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.

When Diana closed her eyes, she saw Simon’s disabled legs and Cecilia’s condition. The Cecilia back then had been so innocent and trusting. She wore the sky blue dress Diana made, waiting for Julian to arrive.

Diana’s heart clenched even more tightly, and it physically pained her.

She truly couldn’t let go of her feelings for Julian.

He was like a mirror that revealed her inner demons. Every time she saw him, many thoughts surged.

She couldn’t keep her emotions in check.

“Cecilia…” Julian paused when he mentioned her, then continued, “Who do you think she likes more, me or Noel?”

Diana was taken aback.

Studying Julian’s expression for a bit, she said, “It seems like…she likes Noel a bit more…”

Fortunately, Julian didn’t seem embarrassed or displeased.

He even nodded. “I think so, too. I believe she’ll become my sister-in-law.”

All these years, he had considered Noel as his brother.

“To put it plainly, Cecilia isn’t experiencing a crush or infatuation. She was a a divorced man with a child, a few times. How much of me could she really have loved?”

To say she liked him was less accurate than saying she admired him. Him splashing paint on her made her overly focused on love with, it was hard to hide such feelings.

“Noel can be considered her first love,” Julian went on.

And Noel’s first love was also Cecilia.

“Being with Noel is much better than being with an old man like me,” Julian chuckled. “You’re the only one who’d want an old fart like me.”

Diana suppressed a laugh. “But, what about your engagement with Cecilia…?”

“That’s a bit troublesome. But ever since I agreed to bring her back, I never really considered that the engagement would actually happen.”

In this life, there was only one woman he would marry: Diana.

“However, Sue might not agree to it easily,” Julian continued. “Besides, although Cecilia’s condition is stable now, she’s in the dark about her feelings-like you.”

He tightened his grip on Diana’s hand.

“So… We need to find a way for Cecilia to realize her feelings, just like you did.”

The first step was to make Cecilia understand that she didn’t really care that much about Julian. They needed her to realize it was actually Noel.

The man who had always taken care of her, accompanied her, and earned her deep trust, and whom she referred to as “Mommy” during her illness.

With this thought in mind, Julian took a deep breath. He suddenly lifted Diana, and shouted loudly at the corner,” Betty, Sean, let’s go!”

“Yay!”

“Off to the amusement park!”

Diana was utterly baffled. “Did you all plan for Betty to ignore me on purpose?”