Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 87

In three weeks…

Another three more weeks, and she need not kick him away or be put in a difficult spot. He would leave her even quicker than she wanted him to.

When that time comes, Julian Fulcher wouldn’t exist in her world anymore.

Diana buried her face in the pillow, silently rubbing away the tears in her eyes.

She wanted this to be the last time she cried for him.

It would also be the last time she remembered all the good things about him.

In less than five minutes‘ time, Julian returned to her room once again. Diana felt the side of her bed sink down, and felt him pulling an additional sheet up her body. “The weather turned chilly today. Your hands and feet turn cold easily at night.”

He used to always put her feet on his body, but now…

“Cover yourself with more sheets. It’ll make you feel warmer.”

fists tighter and refused

stood right where he was. “I’ll be

into the depths of the sheets. Julian could tell that

to learn to take good care of yourself.” Julian rubbed his nose, trying to stop himself from stepping

the woman he was in love with. The longer he was with

he knew that wasn’t

to avoid her and go to Kayla instead. That was what he should

it was only when silence ensued in the corridor outside that Diana poked her head out from under the sheets and stared at the second layer of

made

but it felt like a heavy weight

Julian Fulcher…

mumbled sullenly in her heart, ‘If you don’t love

stairs like a lively hummingbird. She flew toward him right before

lurched forward swiftly, catching her in his

as if trying

want to have kids with me, why did you pretend to want kids when you were with me over

a fool, or…was he trying to bring her warmth, just as he did with the velvet blanket

desperately hoped that it was the