Julian’s Stand-In Wife

“Sir.” “Yes?*

“Women need to be coaxed.”

“Coaxed?” Julian didn’t understand. “Coax who?”

Which woman was worthy of such effort?

“Grandma isn’t around anymore, and Di…” He paused for a moment before continuing viciously, “Do as I say and treat Diana Winnington like she’s dead “

Since their reunion, Julian knew Diana was no longer the same Diana he knew.

He didn’t have a place in her heart. She would even criticize him harshly.

Mrs. Lay disagreed with him.

To her, Julian was being too harsh.

But before she could persuade him, he spoke first. “Mrs. Lay, if you gave birth, could you possibly not know who the biological father of your children is?”

Mrs. Lay shook her head, stunned by Julian’s question. “No.”

Julian said, “But that’s what happened to Diana.”

He acknowledged that she was a good mother, but it didn’t mean he approved of her actions.

would have reunited with his children much earlier. He wouldn’t take so long to realize that

to be apart from them in the

him of his right to be with his children over

that she had come clean about the twins’ origins and made peace with him because of her conscience, he would rather believe that her and Simon’s relationship

for her

She wanted to be my sister-in-law before. A week ago, she was acting right here-pretending to suffer from heat stroke,” he

right to expect people to

sensed

anything when faced with Julian’s

as she was

from entering the villa, Diana came calling the

twins left,

never experienced before. After finishing up work at the studio, she

and quiet apartment and the spotless kitchen that was worlds apart from the chaos of the past, when she had to prepare dinner for the

toys the twins didn’t like

so, she began wondering

Did her condition worsen?

it get

What about Sean?

Did he miss her?

squeezed the clover bracelet Sean left behind, feeling increasingly uneasy

was a man capable of throwing away the twins’ bracelets. Could he watch over

they end up getting