Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 281

This was the second time Julian had run his hands over Diana’s stomach. Last time, he had touched her at the same spot when he thought she was in pain due to her period, and had brought her to the hospital afterwards.

Back then, she hadn’t known about the babies in her belly. But this time…

The threat he had given her still rang clear in her mind.

Diana looked down at the slender hand resting on her lower abdomen. Yet, she didn’t feel the longing and warmth that she remembered in the past.

At this moment, she could only fear terror for him.

She feared he would attack her babies, and she feared….

That he would disappoint her yet again.

She raised her hand and pushed his hand away. “Don’t touch me.”

Her voice was loud and cold, though tinged with a hint of fear.

The back of Julian’s hand turned red from where she had hit him.

had used a lot of force

at her hand before he

had accidentally touched her had gotten worse. Her hand looked like it was swollen. She hadn’t

caring; if Diana didn’t know better, such a look would’ve given her the wrong impression. She pulled away her hand firmly from him and said, “You don’t

me,

Before Diana could reply with an angry retort, he continued, “Don’t get any ideas. If you don’t want me to get the wrong idea about you and Oliver, and you don’t want me to insult him, you should just

Once again, another threat.

so fond of taking everything she did or said as a personal insult. Thinking about it for a while, she finally said, “I came back because I thought

no change in it even when

his actions turned gentler as

moments they shared when they were married; when Diana was the only woman in his eyes, and when Julian would do everything for her

the person he loved was her. Thus, she happily

more than willing to return

that she had only been

well Julian treated her, Diana could

told herself not to overthink it and not to indulge in the warmth of his affection for her, no matter what. Doing her best to calm herself, she tried

“Julian,” Diana called softly.

down, carefully helping her apply the ointment. His voice was low and sensual, tinged with an alluring compulsion that perhaps even he was

Why did you come back to the villa to see me? Kayla will

to apologize again,