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If Diana couldn't tolerate Kayla's existence in this world anymore, Julian would take action in her stead. However, under no circumstances would he ever hand the knife to Diana and let her do it with her own hands!Diana could see how anxious Julian was through the peephole.He would always be that way whenever Kayla was concerned. It was quite interesting, wasn't it?The man who once claimed that everything he felt for Kayla was simply out of obligation, and that the one he truly loved was Diana...Would go all out to protect the woman he considered to be indebted to. What was love, then?In the end, it was only a hollow word from Julian's lips.Diana shouldn't have taken it seriously in the first place.She lowered her head at the thought, and sorrow flickered in her eyes.Only a few seconds had passed, but Julian couldn't wait any longer. He had Noel bring the property management in charge of the apartment and pry open Diana's door.He moved so quickly that Diana didn't
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Julian sighed. He had long known that Vans and Nina would eventually end up like this, but he hadn't expected it to happen so soon. He sighed again. "If you really don't want to get engaged, I can help you.""Don't be naive, Julian. You can help me once, but you can't help me forever," Vans said with a bitter smile, the helplessness in his voice evident. "I'm well aware of my situation. I'm not as capable as you. The best way for me is just quietly to follow along.""That's a pity." After all, this was Vans’ life, and his family was different from Julian's. Julian knew that everyone in this circle had their own difficulties and powerlessness, so he didn't push the matter any further."What is?""It's a pity I just rented the unit next door for you, hoping you could keep an eye on Diana. But..." There was a hint of disappointment in Julian's voice.Vans was so angry that he wanted to raise his hand and hit Julian. "Things are already like this, and you're still thinking about
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At this moment, it was better to say less and pretend to know nothing.Julian sighed again. Nothing in his life had ever been difficult before; and yet, dealing with Diana and Kayla gave him a feeling of being at a dead end with no way out.Despite that, he had to find a way out of this.Otherwise, the three of them would be forever trapped in the same place."Kayla." Julian sat down by the bed. "Does the wound on your face hurt?""It does." With him showing concern like this, all the resentment Kayla had been holding in her heart for a long time finally burst out like a dam. "But I don't blame Diana. I know the babies have always been a stumbling block in her heart."Julian remained silent. After a while, he lowered his head and said, "I promised to treat your throat. To be honest, I wasn’t inclined to find a doctor for you as of late, so you couldn’t recover."So, he knew that he hadn't been attentive.For the first time in her life, Kayla felt a deep and agonizing pain i
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Julian's words were sharp, and his tone was cutting.In fact, this was how he had always been. He was never one who minced his words.Though his heart could be vulnerable at times, he would still deliver words that stung like thorns.Moreover, the person he was facing now was Kayla and not Diana.He was well aware of the difference.Kayla's current predicament wasn’t enough reason for him to show pity toward a woman.Often, pity was an illusion of love.He was certain of his love for Diana, so he wouldn't give Kayla any chance to misunderstand him or harbor any illusions that she still had a shot with him."I spared your life last time because I was repaying your favor from saving me."Kayla looked at Julian, eyes wide with disbelief. Even her mouth was hanging open.Despite having known Julian for so many years, it seemed he was becoming increasingly clear-headed about her.Now, he didn't even care about her tears anymore.Kayla had no choice but to admit that her presence
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Would the boy Diana once worked so hard to save turn out to be a man who couldn’t spare a thought about his own flesh and blood?And yet...A bitter smile reached her lips.Why on earth was she here in the first place?Was she here to listen to Julian's heartfelt confession to Kayla?Biased people would remain that way forever. There was no changing them.Hadn't she seen enough of this in her own biological parents?Why would Julian reassess everything between the three of them just because of an insignificant life-saving grace?Her current mood was the same as when Nina dragged her to the balcony to watch Julian and Kayla.It was terrible.It was painful.It hurt to the point she didn't want to look or think about it. At the same time, she also refused to communicate with Julian.It was lucky she hadn't gone in yet.If she had gone in and told Julian about the fact she had saved his life when they were younger, all she would’ve received in return was abject humiliation.
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"What? What are you talking about?" Kate continued looking at Diana, anger burning in her eyes, as if they were archenemies rather than mother and daughter.Diana felt her heart grow increasingly colder at Kate's gaze. She gritted her teeth and was about to speak, but then she noticed a flicker of panic on James's face. Suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped himself hard. A loud smack resounded in the hallway.It was even stronger than the force of Diana's previous slap.He looked at Diana with a face bearing the imprint of his palm. "Diana, I'm so sorry. It was my fault. I shouldn't have...""Shouldn't have what?" Diana pressed, sharply and relentlessly."I…I shouldn't have dug up your children's gr-gra..."James couldn't even bring himself to finish the sentence. His whole body was already trembling like the final leaf on a dry branch.Instead, he dropped loudly to his knees and bowed continuously to Diana as he pleaded, "Please, I beg you... I beg you!" This man, who
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When Diana saw Kate's reaction, her smile grew colder.She didn't bother responding to Kate's words and continued, "Or perhaps you want me to forgive James for desecrating the grave of my children?""Or maybe you want me to forgive the coldness you showed when I came to claim my identity?""Or do you want me to forgive your intentions of marrying me off to that old man from the Pabian family?""Or maybe, you want me to forgive you for your choice between me and Kayla?"Who were they to speak of asking for her forgiveness?!"No! There's no need for that!" The string of questions made James's head spin like a vortex. "As long as you're happy, it doesn't matter if you forgive us or not! But I hope you won't be angry anymore. It's not worth harming your health because of parents like us!"James's attitude was completely different than usual.Diana studied him for a while, but she couldn't figure out the ulterior motives behind his change of heart.After a short pause, Diana as
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James's eyes widened at Diana's words.When he showed her his call records, he hadn't intended for this to happen!He wanted Diana to see his good side, to know that he had once wanted to tip her off and that he had once felt guilty. But he didn't expect Diana to be so heartless and associate it with their last conversation.In other words, the one time Diana called with concern about him, he was in the midst of the despicable act of digging her children's graves...James quickly snapped back to his senses and hurriedly explained to Diana, "That wasn't my intention! Everything that day was all Kayla's doing-""That day will be the last time I ever consider you my father from the bottom of my heart," Diana said with clenched fists. Her nails dug into her palm painfully as she issued her final ultimatum to James, seemingly calm.In reality, there were a thousand needles stabbing into her heart.Upon hearing this, James's face turned pale instantly; his hand holding the phone t
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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
