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 years ago?

couldn’t remember

Simon couldn’t possibly have threatened

brother,” Diana reminded Julian once more. “You shouldn’t malign him

a direct denial of Julian’s

up a

eyes was too piercing

help but add, “I’m not

see clearly who the woman standing before him was, and not to be confused

Julian’s heart over

all people, Diana should be

of the night and the intimacy were for her and her

his beating heart and burning love for her. How

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

punish Kayla, he would

accept was

look in Diana’s eyes

all the way here despite knowing her relationship with

As it turned out…

was heartless through and

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

was simply too