Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 777

She called his name once more.

Her voice was mesmerizing, wrapping around Julian’s heart like a twine.

His long fingers slid down her lower back as he mumbled in a low voice, “Diana Winnington, what do I do with you?”

He couldn’t bring himself to hate her.

But he couldn’t love her.

His words were too amorous.

Diana instinctively took a few steps back as she looked at him with fear. “Don’t come close to me.”

Each time he drew nearer to her, she never failed to feel a strong sense of attraction to him.

Julian standing in the narrow hallway suddenly made her feel like the tiny hallway was as vast as the ocean.

As much as she wasn’t desperate for romance, it was hard remaining ambivalent toward his outstanding appearance.

He was just too outstanding.

Diana fingers intertwined as panic and shame at her own thoughts filled her eyes.

“Simon Channing…” He finally broke the silence and turned away from her flushed face, suppressing the urge to take her

there and then. He asked, “Did he threaten

Three years ago?

remember a

possibly have

Diana reminded Julian once more. “You shouldn’t malign him just like

was a direct denial of Julian’s

cook up a reason for

eyes was

help but add, “I’m not

woman standing before him

in Julian’s heart over Diana’s words

something that, of all people, Diana should

the night and the intimacy were

and burning love for her. How could she not

and he said to Diana, “If you think it’s not enough for her to just be behind

Diana wanted to punish Kayla, he would be willing to

was Diana beating around

the look in Diana’s eyes changed the moment he said

her all the way here

As it turned out…

heartless through and

he could leave another woman behind bars to fend for herself. He could even

simply