Julian's Stand in Wife

Chapter 1017

"What about Simon and Cecilia?" Diana asked.

She stood rooted to the spot, ashamed for harboring the thoughts deep within her heart.

"Am I acting very irresponsible?" Julian kept looking at her, like a prince gazing at his princess.

His expression was so focused, and his voice so captivating. "Life is short. Isn't it better to live following your heart?"

Diana remained silent.

"Did you come to see me today just because Betty wouldn't let you hold her or get close? In the days of abiding by the rules, didn't you ever yearn for me? Did you never wonder why I didn't initiate a conversation with you? Didn't you feel upset? If you do, then it's proof that you still care about me. That night...was a result of strong feelings that went out of control."

As Julian slowly dissected her actions, the feelings Diana suppressed in her heart yearned to burst out. However, they timidly retreated. She still had her most pressing concern.

"Simon and Cecilia..."

She bit her lip, her overwhelming emotions almost bringing her to tears.

Simultaneously, she was tortured by deep guilt.

Cecilia's condition. The Cecilia back then had been so innocent and trusting. She wore the sky blue dress Diana made, waiting for Julian

heart clenched even more tightly, and it physically

truly couldn't let go of

like a mirror that revealed her inner demons. Every time

keep her emotions

when he mentioned her, then continued, "Who do

Diana was taken aback.

expression for a bit, she said, "It seems like...she

Julian didn't seem

"I think so, too. I believe

these years, he had considered

crush or infatuation. She was a woman who hasn't dated before. She only met me, a divorced man with a child, a few times. How

she liked him was less accurate than saying

splashing paint on her made her overly focused on it. But when she encountered someone she truly fell

considered her first love," Julian

Noel's first love was

me," Julian chuckled. "You're the only

laugh. "But, what about your engagement