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 when pushing his

staring at her hand before he reached out to grab

when he had accidentally touched her had gotten worse. Her hand looked like it was swollen. She hadn’t tended to it, despite being back for

didn’t know better, such a look would’ve given her the wrong impression. She

me,

hollow, and his heart ached painfully at her rejection of him. He glared at her. Before Diana could reply with an angry retort, he continued, “Don’t get any

Once again, another threat.

was so fond of taking everything she did or said as a personal insult. Thinking about it for a while, she finally

There was no change in it even when Diana

as he moved to treat her

him. This reminded her of the sweet moments they shared when they were married; when Diana was the only woman in his eyes, and when Julian would

had thought that the person he loved was her. Thus, she

for her and was more than willing to return his

that she had only been a stand–in for

could

desperately 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

“Julian,” Diana called softly.

voice was low and sensual, tinged with an

the meaning of this? Why did you come back to the

Julian forced Diana to apologize again, she would be very