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Julian’s Stand-In Wife Chapter 642
After Luke's death, the Pabian family remained low-key to the point their presence in Richburgh was almost nonexistent. It could be said that their family had been marginalized because of Julian."My youngest son first noticed Diana on the subway. Thanks to the help of my wise nephew, a major disaster was prevented," Clifford said as soon as Oliver took his seat.Oliver's heart skipped a beat, not understanding why the older man suddenly brought Luke up. That man was already dead. The cause of his death was his repeated attempts on Diana's life, with the final line being an ambush on Julian that resulted in a blow to the back of Diana's head, leading to her miscarriage.Oliver vividly remembered Diana's vulnerability and sorrow at that time. He immediately became guarded. "Mr. Clifford, you must be joking. Back then, I didn't know that person was Luke. Otherwise, I would’ve informed you right away.""That unfilial son…." Clifford's eyes flashed with great resentment. "Just like
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The decline would continue until they completely slipped out of the prominent families in Richburgh, and then...The Pabians would be nowhere to be found. Clifford was ambitious; as he was the one holding up the Pabian family, he naturally didn’t want to see such an ending. Luke's death had ignited his determination to revive his clan, to the extent of joining forces with the Channings and daring to consider reaching out against Fulcher Inc.He held his wine glass, his fingers constantly rubbing against the rim. "We still need to unite all those who are dissatisfied with Fulcher Inc. as well as those who want to surpass it. Only then will we have a chance of winning against Julian.”It was a gathering of many mediocre craftsmen who wanted to see if they could surpass the business genius, Julian.Simon listened silently with narrowed eyes, a dangerous air dancing around him. It was as if he didn't regard anyone highly, and he carried an air of mockery everywhere. Upon a closer l
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In the past few years, Master Channing's health had deteriorated even further. He spent most of his time recuperating in the hospital and stayed there more often than in his own home. As Oliver pushed open the door and entered, he saw the old man's hand gently caressing a string of rosary beads. It seemed his father was waiting for him.Oliver's heart sank, but he still said, "Did you expect me to oppose this?""In the past few years, when have you not opposed any of my suggestions?" Kenneth looked at Oliver with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "I didn't expect you to agree to this proposal, either."The implication was that whether Oliver agreed or not, they would join forces with the Pabian family and take action against the Fulcher family. At this point, Oliver knew that saying more would be futile. "I won't be involved in this."Kenneth smiled instantly, but it was unlike before when he and Oliver clashed head-on, where they would argue relentlessly and refuse to compro
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Yet, there was no way to tell Kenneth these words. The old man simply wouldn't listen. Kenneth firmly believed that Oliver was capable of anything, and surpassing Julian was only a matter of his willingness, not whether it could be achieved.Seeing Oliver remain silent for a long time, Kenneth softened his tone. "This opportunity to target Fulcher Inc. is a once in a lifetime chance. Don't you want to give it a try?"He ignored the scattered beads on the ground as he stepped over them, causing cracking sounds to echo in the room as he approached Oliver.He whispered something into Oliver’s ear, something mind-shattering and unexpected.The content of those words was too shocking, and Oliver could hardly bring himself to speak."Y-You mean... Simon isn't my stepbrother and isn't related to me by blood? H-He's..."It was simply too shocking to finish the sentence.But Kenneth continued to smile and nod. "You heard correctly. Simon is from the Fulcher family. But from the day he wa
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Oliver was so troubled that it was his first time zoning out at work when he returned to the hospital.“Dr. Channing.” Diana saw the look on Oliver’s face and felt even more awkward about what she was wearing. She glared angrily at Julian.This was all his fault! He clearly knew that Oliver was busy last night and couldn’t make the rounds last night, and would surely appear first thing in the morning.Good on Julian to suggest for her to dress like this! He was still injured, so Diana didn’t think too much of it at the start. But now that she saw Oliver, she realized how much of a schemer Julian had been.There were so many people in the ward, so she couldn’t possibly strip even if she wanted to.Oliver remained in a daze even when Diana called him. He subconsciously glanced at her, a bitter taste rising in his throat. “Looks pretty good.”Diana felt even more embarrassed.She hemmed and hawed, unsure of what to say next. She could only let her face grow increasingly flushed
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With that, he took a deep breath and walked out of the ward.“Ridiculous!” Julian was clearly upset to see Oliver come and go in such a hurry.Upon second thought, he turned to Diana and said with a smile, “Seems like he really doesn’t fancy you anymore. He didn’t look jealous at all.”The next moment, he shouted out loud as if a thought just entered his mind.“Oliver Channing! Get back here! Why in the world do you not fancy my woman? She’s so charming! Can’t you see that?!”He yelled so loudly that his voice broke.It was at a decibel similar to when Julian yelled at Oliver when Oliver lost to him at the last stage of the successor activity when they were young.It was worlds apart from Julian’s usual cold and cool CEO demeanor.No matter what the reason may be, that level of loudness was nothing like Julian’s style.Still, it did come from him.Julian’s loud yell tickled Oliver.This was the second time he was amused by Julian’s yell.Ultimately, he had let Julian and Di
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By the time they were done burying Madam Fulcher’s ashes, it was already afternoon. They weren’t in a hurry to leave, and instead took a stroll around the place. They even sat down on the bench to enjoy the surroundings. After a while, Diana pointed to a place. “How about over there?”A hundred meters away from Master Fulcher and Madam Fulcher’s grave.Although it was a slightly remote area of the Fulcher Cemetery, it was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and was under the shade of trees. Diana loved the spot. “Our babies can play over there.”They would have a place to rest when they were tired, water to drink when they were thirsty, and a shade spot to hide under when it was too hot. They would also have the company of Julian’s grandparents as they were right ahead. Their eternal place of rest would be forever warm and safe. Diana caressed her flat stomach as she felt tears welling up in her eyes.If her babies were still alive, they would be over four months in gestation.
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In the end, he decided to let Diana settle her problems herself. He had better not interfere too much. As for Kayla…Diana toyed with the USB drive Noel gave her, pondering for a moment before finally inserting it into the computer. It was about time. She wanted to see what ultimately happened to Kayla.Noel said that it wasn’t gory, and it certainly wasn’t. In fact, what she saw on her computer screen was a solemn trial in a courtroom.Kayla sat on the defense table and received all sorts of interrogations. The key accusations against her were counts of kidnapping, drugging Diana, and being in cahoots with Luke in attacking Julian on that rainy day. She had indirectly caused many deaths. Ultimately, the country had rules that its people had to abide by.Although Kayla’s crimes did not deserve the death sentence, her crimes added up and she ended up with a lifelong imprisonment.Julian’s lawyer had to be credited for Kayla’s harsh sentence.He had put forth such a s
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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
