Chapter 1122

Julian’s Stand-In Wife chapter 1122 “Listen to me,” Julian said, unable to stay any longer.

He had to quickly bring Betty to Vans.

He could only persuade Diana by saying, “Sean probably really wants you to find him, comfort him, and give him a hug.”

Julian did think about going to comfort Sean.

However, Sean was already heavily guarded toward him. The boy would probably resist him even more. It was better for Diana to find Sean, and for Julian to take care of Betty’s wound.

Diana knew that she should turn around right away, comfort Sean, and apologize to him. Yet, her feet were frozen to the ground.

Her hands were still trembling, and her mind went blank.

Even after Julian had left with Betty in his arms, she remained standing right there, not moving an inch.

Sean didn’t cry at all.

Diana couldn’t think. The moment she allowed herself to, her heart would break.

She wished she could slap herself ten times. No! Twenty, or even a hundred times!

She really shouldn’t have hit her child.

How could she hit Sean…?

How could she…?

Her hands were still shaking.

A little hand reached out, and wrapped around hers like a vine wrapping around its favorite and most dependable wall.

It was Sean. “Mommy, I’m sorry.”

At the end of the day, it took a two-year-old child whom she just slapped to bow his head and apologize to her.

Diana had never felt like such a failure of a mother!

Her heart broke completely.

She didn’t even dare to move her hand, and simply let Sean hold her fingers.

“I shouldn’t have pushed Betty.”

The moment Sean saw the blood on Betty’s forehead, he knew he had done wrong. Still, he had been worried about Diana.

“I heard you and Daddy fighting. You didn’t open the door for me. I was scared Daddy would bully you,”

he said, exposing the fear that a child his age would have whenever it came to Diana and her safety.

“Mommy,” Sean added, sobbing.

His hand moved over Diana’s as he went on, “I was worried you’d end up hurt, just like how the Winningtons hurt you before.”

His words were the straw that broke the camel’s back. Diana couldn’t hold herself back anymore, and started sobbing.

“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry…” she cried as she crouched low, hugging Sean tightly in her arms. She was worried about hurting him, and kept adjusting herself as she repeated, “I’m sorry…”

She didn’t know that what happened with Zachary had traumatized Sean so badly, aside from impacting Betty.

Sean stood right there in Diana’s arms, and said firmly, “If the door was still shut just now, I would’ve smashed it with a stool. I said that I’d protect you. And I will.”

His voice was strong and determined. It was akin to a hammer striking Diana on the head.

She couldn’t even cry out loud. She simply felt shock and regret, and dared not look Sean in the eye.

Did the slap hurt?

Diana wanted to take a closer look, but she didn’t dare to.

She wasn’t fit to have such a good child.

She wasn’t fit to have a child who tried so hard to draw close to her and tell her that he would do all he can to bravely protect her, despite getting slapped by her!