Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Julian’s Stand-In Wife By South Wind Dialect Chapter 149

Even Kayla was almost lost in Diana’s powerful stare.

Something suddenly clicked in Julian’s mind as his eyes darkened. His eyes, which were fixed on Diana, were crystal clear and chilly.

“It’s not important whether I believe you or not. What’s important is the truth.”

Diana smiled. Things would be easy as long as Julian thought that way.

She wasn’t anxious to stand back up. Instead, she sat down on the floor, maintaining the same level as Kayla as she tilted her jaw. “We each have our own side of the stories, and we’ll never get to the bottom of who plagiarized who,”

She went on, “Since Julian said just now that it’s not important who he believes and that the truth is more important, let’s redesign some outfits and see who is more skilled. That way, we’ll be able to tell who’s the real plagiarizer.”

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Kayla began feeling anxious at Diana’s suggestion to compete based on skills, and hurriedly countered, That’s not fair! If we redesigned the outfit, you wouldn’t dare to copy mine. This plagiarism incident would just be swept under the rug and forgotten, like what happened to my throat…”

Her throat…

recalled the words Diana yelled along the hospital corridor

had said that she was not

he was the one who didn’t investigate it thoroughly.

he instinctively wanted to sweep things

eyes. He lowered his head and looked gently at Kayla. “Kayla, if you feel bad about your throat, I can

Kayla’s eyes. She quickly said, “Julian, it’s already very troublesome for you to accompany me to my follow–up visits with the doctor. I don’t want to add

man. When he heard Kayla’s words, his heart sank

becoming less and less like that little girl

figure out the answer to

felt toward her

less like that girl in his memories, Julian found himself

harshly.

that night where death stared at him in the face, she was his

her, he wouldn’t

He nodded and

with Kayla’s throat was never looked into. It wasn’t because of Grandma, but because Julian had already keenly noticed

he did not

on Kayla’s side without