Semua Bab Julian’s Stand-In Wife: Bab 1081 - Bab 1090

“I’m sorry,” Cecilia said quickly. She was blaming Julian while not excusing herself at the same time. “I should’ve objected vehemently to this engagement right from the start.”Despite her words, she didn’t do anything about it at all.Both she and Julian were wrong in their own right. Thus, it was pointless to shift the blame.“Bring Noel to me,” Cecilia demanded. He was the person she wanted to see the most.Cecilia refused to wait aimlessly. Bent on getting her way, she decided to go back on her promise she made at the countryside right there and then. “I’ll tell my mom to call off the engagement only after Noel accepts my confession and gets together with me,” she said. “But before, you told me that as long as I stay at Albert’s that night and wait for Noel with you, you’d tell your mother about calling off the engagement,” Julian argued.Cecilia shrugged. “I did say that.”However! “I’m going back on my word.”After thinking things through, Cecilia decided waiting wi

Betty thought about it, then asked, “if Daddy didn’t send me, who would?”She wanted Daddy to send her there. She wanted to stay with Daddy.Julian had been busy working in his study recently, and it was usually the nanny who took care of Betty at home.What Julian said inevitably made Betty indignant.Upon seeing his daughter’s crystal clear eyes, Julian suddenly felt embarrassed to speak. “I didn’t mean that.”“Who is it, then?” Betty urged. She wanted to see Mommy and Sean soon.“Well… Daddy’s still the one who will send you. You just can’t tell Mommy that it’s Daddy who sent you.” Julian looked at her chubby cheeks. “Do you understand?”Betty nodded. “I do!”Her voice was bright and crisp. As she went on, however, her following words were a slap to Julian’s face. “Daddy wants me to lie. Adults always tell us not to lie, but Daddy…” Betty paused for a moment, trying to find the right words to say. “Daddy’s forcing me to lie.”Julian said exasperatedly, “I’m not forcing yo

Julian held back his laughter. He put back the disinfecting lotion into the first aid kit. “That’s great! Betty’s so strong and brave! Daddy doesn’t need to give Betty an injection anymore.”“Yes!” Betty nodded repeatedly, feeling that she had escaped death. She even waved her hands at Julian, worried that staying in the car a minute longer would make him think of giving her an injection again. “I’ll go find Mommy myself, then.”She had long grown familiar with Nina’s place. Even if no one picked her up, she could make her way around this estate by herself.Ever since she acknowledged Julian as her father, she had attended many self-defense classes—something members of wealthy families often insisted upon.Julian wasn’t worried that anything could happen to Betty right under his nose.He waved his hands. “Go ahead, but don’t forget what you promised Daddy…”He deliberately stopped mid-sentence, waiting for Betty to complete his sentence and tell him that she promised not to tel

Betty missed Mommy when she was with Daddy. Now that she had seen Mommy, she missed Daddy.She wanted to be with both of them forever.She didn’t like that they, as a family, had to live apart from each other. It wasn’t as if their house wasn’t big enough for all of them to stay together. If Mommy wanted to be with Godmother, couldn’t they all stay under one roof? Why must Daddy and Mommy live separately from each other? “Where is he?” Diana asked Betty, agitated. “Will he come find us later?”Betty felt put in a spot. Daddy didn’t even want to bring her to the apartment.“Hush.” Betty shook her head, and exposed Julian without any hesitation. “Daddy didn’t let me tell you that he was the one who drove me here, so I guess he won’t come in.”But… “Don't worry.” Betty broke into a sweet smile. “I’ve already asked Godmother to help ask Daddy to stay.”That was exactly what she whispered into Nina’s ears.No wonder Nina and Vans weren’t around anymore.Diana looked outward. J

Even Julian, smart as he was, took Sean’s silence for granted. He immediately chose to take Betty away the moment he opened the car door.He and Diana thought the children would be split between them when they separated. Since Sean used to say he would choose Diana no matter what, Julian chose Betty.In the process, Julian forgot to ask Sean if he wanted to choose Daddy and Mommy at the same time.The thought stabbed Diana’s heart; she felt even guiltier toward Sean.She didn’t intend for things to turn out like this. She even told herself she had to pay more attention to Sean, and yet…In reality, she had failed his expectations and dismissed his feelings because of how sensible he was.Diana crouched low and asked, “Sean, do you really not want to see Daddy?”Worried Sean wouldn’t tell her the truth, she answered on his behalf. “You actually really miss Daddy, don’t you?”Back then, Sean was the one who made acknowledging Julian as his father a reality. How could he not care