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Julian’s Stand-In Wife Chapter 873
"Diana! Stop right there! Do you hear me?"Diana continued walking forward, still ignoring him. She still had to find Sean."Shh, don't cry. Everything’s okay now. Mommy is here. Daddy was a big bully. He hurt you, right? But my darling doesn't want to hit anyone. My baby is a good girl. Mommy knows that," she comforted Betty as she slowly climbed the stairs.Julian followed behind her, intending to stop her. As he watched her move skillfully through the mansion, his gaze turned sarcastic. Seriously, hadn't this gone on enough?She was clearly maneuvering through the place with familiar ease. He would be the biggest fool in the world if he believed her claim of being amnesic!Finally, Diana found Sean.He hadn't gotten out of bed yet, and was wearing a patched-up pajama with cartoon patterns she had deliberately added to cover the holes. His pajamas were a far cry from the luxurious and exquisite children's room he was in.Seeing it made her uneasy, so she turned her face away
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Diana was shocked.She couldn't believe these were words coming from Sean's mouth. Astonished, she asked, "Sean, do you know what the basement is?""I know." Sean nodded. He often heard about it in bedtime stories. "It's very cold, dark, uncomfortable, and there are mice."Diana felt even more upset. "Then why did you say that you want Mommy to live in the basement?"He held Diana's hand. "That's the only way you can stay. Betty and I need you, Mommy."To fulfill his needs, he was willing to let her live in a basement with mice. His words sent a chill up her spine. Was this the same boy who once said that he would protect her?Diana tightened her grip on his small hand. "Then why don't you leave with Mommy?"Sean shook his head. "I need Mommy, and I need Daddy too." He stood by the window, and pointed downstairs. “Look at that bad man. He doesn't dare to be arrogant in front of Daddy."The shadow Zachary cast over the two children was too significant. It made Sean believe tha
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Sean was just a child.The ability to get around problems was a sign of intelligence. Why should Julian be at odds with him?If Julian suppressed him too much, he would become more and more repressed. He won't dare to think of such clever ideas anymore.Diana seemed to realize this too. Her son didn't want her to live in the basement on purpose. Rather, he was trying to find a roundabout way to make Julian take the initiative and let her stay.'Oh my God... Why does it feel like Sean was getting increasingly smarter?'Smart, unlike the daughter she gave birth to. It seemed he had inherited his intelligence from Julian.No doubt, a man who could single-handedly bring Fulcher Inc. to its glory wasn’t to be underestimated. Naturally, his descendants would be extraordinary as well.Even though Diana felt a bit uneasy about her son's behavior, she still apologized sincerely to him. "Mommy just misunderstood you. I’m sorry." "Misunderstand what?""Thinking that you don't like Mommy
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It was already late afternoon when the family left the room. The scorching noon heat had passed, but Zachary was still hunching in the yard. He was clearly on the verge of exhaustion. He didn’t see Julian, but he noticed Diana approaching with Betty in her arms. He was quick to use his seniority to manipulate her. "Diana, I'm your grandfather. Why don't you help me to the nearby bench to rest?"He thought he had played his cards well—if Diana helped him, he could argue that he wasn't disobeying Julian's command.Diana saw through his intentions. She couldn't believe she had a relative like him. Had he asked about Betty's condition or showed the slightest bit of concern, she wouldn't despise him to this extent.Diana held Betty in a shaded area, watching Zachary stand under the scorching sun. "I won’t. I'm not here to help you. I'm here to see how miserable you are."Julian had already made him stand for six or seven hours. Given his age, if he continued like this, he would be sev
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Julian looked at Diana, who stood downstairs. As always, she had guessed that he would let Zachary go today.He became more certain that she was faking her amnesia. She was making such a fuss, always looking for ways to benefit herself and never hesitating to do whatever it takes—just like the rest of the Winningtons.She actually thought she could use an excuse as ridiculous as amnesia to bury the past, and return to his side. He would never accept it!During their meal, he treated Diana with indifference. At first, Diana didn't care about his cold attitude. However, she thought about the doctor's advice and looked at the two kids sitting at the table. They didn’t say anything, but they could sense the tense, unpleasant mood around them.She smiled, picked up the spoon, and took the initiative to serve Julian some soup. "Here, let me feed you."Julian tensed up. "What are you doi—"Before he could finish speaking, she pinched him hard and gave him a signal with her eyes."E
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Diana suppressed her anger. She put down the spoon, smiling, and asked Julian patiently, "So, what do you want to eat?"He didn't want to eat anything.And he definitely didn't want her to look at him like that."Something green," he replied reluctantly.Despite saying that, he still opened his mouth and waited.Seeing that he expected her to feed him again, Diana shuddered uneasily. If it weren't for the kids being present, she would’ve asked him if he felt anything towards her, and if he planned to do something that would betray Cecilia.That made her feel disgusted at him.Julian noticed that her expression was off. He belatedly realized that he had obediently followed her whims again, implying that he wanted her to feed him. It didn't matter; he would just treat her like a servant.Having discovered that Diana had found a way to enter the villa, he let her stay. He also sent all the other childcare candidates away. With her as free labor, why waste money on others? Besi
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'Fine, maybe except the time when I pretended to have heatstroke...' Diana corrected herself inwardly.Julian waved his hand at the two kids. "Don't worry, Daddy knows how to take care of people. Tonight, I'll help Mommy make the bed."Later that evening, Diana held her children’s hands and stood at the doorway. They all stared at Julian.It was something he had never experienced before."You guys..." he paused for a moment. He regretted saying he would help Diana make the bed just now. She didn't deserve to get him do this for her! Still, he couldn’t take back his words. "You can come inside the room and watch me on the sofa."The guest room was indeed quite large.At first, Diana was a little embarrassed. After all, she had once referred to herself as Julian's sister-in-law when she first sought him out. But now, she had moved into his house. Even though they were once married, she didn't remember anything.Living here felt awkward.But with the two kids, everything seeme
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Julian turned to look at Diana. Then, he asked Sean, "If Daddy stays with Mommy, can you and Betty take care of yourselves?"Betty had servants to care for her, and she had just finished bathing."Yes." Sean nodded. He whispered something to Betty. Though she didn't speak, her eyes were bright with joy. They both nodded in agreement.So, Julian ended up staying in the guest room of his own house.What a miraculous day!Before he closed his eyes, he wondered how he ended up staying on Diana's bed. Did she really not teach the children to act like that? If not, why did he always feel like Sean was assisting her…? Or was it just his imagination?Meanwhile, Diana was still in the bathroom. 'She's been in there since the children left, doing who knows what. Maybe she's just playing hard to get. I won't bother with her... I won't!'After all, it was his house. If something really happened, it wouldn't reflect well on Collina Villa’s reputation. If he ended up not liking the house
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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
