Chapter 549

After all Diana had done to Kayla, what right did the former have to live in such a carefree manner?

Kayla was dissatisfied with this outcome.

She wouldn’t accept this!

She was seething with rage; despite all her rage, she didn’t dare call Julian. After all, she had already used such a desperate plan to feign suffering during their encounter at the hotel in the past. Even then, her actions hadn’t moved him the slightest!

What else could she do in the coming days to make Julian marry her, especially when she was cursed with this disfigured face?

Kayla sat amidst the mess of her ward, looking at the shards of mirror in her hand as she sank deep into her thoughts.

After a long while, an idea came to her, and she looked up.

Since the conventional path wasn’t working, why not explore the crooked path once more?

Back at Julian’s villa, Diana felt like it had been a long time since she had returned, even though she had stayed here just yesterday.

“I’ve already paid the rent for Nina’s place,” Julian said, noticing her slightly dazed expression. “You don’t have to worry about her.”

Besides, Vans was living next door.

Even if they were currently in a conflict, Diana understood that they wouldn’t separate for the time being.

After all, they still had feelings for each other.

By leaving, perhaps Diana could give them more space, and it would help their relationship.

That was one of the reasons she had agreed to move back to the villa so quickly.

“Thank you,’ Diana said with a nod, making no mention of returning the rent to Julian.

Julian couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, and even silently rejoiced that Diana was finally not being overly polite with him.

“Wait here,” Julian said as he took off his coat and unbuttoned his cuff, rolling it up to his elbows before heading upstairs.

Diana didn’t understand what he was doing, so she simply followed him.

However, she soon realized that he had gone into the room where Kayla used to stay.

Diana’s eyes brightened up, and she asked, “What are you going to do?”

“Throw things away,” Julian replied. He hadn’t expected her to follow him, but it was fine.

It would make things go quicker and more decisively.

Clearing out everything related to Kayla as soon as possible would be more beneficial for his relationship with Diana, anyway.

Julian pushed his sleeves up further, then glanced at Diana. “Are you coming in too?”

Diana walked in without answering.

She had to admit that though Kayla hadn’t lived here for long, her presence was heavily marked as the room was filled with her belongings; from the small sample-size makeup to various jewelry, clothes, and decorations. Everything Kayla had treated as her own filled every corner of the place.

“We agreed that you’d decide what to throw away and I’d handle it,” Julian said as he crouched down, the sunlight outlining his perfect profile.

Diana didn’t look at him, but turned her attention to the items in the room.

“I don’t want any of it.”

Julian hadn’t heard her speak in such a childish and domineering tone before, and it felt somewhat refreshing.

He couldn’t help but tease her a little. “You don’t want to keep at least one thing as a memento?”

Diana remained silent, confused.

She had thought that Julian was genuine in his support to remove all traces of Kayla in the villa, but in reality, he had only given her lip service. Deep down, he still wanted her to be a sensible substitute.

Seeing the change in her expression, Julian quickly backtracked, “I was only teasing you.”

However, the damage was done, and Diana didn’t believe him at all.

Julian was clearly pretending to be willing to go along with her whims.

“Forget it,” Diana said, suddenly losing interest. “Just let the things be.”

She could throw away the physical things for now, but it wouldn’t remain gone forever.

The true owner of this villa would eventually be Kayla.

The only reason she could move back in was because Julian was affected by the physical disfigurement of his first love, and had again confused Diana with Kayla.