Julian’s Stand-In Wife

“He even said I couldn’t get him even if I wanted to. Well, I don’t even want him in the first place!”

“Cough, cough…” Nina pulled Diana’s shirt. “Err, Diana…”

“Don’t pull me.” Diana pushed Nina’s hand away, and continued complaining as she cleaned the house. “Don’t you think so too? His face looks like an ice mountain, so hard and cold and stubborn.

Where did he get that confidence to say that I’m into him?

My career’s doing much better than before, and I survived the challenging days of raising my children all by myself. I’m looking forward to better days ahead.

Why would I spend my day thinking of such a cold and stubborn old man?”

The thought almost made Diana laugh.

“No way, no way,” she said between giggles. “It’s impossible between us.”

The moment she said that, she heard someone reply through gritted teeth, “It better be that way.”

At once, Diana jumped in fright and looked up. “Why are you still around?”

Hadn’t he left already?

Where was Nina?

clean about how she tricked Vans into stealing my toothbrush, so she scurried away

anything for Nina to slink

give you this,” Julian

had worn

had a clover charm with the word “lucky” carved on it. Conversely, Betty’s bracelet

son wanted to leave a memento

deepened. She immediately stood up to take the bracelet, as if her unhappiness had all but

flung it on the couch. The

at him,

indifferent. “Look

belongs to Sean! How can you be so

harsh, after all. It wouldn’t be strange for me to

was stunned into

would always hear her speaking badly of

to begin with. It wouldn’t be good if things between them

to him, and moved to the couch to look for the bracelet in

he felt

Villa, the fire in his

room. “Pay close attention. If Diana dares to come here to see the twins, chase her