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

“Nothing much.”

say unpleasant

the other hand, she too had said something unpleasant about Nina. She actually called her a third

when she knew very well how much Nina

wasn’t easy to give up on someone you

heed her advice. That was easier said

Jim’s

the Jennings. However, there was

about it, and finally

over a month since she last met

Diana never initiated contact with

course, that was true

Jim wouldn’t answer her call. Much to her surprise, he did—very

nodded. “Professor Hughes,

calling him only when she needed help. Suddenly, she found herself unable to voice the doubts in

expectations and concern, he asked, “Ms. Winnington, have you been well recently? How are your

hurriedly responded, “Good, good. Thank you for your concern, Professor