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.

ties between all four of

moment. After a while, he finally used the term he longed to for so long, but was so foreign to him. “Daddy’s place has many beautiful rooms. It has everything, and it’s just like a playground. Betty will surely love

Daddy’s rich and powerful.

no harm following

one will dare hurt us, and we’ll be very

words hit Diana’s head

knew he

were far superior to

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

felt like she was on the verge of

expected herself to be defeated so

she didn’t let her

to suppress her nasal voice. She crouched low and said to Sean, “You’re so smart, Sean. You’ve analyzed

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

herself back and

stayed outside for a second longer, she feared she

never

had worked so very hard, yet her children