Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 990

Now, Julian seemed like a child who had done something wrong. His thoughts were a mess, and he was unable to understand where Diana’s sadness was coming from.

“In our children’s hearts, you want to replace me, their dad. Shouldn’t I be the sad one?”

Julian quickly took Betty in his arms. Like coaxing a child, he used a tissue to gently wipe Diana’s face. He comforted her softly, “Shh. Don’t cry. Be good. Let me wipe away those tears, okay?”

Seeing his slightly hunched and nervous appearance and his increasingly soothing tone, Diana’s heart suddenly softened. It was like being brushed by a feather, a gentle touch.

She lowered her head. She acknowledged his words, like a child admitting her mistake. “I won’t cry.”

She had such a good boyfriend. In moments when she was being difficult, when she was stubbornly trying to take everything on herself, thinking she could handle and balance everything, he always offered her the greatest patience.

Independence…

It wasn’t about not relying on others.

It was about maintaining independence while relying on someone.

Just like now.

to have time to process her emotions. The child could receive

she didn’t

a fool for not doing

inwardly

of self-reassurance, she

arms,

always being there when she needed him,

her mistakes, and for being

by her embrace, Julian felt a bit flustered. He hadn’t done anything yet, so why was Diana

be that their son

perhaps, needed to be appeased and

improvement. His mind wasn’t even as good as a child’s. No wonder

of them said or did much, an unspoken, heartwarming sensation enveloped them at that instant. Even Betty could sense this

like seeing Daddy

was such a

“How about from now on, whenever I return from the Jarvises, I take care of

thought, she realized that as a mother, she had to consider taking care of her children; as a girlfriend, she had to consider her boyfriend’s feelings. She couldn’t just accuse Julian of being stubborn while not

Besides…