Julian's Stand in Wife

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?”

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

belonged to your average Joe who was deeply concerned about

you have to bypass the family doctor

retort, Julian responded casually, “Your

He muttered, “She just has a common cold and

shot back.

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

brought with him and replied to Julian with a question of his own. “Tell

course Julian was!

Diana’s just human.”

was speechless. He stared at

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

raised his hands in surrender. “But I can guarantee that you’ll definitely regret it if you divorce Diana.”

good friend wrapped in sorrow. “Kayla… She’s actually not

with a cold

“You know full

sharp jawline, as if it had been carved with a knife, was even more pronounced as he growled, “Kayla is the one I’ve decided on since I was a

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

had a dark look in his eyes; his glare carried a strong

knowing what to say.

didn’t want to concern

up his

“Who told you to

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

angrily and tried to grab the whip tightly, but she still

felt so

felt so heavy, as if water was pressing down on her. She could hardly breathe.

to open her eyes. After much struggle, she could finally open her eyes a little. She spotted Julian sitting on the

“Uncomfor…”

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

phone. Only Diana could call him on that cell phone in the past, but it

about it to know who

Julian’s glaring eyes and sullen expression suddenly became gentle.

at him even for just a few seconds, but her nose seemed to be blocked and every breath that she

whole body was in great discomfort.

must be sick, but as she was pregnant now, she didn’t dare to be sloppy. She could only open her eyes again with much difficulty, wanting to speak to