Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 693

“Fine. I won’t go back.

Diana understood Simon’s intention. He had been brought to the Channing family at a young age, and as a result, developed a twisted mindset. He had no good feelings toward Julian, and he simply couldn’t stand to see Julian happy or doing well. It wasn’t necessarily about her staying with the Channing family tonight.

“I’ll go to my best friend’s place.”

At this point, she could only trouble Nina. Maybe she could help shield the latter from Vans’s harassment.

“I won’t return to celebrate the New Year with Julian.”

However, she could still make phone calls and video chat with Julian.

As a single, cold bachelor, Simon obviously lacked experience in love. He couldn’t think of various ways for lovers to stay in touch. It was possible to spend the New Year with him through electronic devices as long as Simon didn’t reveal this information to Julian.

Diana felt reassured by that.

Simon hesitated for a moment, then said, “No.”

a guest room in the villa where

him. He wanted to experience what it was like to have Diana accompany

expect him to be so overbearing. From this perspective, he did resemble Julian; but what did it matter for her to stay here

insisted on lying to Diana, making her believe

added, “If you refuse, Julian will have one more brother

it was better not to

couldn’t imagine the impact this would have

importantly, Madam Fulcher had been aware of it too. Yet, she had never mentioned it to

Diana to

had done anything wrong. She believed that Madam Fulcher must have had her own reasons. Moreover, not telling Julian was probably a

However…

Fulcher didn’t mention this matter before her passing. Did Simon deceive her? Their so-called brotherly relationship

“Don’t threaten me. I won’t

me evidence that proves your connection to the Fulcher family. That’s

Julian’s side on such

prepared, he handed her