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?

remember

possibly

once more. “You shouldn’t malign him

direct denial of Julian’s

he one-sidedly trying to cook up a reason for why Diana

sorrow in his eyes

help but add, “I’m

just wanted to remind him to see clearly who the woman standing before him was,

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 be most clear

of the

and burning love for her. How could she not feel

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

Diana wanted to punish Kayla, he would be willing to

was Diana beating around the bush like

look in Diana’s eyes

the way here despite knowing

As it turned out…

was heartless through

a child, he could leave another woman behind bars to fend for herself. He could even tell her, his potential sister-in-law, that he could

simply too