Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Diana felt as if someone had hit her head with a brick.

This was the child she had painstakingly brought up day by tedious day, night by torturous night, through all the fatigue of not getting even three hours of sleep a day.

She thought she understood him, but in actual fact, Julian’s words had more power over her child than she did as his mother.

Not only was Sean willing to acknowledge Julian, but he was even willing to go home with Julian and abandon his mother.

“Mommy, don’t be sad.” Sean remained very clear-minded. ” It’ll be good for everyone if Betty and I go home with Daddy.”

That was especially so given Betty’s condition. “The house we’re staying in belongs to Uncle Simon. We’ll have to return it to him one day.”

Since they now had a father, he didn’t want Mommy to be involved with other men.

That might make Daddy angry.

Sean had been seriously contemplating what getting married meant.

Of course, he understood that his mommy and Mr. Julian were currently divorced.

But this didn’t change the fact that they were his and Betty’s parents.

could change the ties

long, but was so foreign to him. “Daddy’s place has many beautiful rooms.

Daddy’s rich and powerful.

harm following

us, and we’ll be

hit Diana’s head like a

knew he was

conditions were far

her very own son, whom she single-handedly raised, didn’t seem

was on the verge of

to be defeated

she didn’t let

and said to Sean, “You’re so smart, Sean. You’ve analyzed

whatever decision you make. Since you want to go with Daddy, go ahead.

hold herself back and rushed into the

a second longer, she feared she might

never

her children