Semua Bab Julian’s Stand-In Wife: Bab 1121 - Bab 1130

His voice was loud, and his eyes were severe.“Daddy already liked you to begin with! He’s biased toward you, so he naturally treats you differently from how he treats me and Mommy!”Julian and Diana’s faces changed at his words. The two of them wanted to open the door at the same time.They moved simultaneously and ended up banging into each other, making them open the door a second too late.That was when they heard Sean yell out loud, “Step aside!”And then!Bam!Someone crashed on the floor.Betty’s cries pierced through the air.She had fallen.Sean was the one who pushed her.Diana had never seen the twins fight so intensely since they were born. Her heart ached. At that moment, she forgot to pursue who was in the right or wrong.Her heart ached for Betty who fell down, and for Sean who lost control over his emotions.He had never acted like this before.Sean was usually cold and unsmiling in his demeanor, but he would never yell so loudly at someone else. All the

Tears started welling up in her eyes once more.Sean noticed her expression, and added, “Mommy, don’t cry. It doesn’t hurt at all.”Diana looked at the little boy before her, her eyes now red with tears. To rein in her emotions and stop herself from collapsing, she had to say out loud, “You silly boy! Who said that you were smart? You’re a silly boy through and through!”How could a slap from his mommy not hurt?And yet, this silly boy was only concerned about comforting her! Diana had no idea how she could ever absolve the guilt in her heart. With trembling fingers, she sobbed, “Silly! Did you forget what Mommy told you? Just tell the truth if it hurts. Cry if you feel sad. There’s no need to hold it back.”He was still so young.These burdens were not his to bear.“I’m really fine,” Sean said, shaking his head. His expression turned solemn. “Betty is more hurt than I am.”As her brother, he really shouldn’t have pushed her down, no matter how panicked he was at that time. A

“Unless…”She bit her lip and went on, “Unless you’re going to the Jarvises’ residence to maintain your engagement and relationship with Cecilia. In that case, I won’t come along.”“Listen to what you’re saying,” Julian said, getting slightly annoyed. He told her honestly, “Something happened between Cecilia and Noel.”He told Diana everything that had been on his mind during this entire time.He then held her hand and led her into the car, instructing the driver to head to the Jarvises’ residence. “Cecilia called me, asking me to come over and take Noel away from Mrs. Jarvis. Now that one night has passed, Noel has probably left the Jarvises. The main reason I’m heading there is to see how things between Cecilia and Noel are, and to call off the engagement.”If Cecilia refused to raise the matter, Julian would look for Mrs. Jarvis himself.Either way… “I’ll call off his engagement today.”No matter the consequences, Julian was willing to face them all.Finally having a cle

Cecilia glared at Diana, her face filled with mockery and contempt. “You probably know that best. After all, I became crazy because of you! My mom proposed the engagement because she was worried it’d be difficult for a madwoman like me to get married.”That was it.Everything that happened was indeed because of Diana.Diana sighed. “Then why did you call Julian over this time?”“Didn’t Julian tell you?”Diana shook her head. “He didn’t.”Upon hearing Diana’s reply, Cecilia felt slightly better. She finally felt like she could raise her head before Diana. “Nothing much. Just that Noel didn’t accept my confession of love for him,” Cecilia said, going all out. “I told Julian that if he wants me to ask my mom to call off the engagement, he can only do so after I get together with Noel.”But now, Noel refused to accept her confession.Cecilia had no choice but to call Julian for help. She knew that Julian would surely agree to it, in return for her calling off the engagement.“

Diana still needed to go meet Mrs. Jarvis—Sue Chimmery. Julian, of course, was wholly unwilling. "No way." Earlier, Diana had wanted to see Cecilia alone. When she came out, she ended up looking like this. Julian couldn't bear the thought of Diana meeting Sue."Relax," Diana reassured him, aware of his concerns. She urged Julian in the direction of the parked car. "I won't hurt myself again. I'm not so foolish as to indulge in self-torture."In reality, she just wanted to make amends for her guilt while negotiating with Cecilia. Her goal had been achieved. Continuing to harm herself would only make the children notice, and she couldn't do that to them."Give me some time with Sue," Diana persuaded Julian once more. "I don't want to see you at Cecilia's beck and call anymore." She tugged at a corner of his clothes, and continued, "Let's resolve everything that needs to be resolved today, alright?"Julian's face remained tense. He still didn't want to relent. At this point, h