Chapter 1023
Julian’s Stand-In Wife
He was very excited about it.
The announcement system started playing the reminders. â Please fasten your seatbelts. The ride is about to begin.â
Very soon, the roller coaster started moving slowly. It began accelerating, getting faster and faster by the minute. The scenery zoomed past them.
Suddenly, the roller coaster accelerated even more. Diana tightened her grip over Julianâs hands. She couldnât hold herself back from shrieking.
She felt rather embarrassed when she realized what she did, but when she paid attention to her surroundings, she saw that people around her were screaming even louder than she did.
Shrieks resounded in the air.
On the other hand, Julian remained silent throughout the ride.
âYouâre impressive!â Diana yelled as she shut her eyes.
Such extreme circumstances often drove one to say things one usually wouldnât say. She howled loudly and boldly into the air, releasing the troubles she had suppressed in her heart. They seemed to vanish in the air along with her shouts.
The fear she originally felt no longer existed. She even felt herself loving such a feeling.
A thought suddenly flashed past Dianaâs mind.
She yelled out loud, âJulian! I love you!â
Julian didnât respond to her.
But right now, Diana didnât need a response. She just wanted to express the feelings that she usually didnât dare to show to others.
It felt cathartic, and that was enough for her.
Whatâs more, she knew that Julian loved her very much.
A strong weightlessness drove Diana to shout with abandon. She even opened her arms wide at the peak of the ride.
This feelingâ¦
Was awesome!
Freedom she had never before felt surrounded her.
Even as the rollercoaster slowed down, Diana couldnât get enough of it.
Everyone around her stopped screaming, so she felt embarrassed to keep doing so. She composed herself, and waited for the roller coaster to cruise back to its base.
From the start to the end, Julian made no sound at all.
Diana, on the other hand, was sweating at the forehead after the ride.
She did feel a bit afraid. But the ride was so thrilling and so cathartic, the fear slipped her mind completely.
Now that she could feel the ground under her legs, it came tumbling back.
She was so high up just now, and the weightlessness was so overwhelming. How did she survive that experience?
âJulian, youâre amazing,â Diana praised Julian once more as she unfastened her seatbelt. âYou didnât make a single sound throughout the ride. How did you manage that?
Youâre always so calm, no matter what youâre doing.â
He certainly had more guts than her.
âIâm just a scaredy-cat,â Diana said, sticking out her tongue.â Out of everyone on the ride, I think I yelled the loudest.â
She remembered how she confessed her feelings for him in midair, and suddenly felt shy. âDid you hear what I said just now?â
The sound of the wind gushing past them was so loud, and they were surrounded by people screaming their heads off.
He probably didnât hear her confession just nowâ¦
Thankfully, Julian didnât tease her about it. He simply stood where he was, watching her intently without saying anything. Intense love filled his eyes.
The adrenaline rush made Diana chatter on.
âThank god I survived the ride. When we were going up and going down, I was shaking. But at the highest point, it didnât feel as scary as I thought. It was thrilling!â
Julian nodded.
Diana finally calmed down. When she looked at Julian, she realized something was off with the way he looked. âWhy arenât you talking?â
âSomethingâs wrong. You donât look very well.â
She held out her arm, wanting to support him.
Julian suddenly avoided her. âDonâtâ¦donât touchâ¦ugh!â
No longer able to hold himself back, he ran to the nearest trash can and puked his guts out.
Diana was flabbergasted.