Julian's Stand in Wife

Diana thought she had mistaken it.

She rubbed her eyes, and looked harder. This time, she was sure that the man downstairs was without a doubt James Winnington!

His smoking pose was exactly the same!

When Diana first arrived at the Winningtons’ residence, James had looked just like that, with his brows furrowed. Every other smoker held his cigarette between the index and third finger, while he held his between his ring and little finger. It made for an exceptionally silly sight.

But his solemn face and proper dressing made one neglect that strange feature, although his posture remained etched in people’s minds.

It was precisely that posture that allowed Diana to recognize him at that moment, despite being so many levels above him.

Feeling troubled, she put aside the binoculars that the hotel prepared for her and opened the door, with the intention of heading downstairs.

That dazed look in her eyes frightened Betty somewhat.

Her hair was still damp and the wet ends of her hair hung over her shoulders, making her shirt wet. In the past, Diana would have urged her to get changed into a new shirt, so she wouldn’t feel uncomfortable in wet clothes.

But this time, Diana kept looking out the window. Her legs instinctively moved toward the door. She didn’t even say anything about where Betty should go.

a small voice,

tired. She didn’t want to head out again. But if Diana wanted to go

scared to be all alone in this

her daughter’s cautious yet vulnerable voice. Although finding her biological father was important, she couldn’t prioritize that over her own

very important clue, but

caressed Betty’s forehead. “I’m not going anywhere. I just wanted

a good impression of the Winnington family.

have thought that way in the past, but now that she saw James,

them were still

that disgusted her

decided that if she really managed to find her biological father, the first thing she would do was to change

sleep, she

didn’t know where James

the Hughes’s car used to drive her and Betty to their hotel

if she would see James

knew that he was in Jacroaof. That made

in bed, rubbing her belly. She pondered over what she would say when she met James,

about to switch it on when she heard something ringing. It was