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 he

to experience what it was like to have Diana accompany him during

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

lying to Diana, making her believe that Julian still didn’t know about their

tone, he added, “If you refuse, Julian will have one

was better not

couldn’t imagine the impact this

too. Yet, she had never mentioned it to Julian before her

aspect troubled Diana to

own reasons. Moreover, not telling Julian was probably a way to protect him, to shield him from knowing that his parents had long fallen out of love,

However…

this matter before her passing. Did Simon deceive her? Their so-called brotherly relationship might not be as outrageous as

said, “Don’t threaten me. I won’t fall for your

your connection to the Fulcher family. That’s the

no reason to be absent from Julian’s side on such an important day based solely on Simon’s

Simon had been prepared, he handed her a document.”