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

“Did he

Three years ago?

couldn’t remember

couldn’t possibly have

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

was a direct denial

trying to cook up a reason for

his eyes was

help but add, “I’m not Kayla

woman standing before him was, and not to be confused

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

was something that, of all people, Diana

the hugs in the middle of the night and the intimacy were

heart and burning love for her.

“If you think it’s not enough for her

matter how severely Diana wanted to punish Kayla, he would be willing

thing he couldn’t accept was Diana beating around the bush

eyes changed the

her all the way here despite

As it turned out…

was heartless through and

could even tell her, his potential sister-in-law, that he could make Kayla’s life in

simply too