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"Sure," Julian agreed.After spending some time together, Julian realized that he really enjoyed being with the two children. Originally, he planned to take samples from them while they were at the supermarket and then send them back.But now...He couldn't bear to.He decided to spend a bit more time with them.To prevent Diana from looking for them in the villa, he took them to Fulcher Manor.Then, he called Vans and asked the latter to come over after work to collect DNA samples for testing.In the blink of an eye, it was already evening.With the presence of the two little ones, the dishes cooked in the kitchen became cuter in style. There was pasta, burger, chicken nuggets, and many others. The shapes of certain foods were made into little pigs, rabbits, and adorable lambs.Betty's mouth watered when she looked at the food, but she was reluctant to take a bite. As for Sean, he ate them like any other ordinary food, his face a tight and cool expression all the way. It was
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"The way you look now..." Julian asked, "Have you shown Simon? Is he there with you? Why don't I see any men's belongings in your house? Don’t you let him touch you?""Julian!" Diana hissed. She knew that even if he was good to the children, it was only temporary. Ultimately, he didn't have any sincere intentions.First, there was the incident with Doreen. Now, he spoke without restraint in front of the children. Julian hummed in response, as if he hadn't heard the underlying anger in her voice. "Answer me first."He then realized it wasn't appropriate to say these things in front of the children, so he obediently moved farther away from the dining room. Betty watched as the phone was snatched away—she had now lost the chance to talk with her mother.Betty pouted. "Sean..."Sean didn't say anything, but his eyebrows furrowed. He raised his chin slightly to Betty and said, "Eat."Besides the nuggets, there were assorted seafood dishes on the table. The crabs had been careful
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Was Diana cursing Julian just because he refused to admit that Simon was his brother?How unabashedly partial!Was she acting so unrestrained because he hadn't gotten angry?Julian's patience had reached its end. His black eyes were as cold as ice as he gazed at her. "Diana, answer my question!"Diana remained silent.It seems she had decided not to speak.Julian stared at her. "Feeling guilty?"Diana didn't understand. "Guilty about what?"The kind of question he asked didn't even warrant a response from her.She had no obligation to answer him!"If you insist on an answer, then send the two little ones to me now," Diana said after thinking for a moment."That’s impossible."He had already decided. Once he confirmed their identities, he wouldn't let them return to Diana to have any contact with Simon."They won't go back in the future."Upon hearing this, Diana's expression instantly changed.What did Julian mean by that?!Hadn't he taken the children away just to pl
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Sean naturally wouldn't lecture Julian the way Betty attempted to do. In his opinion, it was a bit silly. Only Betty could do that. So, he wrote down the words on a piece of paper instead. But Betty couldn't read, and she couldn't pronounce the words Sean had written for her.Julian immediately understood. Betty could only speak, not read. He couldn't help but find it amusing. Betty immediately puffed up her chubby cheeks, looking like an adorable angry chick.Julian had no experience in soothing children. Nervous, he hurriedly handed her everything within reach. However, Betty didn't even look at them. She pouted and said sadly, "I miss Mommy again..." Her words meant she wanted a video call with Diana. Julian was still upset with Diana, so he naturally disagreed. "It's not yet time for the next video chat. I'll take you upstairs for a bath first." Betty didn't want to go, but Sean moved. So, she followed her brother upstairs. Fulcher Manor had a wooden structure, and
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Whether it was classes in pre-kindergarten, listening to Diana telling him stories, or anything else, Sean knew that he always improved faster than Betty. He also considered more things compared to his sister.In fact, he could memorize a lot of words and their pronunciation after just looking and saying it once.In contrast, Betty needed to repeat it many times before she could. It was the same for the other children in Sean's class.When playing games with them, they were also not as quick as him.Initially, it was fun when he was always ahead. Gradually, it became boring.As time passed, he became reluctant to speak."If you have a high IQ, perhaps you'll reach my level one day," Julian said. "I can get you into Oracle Club. It's a group where highly intelligent people gather, and you'll have plenty of company at the same level as you."Sean was startled. "Are you also in this club?""Of course," Julian replied. "They're all the same you, always a little ahead of others."S
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Thinking about Diana, Sean couldn't help but feel his mood drop again.How could Julian snatch him and Betty away from their mother? How could the man forbid Diana from coming after them? How could Julian stop Betty from having a video call with Diana?Continuous questions piled up in Sean's mind, and he committed everything he had seen to memory.When Sean thought about how Diana was alone at home while he and Betty were living in such a nice house, an overwhelming sense of sadness surged in him.His heart ached for his mother.After showering, he wore his new robe and lay on the bed. After listening to Julian read a few lines of the story, Sean said, "That's not right.""Which part?" Julian was confused. He was reading from his phone word-for-word.There was no way it could be wrong."Your voice is wrong," Sean said disgruntledly. "There's more than one person in this story."He meant that Julian should change his voice to play different characters when he told the story.W
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Julian was afraid the noise might disturb Sean, so he quickly answered the call and spoke softly, "I'm fine. I just had to tell Sean a few bedtime stories before he slept, so my throat is sore."Vans was surprised. "Bedtime stories?"Did bedtime stories cause one to have a sore throat?"Those kids are torturers, huh?"Julian was upset when he heard Vans's words. After all, he had always been a protective man."I wanted to let Betty torment me, but Sean didn't let it happen. He said Betty was a girl, and he was vehemently guarded against me when it was bathtime.""They're kinda young to be gender-conscious, aren't they?" Vans mused, somewhat impressed with the two children."Of course not," Julian said. "Did you forget who their parents are?"Vans didn't sound like he was inclined to forgive Diana anytime soon, even though he had been friends with her.Three years ago, Diana left without a word. She didn't tell anyone—not even Nina—that she was back.Even Nina was angry at Dia
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"Wait here," the maid said as she hurriedly put away her cleaning tools. She was about to sprint downstairs to fetch the water, but Sean stopped her."Carry," he said.He wanted the maid to carry him downstairs with her.The maid was flattered. She hurriedly washed her hands and picked up Sean before carefully bringing him downstairs.With that, Sean took advantage of his time to pull the maid's hair that was stuck to her clothes. Afraid he would be discovered for his ulterior motives, Sean took a few sips of water. When he returned to his room, he immediately switched the hair Julian had left in the bag in his room.After that, he climbed into the crib again.Only then did he sleep peacefully.When Julian came in, Sean was already deep in sleep."Is that the kid?" Vans said, wanting to look at the child. However, he was waved away. "He's asleep. Get out."Vans couldn't help but taunt Julian as he looked at the child. "What if he's not yours?"Julian had a good idea about i
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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
