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Julian’s Stand-In Wife Chapter 953
Julian switched off the lights, leaving only a small nightlight on. In the dim room, he gazed at the peacefully sleeping Betty for a while. Slowly, he lifted their precious daughter, who was sleeping between them. He then carefully shifted her to a new position.Now, he was lying beside Diana.Diana hadn't expected him to do this, and her face instantly went red. "Betty’s still here.""I know," Julian innocently. "So what? Can't I lie beside you?"Couldn't a husband and wife still sleep close to each other, even after they had a child?"Betty might fall off the bed if she's at the edge.""She won't," Julian said. "I'll just stay with you for a while."He extended his arm and patted his left shoulder, signaling to Diana. "Come here."His voice was like a magnet, carrying an inexplicable allure. His deep eyes stared at her unblinkingly. Diana hesitated for a moment.She thought about it.It didn't seem...embarrassing to lie in his arms.Although they hadn't stated it expli
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When Diana woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. It was a weekend, so she didn't need to send Sean to kindergarten. The studio was closed temporarily, as she was waiting for some fabrics to arrive. Her alarm didn’t go off, either. Julian had decided to stay home and spend time with them.As Diana slowly opened her eyes, father and daughter synchronously supported their cheeks on their hand. They grinned at her, revealing two rows of teeth."Diana, good morning.""Mommy, good morning.""Good morning." Diana felt a bit embarrassed by their gazes. "I'll go freshen up first so I don't have morning breath.""There's already toothpaste on your toothbrush," Julian said as he followed her. He got out of bed and reached the bathroom ahead of her. Once inside, he handed her a toothbrush."Your towel’s here," Betty said, imitating her father. She held a towel for Diana, ready to use after Diana washed her face.Diana's heart was filled with warmth. Still, being treated so preci
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Diana was clearly referring to him!Julian decided to jump into the conversation. "That’s right. It's really thinking about getting married." He turned to Sean. "Do you think the female fox would agree to marry the male fox?"Diana, the so-called female fox, was speechless.Honest as always, Sean shook his head. "I don't know."Sean hadn't even seen the fox. How would he know?Seeing Sean's serious little face, Julian couldn't help but laugh. "Sean, sometimes you don't have to be so serious."This statement immediately hit a nerve with Sean. 'If I'm not serious, how can I become an adult faster? How will I mature and protect Mommy and Betty? Hmph!' He turned his head away, ignoring Julian completely.Just when Julian's relationship with Sean started to improve, he ran into another obstacle: Sean's indifference. Diana mouthed her words to communicate silently with Julian. "Don't rush. Take it slowly."Sean was a sensitive child. To completely heal the wounds from the inc
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This wasn't the first time Julian had brought up the idea of remarriage. Not long ago, Julian misunderstood and thought Diana had suggested it."Let's wait a bit." But now, Diana wasn't opposed to the idea of remarriage. Her gaze fell on their two kids.Betty and Sean had quickly found their playmates in the camp. They were introducing each other's parents to one another. Diana saw them pointing at her and Julian, saying, "These are my daddy and mommy."Hearing that, Diana and Julian waved at the children's group."Your daddy’s so handsome!""Your mommy’s so pretty!"The kids who had formed a little appearance appreciation society showered them with praise.Sean was relatively composed. There wasn’t much change in his expression, but it was clear that he was in a good mood. Betty was giggling.Diana recalled the past, when they were still in Stirling City. When other kids asked about their father, Sean and Betty would lower their heads—as if they had done something wrong. T
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Diana wished the moment could remain eternal.After a while, she said slowly, "Simon..."She paused, and glanced at Julian's expression before continuing, "When I stood before you and sought your approval to marry him, I did it for the children. At that time, my savings were only enough for them to attend public schools in Richburgh. To qualify, we needed a household registration in the city."Simon had that advantage."He never told me the things you just did," Diana said earnestly. "Back then, he told me he didn't like women."That was why she had relied on him so heavily in Stirling City, and why she had considered marrying him. She thought they both had their own motives. It was supposed to be just a sham marriage. Little did she know, everything he said was a lie to keep her close to him.Julian smiled knowingly. Sunlight filtered through his hair, turning into a delicate brilliance that complemented his handsome features. He looked even more breathtaking. His gaze was t
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According to Simon, Diana lost her memories three years ago after taking this pill. The fact that she survived was nothing short of a miracle."The person who developed these pills is truly insane," Diana said. "The police said that anyone who takes this pill will experience memory loss. They came to this conclusion after they had Shiloh Stewart analyze its components."In Richburgh, Shiloh was the only one who could be regarded as a master of traditional medicine. Even the police could only turn to him for advice when facing such thorny issues.Julian understood what Diana meant. “If we can make a pill that has contrasting components, we’ll have a remedy for your amnesia.”"Yes!" Diana nodded, her eyes filled with obvious excitement. It had been three years. Finally, she had the chance to be her complete self again. She could get back her memories, and unravel the truth behind what had happened three years ago. Only after discovering the truth could she decide whether she woul
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Diana urged him, "You threw paint at her last time, and didn't handle the aftermath properly. You should take this chance to apologize and check on her."Diana was quite worried about Cecilia's well-being. Given what happened when the studio's second floor was destroyed, her mental state wasn’t normal. The words she had written in red paint were especially frightening. The memory still made Diana shudder.However, Diana didn't tell Julian about Cecilia's graffiti, the one cursing her to die. If she did, he would refuse to go to the Jarvises."But you're going to the Stewarts...""It's fine," Diana assured. "I'll have your bodyguards accompany me. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, they can protect me."Julian still objected. "No. I'll go with you to meet Shiloh first, and then I'll go to the Jarvises.""That's not a good idea," Diana said. "Did you forget that you used your playboy tactic to trick Kiki? What if she's at home, too? If she sees you, she might get furious an
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"His person doesn't belong to you, either! You'll only be able to embrace a better life if you let go of him!" Shiloh's tears flowed uncontrollably. "Kiki, let it go. I'm your father. My arms are always open for you. Family will always be your support. We can raise Doreen well on our own. You don't need Julian to be her father for her to grow up well.""But everyone will look down on me." Kiki's voice quivered, and she started to cry. "Dad, don't you understand..."Her persistence with Julian, in essence, was more about his social status. Over the years, she had been a star in the elite social circle. Only by marrying Julian and becoming a family with him and Doreen could Kiki avoid becoming a subject of mockery for having a child out of wedlock."But what about now?" Shiloh understood everything. He always did. However, he had been reluctant to shatter his daughter's illusions. "You love, but you can't have him. You want him, but you can't obtain him. Doesn’t that make you
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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
