Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Nina held Diana’s hand. “I’m glad I don’t have to give birth. It’s hard enough for you, giving birth to the twins and then having to deliver another pair of twins now.”

Diana was puzzled. “What do you mean by that? You and Vans don’t plan to get married?”

After Nina had stayed over at Vans’s place the last time, Diana thought they would reconcile. Plus, there had been no news from Lina Jennings’s end. With that, Diana assumed Vans had given up on pursuing Lina and was getting serious with Nina.m getting married. In fact, Nina was even prepared not to have children for a lifetime!

“It’s hard,” Nina said.

She thought of Vans’ mother’s predicament, and it pained her.

“Vans won’t give up on his mother. For the sake of his mother, he has to go along with the Stanleys’ wishes.

Coincidentally, Lina is interested in him now. And I think… they’ll eventually get engaged. After this engagement, they should get married quite quickly.”

Diana widened her eyes, looking at Nina in disbelief. “What about you? If Vans really got together with Lina, why would you say you won’t get married and won’t have children? Are you going to wait for him forever?”

“I’m not waiting for him.” Nina leaned on Diana’s shoulder, not daring to meet her eyes. “I’ve made a deal with Vans. Once he resolves the family matters and takes his mother out of the family, we’ll be together again. He won’t make me wait forever. But by then… I’m afraid I’ll be old. It’ll probably be difficult to have children.”

Her voice grew softer as she spoke, but it made Diana’s heart ache.

you

stood by her side, and became the first person in

had willingly given up her entire life! She was willing to spend her entire youth waiting

felt like

they

go and didn’t give up, Vans would also make an effort to be by her side. He wouldn’t let go, either. Since they both loved each other, why couldn’t

gave him time, Vans would belong

years would it take to bridge that gap? No one could say for

answer

man apart. Since he couldn’t let go of the Stanleys and their conditions, he shouldn’t have gotten involved with Nina

had found the most profound love in the world. Now, holding Diana’s hand, it felt

about it, the angrier

to wait?” Diana grabbed Nina’s shoulder, making her look directly into her eyes. “Or

Mistress…

put it in such harsh terms,”

the day she and Vans made that agreement, she hadn’t

deeply about it.