Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 229

Before Julian’s lips could curl into a smile, he cleared his throat loudly. His sudden action startled Diana, who dropped the spoon into the pot from shock.

“What is it now?” Diana asked, annoyed. She turned around, only to see Julian’s expression as black as the bottom of a burnt pot..

“It’s nothing. You can eat once you’re done cooking, but don’t serve it yet,” Julian said, his voice hard.” Kayla wouldn’t be happy if you did.”

After saying that, he left.

Mr. Carter saw Julian’s eyes closed tightly as he exited the kitchen, his handsome features crinkled together, and asked nervously, “Sir, do your eyes feel uncomfortable?”

In truth, Julian was annoyed with himself for saying those things earlier. Without realizing it, he blurted out, “Yes. My eyes hurt from looking at that ugly thing in the kitchen.”

Diana heard his words from inside the kitchen, and was confused. If Julian said she was ugly, wasn’t he calling Kayla ugly as well?

After all, the two sisters looked very much alike.

Julian also realized his blunder. He immediately added, “I really don’t know why I

grip on the spoon tightened until her knuckles turned white from the force. Nonetheless,

her silence would make him less critical of her and lessen his attention on her, she would continue what she was doing. The less time she spent with him, the safer her babies would

matter what he ordered her to do, she would do

hand took shape. After a few days of practice, she had become more

even Kayla was surprised. “Diana’s cooking has

outfit. She couldn’t help the contempt from leaking

treating Diana as a nanny? What man from a decent family would force their wife to dress in

what Diana had said last night about Julian not wanting to divorce her was true. The contempt and pride in her eyes were so potent, they were

heard her words. Realizing this, she quickly smoothed her

away after taking

bite and commented coldly, “Barely

despite that, even though he typically didn’t eat that much for breakfast. Somehow, knowing that Diana made breakfast gave him the appetite to

in the kitchen. In here, she didn’t need to have her guard up against Julian or deal

she ended up eating too

to clean up after breakfast; which meant she had time to digest her meal. To not affect her babies too much, she worked slowly. After moving around a little,