Julian's Stand in Wife

That was the freedom Betty had been looking forward to for a long time. It was time she had to herself to let her hair down.

Julian didn’t want to interrupt her.

Julian left her door and turned to walk back to the master bedroom he shared with Diana. He lifted his hand, and knocked on the door.

Diana heard the knocks, but didn’t stand up. “What do you want?”

She sounded sullen and clearly upset, which frustrated Julian.

“Diana…” he coaxed in a low voice. “Open the door for me, come on.”

Everyone in this house was ignoring him, and it was souring his mood.

He had seen that Diana was clearly in a bad mood, but because he wanted to see Nina off first, he didn’t rush to talk to Diana about it.

“Nina has something she wants me to convey to you.”

Nina…

Diana thought again about her best friend, who said such hurtful words not long ago. She suppressed the pain overflowing from her heart, and said, “There’s nothing to be said. I want to be alone.”

and Nina?” Julian leaned against the door, trying to talk to her

“Nothing much.”

unpleasant

about Nina. She actually called her

well

wasn’t easy to give up on someone

Nina would heed her advice. That was easier

things on Jim’s side had gone

with Jim to talk things through with the Jennings. However, there was no news from him, even after

it, and finally called

been over a month since

this period, Diana never initiated contact with

course, that was true of

wouldn’t answer her call. Much to her surprise, he did—very swiftly, too. His voice was warm and soothing as

“Professor

when she needed help. Suddenly, she found herself unable to

His voice filled with expectations and concern, he asked, “Ms. Winnington, have you been well

back the words at the tip of her tongue, and hurriedly responded, “Good, good. Thank you for