Julian's Stand in Wife

Chapter 281

This was the second time Julian had run his hands over Diana’s stomach. Last time, he had touched her at the same spot when he thought she was in pain due to her period, and had brought her to the hospital afterwards.

Back then, she hadn’t known about the babies in her belly. But this time…

The threat he had given her still rang clear in her mind.

Diana looked down at the slender hand resting on her lower abdomen. Yet, she didn’t feel the longing and warmth that she remembered in the past.

At this moment, she could only fear terror for him.

She feared he would attack her babies, and she feared….

That he would disappoint her yet again.

She raised her hand and pushed his hand away. “Don’t touch me.”

Her voice was loud and cold, though tinged with a hint of fear.

hand turned red from where she had hit

used a lot of force when pushing his

her hand before he reached out

accidentally touched her had gotten worse. Her hand looked like it was swollen. She hadn’t tended to it, despite being back for so long.

eyes looked so caring; if Diana didn’t know better, such a look would’ve given her the wrong impression. She pulled away her hand firmly from him

me,

her rejection of him. He glared at her. Before Diana could reply with an angry retort, he continued, “Don’t get any ideas. If you don’t want me to get the wrong idea about you and Oliver, and you don’t want me to insult him,

again, another threat.

a personal insult. Thinking about it for a while, she finally said, “I came back because I thought Kayla would stop bothering me

was no change

gentler as he moved to treat her wound.

Diana couldn’t feel the change in him. This reminded her of the sweet moments they shared when they were married; when Diana was the only woman in his eyes, and when Julian would do everything for her personally.

he loved was her. Thus, she happily accepted all the good

more than willing to return his love the same wal

she knew that she had only been a

well Julian treated her, Diana could sense that his love and affection weren’t hers.

told herself not to overthink it and not to indulge in the warmth of his affection for her, no matter

called