Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 876

It was already late afternoon when the family left the room. The scorching noon heat had passed, but Zachary was still hunching in the yard. He was clearly on the verge of exhaustion.

He didn’t see Julian, but he noticed Diana approaching with Betty in her arms. He was quick to use his seniority to manipulate her. “Diana, I’m your grandfather. Why don’t you help me to the nearby bench to rest?”

He thought he had played his cards well—if Diana helped him, he could argue that he wasn’t disobeying Julian’s command.

Diana saw through his intentions. She couldn’t believe she had a relative like him. Had he asked about Betty’s condition or showed the slightest bit of concern, she wouldn’t despise him to this extent.

Diana held Betty in a shaded area, watching Zachary stand under the scorching sun. “I won’t. I’m not here to help you. I’m here to see how miserable you are.”

Julian had already made him stand for six or seven hours. Given his age, if he continued like this, he would be severely dehydrated-or worse.

He’s not scary at all,” Diana said patiently to Betty. “Mommy’s holding you, okay? When

little dog?”

always

hire, Diana associated Zachary with a dog. It seemed to

medical resources on Julian’s side were infinitely better than the ones she had found. Even bringing Zachary here

of forcing Betty to overcome her fear was too harsh. Children needed to

infuriated Zachary. He fumed, “You stupid girl! How dare you call me a dog! I’m

her that the Winningtons never treated her as family. Why did this old man keep insisting on being her grandfather,

he referred to her as family. If not, he would immediately turn hostile and disown them, leading

intention of addressing him as her grandparent. She smiled as she watched

said to Betty, “Look, dear. He’s still barking at us, but

didn’t respond, but Diana could sense that she wasn’t as tense as when she stood