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

Three years ago?

remember a

Simon couldn’t possibly

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

direct denial of

cook up a reason for why Diana betrayed

eyes was too

but add,

standing before him was, and not to be confused by his

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

people, Diana should

love, the hugs in the middle of the night and the intimacy were for her and her

burning love

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

punish Kayla, he would be willing to

he couldn’t accept was Diana beating

eyes changed

her all the way here

As it turned out…

was heartless

who gave him a child, he could leave another woman behind bars to fend for herself. He could even

simply too