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.

of force

looked down, staring at her hand before he reached

accidentally touched her had gotten worse. Her hand looked like it was

look would’ve given her the wrong impression. She pulled away her hand firmly from him and said, “You

not me,

him. He glared at her. 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,

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

was indifferent. There was no change in it even when Diana

as he moved to treat

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 do everything

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

did for her and was more than willing to return his

now, she knew that she had only been a stand–in

could sense that his love and

his affection for her, no matter what. Doing her best

“Julian,” Diana called softly.

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

this? Why did you come back to the villa to see

apologize again, she would be