Chapter 1228


    Julian’s Stand-In Wife chapter 1228


    Julian didn’t want to give Diana false hope. He knew that deep inside, she still


    wished to have family who cared about her.


    If he denied the blood rtionship between her and James, it would be


    equivalent to giving Diana hope that her biological parents were different


    individuals who might love her.


    “What if, what? Why aren’t you saying anything?” Diana pressed.


    “What if, at Professor Lemmington’s funeral tomorrow, we suddenly see


    James?” Julian asked.


    “How would that be possible?” Diana chuckled, and hit him yfully. “They


    didn’t even want Ka. How could they possiblye to Professor


    Lemmington’s funeral just to see me?”


    “You’re right,” Julianughed. “Go to sleep. Your parents are definitely not like


    that.”


    Since they left quietly in the past and discarded her when she was a child, it was


    impossible that they would suddenly appear just because Diana mentioned


    them.


    Diana alsoughed after hearing this. Her voice was soft as she said, “It seems


    like you understand them well. They never visited their daughter in prison, so


    there’s no way they’de to see me.”


    Fortunately, her children wouldn’t have parents like that in the future.


    Diana held Julian’s hand and ced it on her lower abdomen, as though doing


    so could provide the babies in her womb a sense of security.


    “Go to sleep,” Julian said.


    He took the avocado pit Diana had finished eating and tossed it into the trash.


    Then, he wiped his hands with a wet towel. Gently touching Diana’s abdomen,


    he suddenly bounced up from the bed as if shocked.


    “Diana!”


    She was startled by his exaggerated reaction. “What’s wrong?”


    Julian was ecstatic, gesturing and hopping on his feet as he told Diana, “The


    babies kicked me! They kicked me!”


    “That’s impossible.”


    She turned so Julian could see her belly, and said, “I haven’t grown any bigger


    yet, which means they aren’t fully formed. Besides, you’d have to wait until the


    fourth or fifth month to feel fetal movements.”


    Four or five months…?


    Julian counted the days. “We haven’t even reached three months yet, have


    we?”


    “Yeah,” Diana said. “We’re only at ten weeks. The babies are still very small.


    You must have felt it wrong just now. It


    might have been my stomach digesting. Sometimes, it gurgles and vibrates.


    That’s probably what it was.”


    Julian refused to believe it. “No way! That movement just now felt so real. My


    children are definitely calling for me. They’re eager to meet me!”


    He had never experienced pregnancy with Diana before. At this moment, his


    paternal instincts were at their peak.


    Diana couldn’t bear to correct him and spoil his good mood. She just held his


    hand and said, “Then touch it some more, okay? Talk to them more. Make them


    remember your voice. After they’re born, they’ll be more inclined to listen to you


    when you try to soothe them.”


    Julian listened with a bewildered expression.


    “Really?”


    Would the babies remember his voice through their time in Diana’s belly?


    “Of course it’s true,” Diana said seriously, lookingpletely sincere. “Starting


    from today, you need to consistently provide prenatal education forthem.”


    Julian agreed, and added this to his daily routine.


    “It’s gettingte,” Julian said, addressing Diana’s belly for a moment. He then


    applied some oil to her skin, hoping to reduce the number of stretch marks this


    time.


    After all, Diana cared about her appearance a lot. Julian would do his best to


    maintain her beauty.


    After applying the oil, he also massaged his hands. “You should sleep now.”


    He urged Diana to rest, because he was concerned she might feel


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    ufortable if she didn’t get enough sleep.


    However, he couldn’t stop talking.


    “I apply so much oil for you on a daily basis. My hands will be softer than now by


    the time you give birth.” Then, he addressed her belly. “Kids, what do you


    think?”


    Diana patted him on the shoulder. “Don’t be silly. Go to sleep. It


    It was gettingte, and she was beginning to feel tired.


    Julian noticed Diana’s fatigue; he couldn’t help but grumble inwardly at Cecilia


    for calling in the middle of the night. He followed Diana’s lead, andid down as


    well.


    “We have to get up at six tomorrow,” Julian said, as he set an rm. “If you feel


    tired, you don’t have to go.”


    Diana said, “That’s not possible. Tomorrow is Professor Lemmington’s official


    burial and farewell. I should go and keep Mrs. Lemmingtonpany.”


    However, Enzo’s men had taken away Sean and Betty.


    Because of that, Diana’s day had been quite chaotic, and she hadn’t had a


    chance to see Mrs. Lemmington yet.


    “Regardless, we must properly bid farewell to Professor Lemmington tomorrow.


    But his daughter…” Diana couldn’t help but nce in the direction Enzo was


    kneeling. “How did she really die?”