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.”

room in the villa where he

the New Year with him. He wanted to experience what it was like to

to be so overbearing. From this perspective, he did resemble Julian; but what did it matter

lying to Diana, making her believe that Julian still

“If you refuse, Julian will have one more

it was better

couldn’t imagine the impact

Yet, she had never

troubled Diana to some

that Madam Fulcher must have had her 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, and to protect him from

However…

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

me. I won’t fall for your tricks. I need

into his eyes. “Give me evidence that proves your connection to the Fulcher

no reason to be absent from Julian’s side

he handed her a document.” Take a