Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Jim said patiently, “Go and take a look.”

He sounded as if he was smiling widely.

Diana put down the handset. She put the receiver facing up, so that she could call for help with anything she needed.

She wanted Jim to hear what was happening, to prove that she wasn’t deliberately keeping silent.

When she opened the door, she saw many clothes bags hanging on a rack, like presents waiting for Diana’s selection.

Next up was a meal trolley. It was piled with food; the first thing she saw was fresh caviar and birds’ nests.

Diana could smell their delicious aroma. Unfortunately, she didn’t have much appetite right now. She didn’t even have the appetite for durians, which she used to crave so much.

All she wanted was to see James Winnington again. There were some things that he needed to tell her, so she could find clues to progress to the next step.

a sign for

I’m getting fatter, and I really don’t want to eat anything

it out of the kindness of his heart. He was simply showing concern for

wondered if saying that

sounded angry. “You might not be hungry, but your

Why

cared only for her grandson, and not her daughter-in-law… As if a pregnant lady was just a vessel with the aim

for the sake

and physical strain

figure during this

a top-notch researcher in the medical field. He couldn’t possibly not know that a fetus was but a high-level

body for the sake of survival. As long as there was no discomfort with the pregnancy, nothing would go wrong, even

wouldn’t be able to absorb them all after the fetus had its fill. It would then all end up at fat accumulated

Jim’s words upset Diana.