me," Oliver assured. "Kayla has done so much evil. She must pay the price."Diana felt gratitude rush through her. It was the first time someone had explicitly told her that Kayla needed to pay the price.However, gratitude wasn’t the same as love."If you need anything from me in the future, I'll do everything I can to help you.""I haven't even fulfilled this promise yet, and you're already thinking of how to repay me," Oliver said, and suddenly locked eyes with her. "If it were Julian, would you react the same way?"If it were Julian...Would she?It seemed highly unlikely. She would be grateful and keep it in her heart, but she wouldn't think about how to repay him or give Julian anything.As Diana pondered on the topic, she gradually got lost in thought.Oliver gave Diana a pained loo
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Diana bent down and tried to crawl out from under the man's shoulder, but he didn't allow her to leave."No," Simon said, pointing to the victim's family member. "You leaving the corridor caused him to rush to me and disturb me."Diana felt that this man was being completely unreasonable, and glared at him. "You ran someone over, so you should compensate the victim!" Simon laughed, though there was no humor in it. "It's his lucky day that I hit him, you know? Why would I need to compensate for anything?"He went on to laugh loudly, as though he had heard the funniest joke in the world. As he did so, his hands reached up to pinch Diana's cheek inappropriately."You're adorable."Diana slapped his hand away angrily, and pushed him away."You're crazy!"Instead of getting angry as she thought he would, he continued to laugh maliciously, his alluring eyes fixated on her. "Yes. I'm crazy. Mentally ill, in fact. And you've gotten on my nerves."Diana shivered, not knowing how exa
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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
