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Chapter 5

Author: South Wind Dialect
last update Last Updated: 2022-12-12 16:00:27
As if he was desperately holding himself back from exploding in anger, Julian spoke extremely fast and interrupted Diana, “Fine!”

He slammed the door and called for his assistant, Noel Carter. “Get the lawyer over to listen to her conditions!”

Julian wanted to see how much she would use the divorce to her own benefit.

Noel did not dare to speak and could only contact the lawyer overnight.

Meanwhile, Julian drove out alone.

He knew Diana didn’t like to be alone, so he had never left her home all by herself.

The two of them had never argued like this before.

The sound of him slamming the door still rang in Diana’s ears. She was briefly shaken, and it took her some time before she returned to her senses.

For a moment, she wanted to go after Julian. She wanted to tell him that she did not want a divorce… that she wanted to stay by his side. However, she understood that some things could not be reversed. From the moment he hid the banquet from her, and from his sudden change of attitude…

However, despite all that she had lost, she could not lose her dignity.

First, there were some things that she had to clarify.

What made a married man change so quickly?

It was likely another woman.

When the sound of Julian’s car faded completely, Diana’s face grew pale and she turned on a couple locator software on her phone. She learned that this was what people do when in a relationship, and she installed this software on their phones when they first got married.

She had never used it before in their three years of marriage, but she didn’t expect it to come in handy at this time.

She bit her lower lip and clenched her fists tightly. Staring at the screen nervously, she wanted to see what Julian was going to do after acting so strangely the whole day.

His location kept moving, and he eventually stopped at a flower shop.

The name of the shop was ‘Forget Me Not.’

It was Diana’s favorite florist, and it specialized in roses.

She knew that Julian would not give up so easily!

The Fulcher family was influential and wealthy. Even if Julian was resourceful, it was inevitable for him to encounter some problems. Perhaps he had been thinking too much, and only mentioned a divorce out of a momentary impulse.

Diana felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off her heart. She started laughing at her distrust of Julian.

She touched her lower abdomen, smiling gently as she felt the baby in her belly. At this moment, Noel came in with the lawyer. Diana hurriedly asked, “Is there something going on with Fulcher Inc. that’s bothering Mr. Fulcher these days?”

“No.” Noel was at a loss. He turned around to let the lawyer in. “Madam, you can make any request you want. Sir will definitely fulfill it.”

Was there nothing going on at Fulcher Inc.?

There were so many extreme ups and downs today…

Diana clenched her fists and finally found a glimpse of truth. “I have a headache.”

She waved at Noel, and motioned for him to show the lawyer out first. “We’ll talk about everything after Julian comes back.”

She would definitely cooperate if he still wanted a divorce, but what if he really went to buy flowers to apologize?

Between the two of them, if Julian wanted to make amends, then Diana would definitely give him a chance.

Besides, even if she really wanted to leave, she wouldn’t ask him for anything.

She was a capable woman, so she could live well even if she left the Fulcher family. She did not care about things that did not belong to her.

The condition she didn’t tell Julian was that she didn’t want any of his money or possessions. She simply hoped that he wouldn’t spread the news of their divorce for the time being.

However, Julian had left impatiently before she was done speaking.

She would have to wait a little longer to see if she could wait for his flowers and apology.

Noel and his father, Albert, thought differently. Noel actually approved and appreciated Diana, for she had never caused any trouble or delay in Julian’s work. As such, he had always been very respectful toward her. He didn’t have the heart to go against her request when she pleaded with him now.

However, there was an even greater look of contempt in the eyes of Albert, who was standing outside the door, when he heard Diana’s request.

He knew it! This woman wouldn’t get a divorce so easily. She was definitely playing some underhanded tricks to stall for time!

After thinking for a moment, Albert took advantage of the time Noel exited the room to throw the photos he had prepared into Diana’s room before retreating with Noel.

Diana was a fake, so he was confident that she would back off after seeing Kayla’s photos!

He was Noel’s father, and he had been a loyal servant of the Fulcher family for three generations. There was nothing wrong with him coming to help Noel close the door, so Diana did not think much about it. After they left, she took her clothes and wanted to go to the bathroom to take a shower.

She hoped to be in her best state to welcome Julian when he returned with flowers.

Meanwhile, at Springville Mansion, Kayla was wearing a white dress as she set the table.

The tablecloth was a dark gray color that Julian liked, and the dinner plates were the pure white he liked. The white lilies planted in the milky white porcelain vase were also the flowers that she and Julian had planted together when they were young.

The flowers looked pure and elegant, just like Kayla. `

When Julian opened the door and came in, Kayla did not hear him at all. She had been so immersed in the arrangement, and she only turned around when she smelled the fragrance of the flowers. “Julian!”

Kayla cried out in surprise, her eyes filling with tears. She hugged Julian tightly and exclaimed, “I thought you wouldn’t come…”

Even though she was someone Julian was so familiar with, his body froze the moment she pounced on him.

He rationalized that it was probably because they had never been this close. He wasn’t used to it.

Although they were childhood friends, they had never even held hands.

Julian pushed Kayla away calmly, and the corners of his lips slowly curled upwards as he handed the flowers in his hand to her. “For you.”

As he spoke, he naturally picked up the apron next to the table and went into the kitchen to cook. “I’ve read that patients with stomach cancer should pay extra attention to their diet, even after recovery.” He prepared the vegetables and the frying pan as he said, “I’ll take care of your meals from now on.”

Kayla was stunned. “Julian… You learned how to cook just for me?”

Julian was slightly stunned. Inexplicably, the image of Diana’s stick-thin figure when he first met her crossed his mind. However, he still nodded and replied, “Yes.”

Since he had decided to give up, he shouldn’t miss Diana anymore. It would be good for all three of them.

He was simply used to Diana’s existence, that was all. Now that Kayla had returned to him, there was no need for him to hold onto the materialistic fake anymore.

Kayla choked a little at the smoke in the kitchen. She wanted to go out, but when she saw Julian’s charming domestic appearance, she couldn’t help but step in again. Slowly, she wrapped her arms around his waist.

Her actions startled Julian, and the sauce bottle in his hand fell. It shattered on the ground upon impact with a loud crash!

“Don’t move.”

He pushed away Kayla’s hands and led her out of the kitchen. “Wait outside.”

The glass shards could easily cut one’s hands. If Kayla got hurt, it would take her many days before she recovered.

Damn it!

Julian frowned deeply as he crouched down. Why was he thinking of Diana when Kayla was right in front of him?!

To make matters worse, he repeatedly confused the two of them!

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