Julian's Stand in Wife

When Julian touched Diana, she felt a little hot.

Julian instructed the maids to leave, and then personally got a pot of freshly boiled hot water. He soaked some towels in it.

The water was scalding hot. When he placed his hands in it, he wanted to jump a few times from the sheer heat. He swirled the towels around the water, let it soak again, and then fished them out with great difficulty. After that, he squeezed the water out of them.

His hands quickly turned red.

Yet, he still insisted on wiping Diana over and over again.

“Why aren’t you feeling well today? Why didn’t you cook congee for Noel and the rest?”

“Hmph! You’re not going to make congee for me to nourish my stomach anymore, are you? You even spent so much money to buy an entire boutique yesterday. Do you think I won’t know about it?”

“You heartless little thing!”

So noisy…

To Diana, it seemed there was a fly buzzing incessantly beside her ears. She wanted to raise her hand to swat it away, but she didn’t have any strength in her body. She could only keep wriggling on her bed as a way to express her dissatisfaction.

“Be obedient!” Julian was frightened by her back-and-forth movements. He was afraid she would feel the freezing wind if her blanket fell off, as that would only worsen her cold.

Alas, she could not hear what he was saying.

Diana continued writhing as she hummed something.

Her jet-black hair spread out on the royal blue sheets, reflecting her skin that was as fair and white as snow. Her small red face was like a full red peach at this moment.

How much did he love her to have such a physical reaction to her?

Julian glanced at his hands, which were red and burned, and then threw the towels away before placing his hands inside Diana’s blanket. He found her buttocks and slapped her hard. “This is punishment for your disobedience!”

The trick really worked.

Diana stopped moving and stopped humming. She continued to lie there quietly, like a child who had just been reprimanded.

When Julian saw that Diana could no longer seduce him, he got satisfied and slowly wiped her body for a few more rounds. He could feel her body temperature gradually dropping.

He was no longer worried, and sat by the side of the bed intently as he waited for Vans to arrive.

“She must’ve caught a cold when she went through all the trouble to accompany Nina to the hospital last night,” Vans said to Julian after checking Diana’s body. “But you took good care of her and her fever’s slowly going away, so there’s no need for her to take any medication.” He took a box of cotton swabs and threw it at Julian. “Remember to use this to dip her lips more often to prevent them from getting chapped.”

“Don’t you need to draw her blood for a test?”

show Julian how much the latter’s appearance did not conform to his status as

your average Joe who was deeply concerned about

bypass the family doctor and call me if you don’t trust me?”

sharp retort, Julian responded casually, “Your medical skills

“She just has a common cold and fever,

shot back. Vans did not

started to settle the old scores after taking the cotton swab from Vans. “So, why did you lie

brought with him and replied to Julian with a question of his own. “Tell me this: were you nervous when you received my call last

course Julian was!

just

stared at

you mean?” Julian refused to let Vans leave. “Aren’t I right? Stomach pain can kill people, and so can fevers!

deceiving yourself.” Vans raised his hands in surrender. “But I can guarantee that you’ll definitely regret it

wrapped in sorrow. “Kayla… She’s actually not suitable for you.”

instantly, replaced with a cold and stern look

Vans could speak indiscriminately. “You know full well what Kayla

jawline, as if it had been carved with a knife, was even more pronounced as he growled, “Kayla is the

curled his lips. “I won’t mention Kayla anymore, but what about Diana? Have you ever thought about how she’d feel if she finds out that your marriage to her only started because you were angry with Kayla, and that it’s ending because you feel bad for Kayla? Diana was just cannon fodder to be a stand-in for Kayla. Have you ever

you suddenly so interested in Diana?” Julian had a dark look in his eyes; his glare carried a

knowing what to say.

to concern himself with

regret it.” Vans picked up his own medical kit and left Fulcher Mansion.

Julian thought for a moment, then reached out to pat Diana’s buttocks. “Who told you

sleeping drowsily, though she did feel as if a whip was hitting her.

and tried to grab the whip tightly,

felt so

water was pressing down on her. She

much struggle, she could finally open her eyes a little. She spotted

“Uncomfor…”

she could even finish saying the word, ‘uncomfortable’, Julian’s cell phone

personal cell phone. Only Diana could call him on that cell phone in

think about it to know who

enough, Julian’s glaring eyes and

few seconds, but her nose seemed to be blocked and every breath that she took was torture. She also

body was in great discomfort.

She could only open her eyes again