Julian's Stand in Wife

Chapter 451

The lights in the dining hall dimmed soon enough, giving the room an even more antique feeling than usual.

Diana recalled Julian mentioning that his grandparents had personally designed this place. Just like how Julian's villa was filled with traces of their time together, this place was also filled with traces of his grandparents.

However, his grandmother was the only one who remained now in this old mansion.

Perhaps no matter how great a relationship was, it could never withstand the passage of time. They would either part with death, or time would change how they felt.

No... Julian didn't have a change of heart. He had simply been too focused on one thing.

Diana rubbed her head in exasperation when she realized her thoughts had once again turned to him.

Fortunately, Madam Fulcher soon appeared in her line of sight again. The older woman slowly approached her, pushing a large cake toward Diana.

"Look!"

layers. A princess figure was sitting in the middle, and the words

had back in the villa, so it wasn't surprising that Madam Fulcher had ordered the same one today as she had sometimes come over

Julian to have ordered it. Their relationship could be described as distant and even under control, but it was definitely

the idea that those words would apply to

before she turned eighteen. However, Julian had been with her every birthday she had after

loss, but she raised her head and tried not to let anyone see

but remained silent. She simply pulled out a birthday hat, placed it on

she asked Diana,

soon, it would turn

"Okay!”

cut one-third of the cake to

felt like the missing portion of the cake was more than what

only a few people here, and no one had finished their portions or gone to get a second helping. Since it wasn't

don't you eat your soba? I'll

her cake and picked up her fork to eat

the bowl as one big fat lump; it had been soaking in the sauce for too long, and had expanded several times in size