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

He asked, “Did he threaten you three

Three years ago?

couldn’t remember a

possibly

more. “You shouldn’t

direct denial

to cook up a reason

in his eyes was too piercing to

add, “I’m not

the woman standing before him was, and not to be confused by

brother.” Fire burned in Julian’s heart over Diana’s words as he emphasized once more, “And I’m not treating you as

people, Diana should be most

of the night and the

represented his beating heart and burning love for her. How could she not feel

he said to Diana, “If you think

punish Kayla, he would be willing to

couldn’t accept was Diana beating around the bush

Diana’s eyes changed

Julian chased her all the way

As it turned out…

heartless through and

behind bars to fend for herself. He could even tell her, his potential sister-in-law, that he could make Kayla’s life in jail a

simply