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 hand

before he reached out

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

wrong impression. She pulled away her hand firmly from him and said, “You don’t have to worry about

not me, who?

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

Once again, another threat.

ruefully. She didn’t understand why Julian was 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 Kayla would stop

indifferent. There was no

actions turned gentler as

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

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

did for her and was more than willing

she had only been a

Diana could sense that his love and affection

in the warmth of his affection for her, no matter what. Doing her best to calm herself, she tried acting

“Julian,” Diana called softly.

apply the ointment. His voice was low and sensual, tinged with an

come back to the villa to see me? Kayla

forced Diana to apologize again,