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“The height you’ve risen to will be the height from which you fall in the future. It only makes sense for her to earn as much moolah as she can while she’s at the peak of her career.”Diana begged to differ.She was sure Fanny wasn’t one to care so much about money, neither was the latter in need of money.So why was Fanny working so hard right now?“Maybe she just enjoys being a celebrity.” Diana harbored a guess as she imagined Fanny’s beautiful face. “She’s a born star, after all.”Nina didn’t agree. “You thought wrong.”She updated Diana on the latest news. “The paparazzi exposed that Fanny’s in dire need of money right now. Aside from high-end product advertisements and good scripts, she even began exposing herself to unknown products and lousy web dramas for the sake of some cash. As long as the remuneration’s good, she’ll never fail to be there for it.”Diana choked on Nina’s words.How did things turn out like that? The A-list celebrity, who was always laid-back and l
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“I fell in love with him first, and I met him first. Most of all, we got into a relationship first…”And yet, she wasn’t the woman who got engaged with Vans.Nina was about to say something more, but very soon, she composed herself and stopped talking about things between her and Vans. Diana wanted to pursue things further, but upon sensing that Nina wasn’t willing to talk about it anymore, she didn’t push it.Nina went on, “Oh, yes. I forgot to tell you that Oliver’s no longer in the emergency room.”“Has he been promoted?”Did he become busier because of a promotion?“How could any other department be busier than the ER?” Because of Vans, Nina gained a better understanding of things in the hospital. “That’s the most tiring department in the entire hospital! You’re right that he’s been promoted, but actually, it’s almost equivalent to resigning. He only comes to the hospital for half a day each week at the highest-level specialist clinic, and he only does consultations for thr
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However, she recovered quickly. “No wonder Oliver likes you.”Diana noticed that Fanny wasn’t referring to him with as much affection as before.“You’re really likable.” Fanny had worked so hard for so many days and slogged for so many years, yet no one had ever told her not to work herself so hard. Alas, Diana’s offer wasn’t enough to feed her or solve her problems.Fanny thought that the only way to help Oliver at his critical juncture was to become very rich and famous. That way, he could do whatever he wanted instead of being forced to take over the Channing family’s business.To a certain extent, she, Oliver, and Diana had become strangers because of their family issues.However, Fanny couldn’t bear looking at Diana’s pure and untainted eyes any longer. She couldn’t bear hiding that she was earning money so Oliver would have the strength and power to fight Julian. Fanny eventually said, “Talk more with Oliver when you have the time.”Diana felt rather awkward at the ment
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Julian replied straightforwardly, “My wife.”She was no ordinary person indeed. She was the love of his life!Noel was silenced by Julian’s answer, and asked no further questions.Julian, on the other hand, offered further information. “I put on a disguise and played a game with her, which is why I didn’t answer her call and texted her instead.”That alone was worth him halting a meeting with the senior executives—just so he could send a text?!Noel couldn’t figure out what Julian meant by “putting on a disguise,” but even if he didn’t understand what his boss meant, he had no choice but to agree. He could sense that Julian was waiting for a response from him, so he chuckled dryly a few times, put his hands together, and said in a tone that was eager to please, “Wow, sir! You must be in a good mood to play such games with your wife.”“Bootlicker, you are,” Julian teased. By the time Julian returned home, Diana had gotten changed and was seated in the living room as she waited
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“Of course,” Julian insisted. “I feel terrible the moment I hear his name.”He leaned in closer to Diana and unbuttoned the first two buttons on his shirt, revealing his collarbones. “Sniff me. Do you smell something sour?”“Yes, yes.” Diana pinched her nose and pretended to move away from him. She kicked back on her heels and tried to escape the couch. Yet Julian’s long arms stretched out and hauled her into his embrace, bringing the temperature between the two of them to a rise…“Diana, I’m hungry.”His voice was warm and fuzzy, and his hot breath spewed against her ears, tickling while tempting her at the same time. It made her chest grow hot and her ears buzz.By the time they woke up, it was already four in the morning.They were famished, having skipped dinner. Julian initially wanted to call up the kitchen staff to send some supper.Diana had gotten changed and stopped Julian in time. “Don’t. Let’s head downstairs and whip up something ourselves.”She walked barefooted
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They were three days away from the last day of the year. And yet… Julian wasn’t by her side.Diana was slightly disappointed. She showed him all the things she bought over a video call. “I bought a couple toothbrush set, and I specifically bought this pair of towels with our initials on it! I spent a long time selecting them.And this, they’re the viral glass utensils! This one, pasting these little red flower stickers on the glass will definitely be beautiful!”Still, Julian didn’t seem very interested. He didn’t even look up, and simply hummed away perfunctorily.Diana was getting angry. “Julian!”She had been sharing with him the things she’d bought, so why didn’t he even bother looking at them?She even suspected that he didn’t even hear a single word she said! She was about to flare up when she saw Julian’s brows furrow.His voice was laced with fatigue as he put on a piteous look on his face. “In order to earn money to feed you, not only did I skip dinner last night,
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Julian naturally had a way to bring the plummeted stocks back up. But who exactly was the person behind the scenes causing trouble, and how far did this troublemaker's reach extend in Fulcher Inc.?-With the year-end approaching, Diana hadn't received many orders so the studio was relatively idle. Julian wasn’t at home as well. With nothing to do, she decided to have the driver and the bodyguard take her to the mall for a bit of shopping.The last time she went out, she had forgotten to buy lucky charm decorations.She told herself that this year, she needed to buy more lucky charms to place around the house in hopes they would ward off the year's misfortune.Holding up the lucky charm decorations, she sensed she could foresee a future of happiness. The thought brought a joyful smile to her face. Today, Diana was wearing a single-velvet long coat and pants. It was loose in style but not bulky, instead accentuating her gentle and slender figure. She looked as if she had stepped
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Diana turned around and confirmed her suspicion. Simon had indeed brought seven or eight people with him. Compared to them, she had no chance of winning with only one bodyguard by her side. As for the driver, Simon's men had already forced him to leave the hotel with the car earlier on.Without realizing it, she was already isolated and at Simon's mercy.Diana couldn't help but feel frustrated at the situation she was in. "What exactly do you want, Simon?""I told you, I want you to be my guest." The persistence in his eyes was akin to a pesky wad of chewing gum that couldn't be shaken off no matter how hard you tried.Luckily, Diana still had her phone with her.She quickly took it out and dialed Oliver's number, threatening him, "I'm going to tell your brother!"Her tone was fierce, but it only made Simon chuckle. "Go ahead, tell him."His real brother was still away on a business trip.With that thought, a shadow crossed his eyes.Diana, who was focused on making the call,
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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
