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.”

clenched her fists tighter and refused to

stood right where he was.

sullen. Her cold feet felt like ice and she shrunk them back into the depths of the sheets. Julian could

to learn to take good care of yourself.” Julian rubbed his nose, trying to stop himself from stepping forward and helping her warm her

longer he was with Diana, the more he

wasn’t fair to Diana

her and go to Kayla instead. That was what

in the corridor outside that Diana poked her head out from under the

made of velvet

heavy at all, but it felt like a heavy weight on her heart. The tears that fell

Julian Fulcher…

you don’t love me, why are you always provoking

trotted up the stairs like a lively hummingbird. She

and lurched forward swiftly, catching her in his

were locked in a tight embrace, as if trying to capture the remnant warmth of the

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

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

hoped that