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.

Diana said, lifting her hand as a sign for the server to

me. I’m getting fatter, and I really don’t want to eat anything sweet. I’m also not hungry

the kindness of his heart. He was simply showing concern for a pregnant

wondered if saying

“You might not be hungry, but your

Why did it sound

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

could be sacrificed for

binge-eating, and physical strain on the

her figure during this pregnancy.

the medical field. He couldn’t possibly

from the mother’s body for the sake of survival. As long as there was no discomfort with the pregnancy, nothing would

pregnant mother was too high, her body wouldn’t be able to absorb them all after the fetus had its fill. It would then all end up at fat accumulated on

Jim’s words upset Diana.