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 turn to look

he was.

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

of yourself.” Julian rubbed his nose, trying to stop himself from stepping forward and helping her warm her feet. Instead, he turned around and left the

longer he was with Diana, the more

that wasn’t fair to

her and go to Kayla instead. That

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

made

heavy weight on her heart. The tears

Julian Fulcher…

heart, ‘If you don’t love

bed and trotted up the stairs like a lively hummingbird. She flew toward him right

running toward him and lurched forward swiftly, catching her in his

were locked in a tight embrace, as if trying to capture

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,

hoped that it was