Julian’s Stand-In Wife

What first caught Julian’s attention was not the surveillance footage.

Regardless of whether the surveillance had captured Enzo’s violence, he wouldn’t let that man off easily!

But this pill… Julian’s mind lit up with a spark of recognition.

He looked at Winnie and asked, “Who gave you this?”

How could it be identical to the pill Matt Hughes had tried to give Diana before?

Sean and Betty sensed that something was amiss before returning to the hospital room.

Betty tugged on Diana’s hand, and pointed down the corridor. “Mommy, why are there so many people standing there?

They all look very strong, and they’re wearing matching black clothes.”

“It’s nothing,” Diana tried to reassure the children, fearing they would be scared. “Daddy sent them here to protect us.”

She was worried the children might run around, so she added, “For the next little while, don’t go anywhere. Just stay in the

hospital room with Mommy, okay?”

Betty suddenly became nervous, her little face scrunching up as she clutched Diana’s hand. She asked in shock, “Is

to

hesitated. “Well, not

imaginations, so she held Betty and sat her daughter on

good girl and sit here. As long as we stay inside,

a little scared. She nodded, and said,

waist tightly, and asked with sparkling eyes, “Mommy, am I squishing my little siblings if

her daughter even tighter.

held Diana tightly, and didn’t want

the other

asked, “Mommy, where did Daddy

Diana didn’t

had gone wrong.

Where did he go when

things on Julian’s behalf. “Something’s

to take

couldn’t tell him that the old man next door, who had given

eve, had passed away.

children. So she downplayed it and said, “Sean, you

around, okay?”

He was always

Diana was more concerned about Betty. She was easily swayed