Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Those were indeed Julian’s exact words.

He was so frustrated, he couldn’t even reply.

After a while, he snapped, “Are you done?”

“No!” Diana took a deep breath. “You’re right. You were basically raising children while not knowing a thing about them. You’ve never experienced the pain and heartache of giving birth. How could you be anything but a happy and ignorant father?”

“Watch your words, Diana!”

The way Diana said it made it sound like he had been cheated on, and had raised children that weren’t his.

Now that it was confirmed that the two children were his flesh and blood, her words made him uncomfortable.

Julian crouched, annoyed. “The children are still here. Could your temper be any worse? It’d be great if you scared them all away. You’d be happy, wouldn’t you?”

This man never had any kind words for her. Diana was hurt by his accusations, but dared not speak loudly again.

“I’m more upset about Betty’s condition than you are,” she said. “Regardless, you have no right to criticize me.”

Julian sneered. “Everything you say is unacceptable, as always. I don’t know where you got such a temper.”

always

did they always argue

it was because he never really listened to

every word she said with meticulous scrutiny, but he couldn’t see the vulnerability

just didn’t want to

they

or

odds, Sean felt uneasy. He held his

with ease. Now, he couldn’t bring himself to

this time, Julian had

him expectantly. “What did

to be stuck in

say it now, just wait and try

much gentler with Sean than he was with

usually firm jawline softened as he spoke. “Let’s take our time. Daddy was wrong

didn’t do enough and made the children suffer. He was saying that the children would only have a happy

Julian really meant it.

with Oliver, Simon, and many other men—it wasn’t