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

trying to

hesitated. “Well, not

imaginations, so she held Betty and sat her daughter on her hospital

a good girl and sit here. As long as we stay inside, no one will

She nodded, and said, “Okay,

eyes, “Mommy, am I

Diana reassured her, hugging her daughter

Diana

other hand,

at Diana, and asked, “Mommy, where

Diana didn’t allow them to leave

had gone wrong.

was Julian? Where did he go

quickly explained things on Julian’s behalf. “Something’s going on at

to take care of

couldn’t tell him that the old man next door, who had given Sean and his little

eve, had passed away.

So she downplayed it and said, “Sean, you mustn’t go outside and

around, okay?”

nodded. He was always

Sean, Diana was more concerned about Betty. She