Chapter 820

‘Grandfather?’

It was such an unfamiliar term. Diana had always assumed she had no family, hence why no one came looking for her in Stirling despite having stayed there for three years.

Simon later told her that she did have a family, though they were worse than animals. He claimed that it was better to have no family.

And now, an old man stood kindly before her, smiling as he claimed, “I’m your grandfather.”

Diana still had doubts about Nina’s identity. She truly couldn’t remember anything related to the past, even if it gave her splitting headaches.

Between all these strangers and Simon, who she was familiar with, she could only choose to believe Simon.

Diana composed herself and held the hands of her two precious children tightly. She looked at the gentle old man standing at the door and asked, “Did Julian send you here to play games with me?”

Upon hearing this, Zachary Winnington raised an eyebrow. He looked as if he had heard the joke of a century. “Julian sent someone to play games with you? What’s the purpose in doing that?”

‘What’s the purpose…?’

Diana’s voice fell as she answered, “To get my two children…

He had always wanted to be their father. The day Betty returned to Richburgh, he even took Betty to his home.

Zachary’s smile deepened. “Your two children?”

He took out two envelopes and stuffed them into the children’s hands. Judging by the thickness, there must be at least a thousand dollars in each red envelope.

“A gift for the children’s meeting.”

Zachary was smiling kindly, as if eager to flatter Diana. “If Julian really wants these children, he doesn’t need to go through the trouble of finding anyone to do anything. All he needs to do is give the order, and there will be plenty of people who’ll happily take your children away and send them to the Fulchers.

Do you think you can keep them, especially with what little you have?”

How naive!

Julian’s power in Richburgh was like an all-encompassing spider web, and it reached everywhere. He didn’t need to bow down to Diana or go through the trouble of acting for her.

Zachary thought for a while, and then looked approvingly at Diana.

“But if it’s you, it’s possible he’d go through such lengths.”

Diana didn’t rush to return the envelopes. Frowning, she asked Zachary, “What does this mean?”

Zachary was somewhat surprised. “Don’t you know? For so many years, Julian has been supporting the Winningtons. We all thought it was because of Kayla’s influence, but in reality, Julian’s support for the family was because of you.”

Diana was taken aback.

For her?

Wasn’t Kayla Julian’s true love?

Simon said that she resembled Kayla, so Julian paid attention to her because of that. He even said that it was possible that Julian was subconsciously treating her as a substitute for Kayla.

But now, this old man suddenly appeared and claimed that between her and Kayla, the person Julian valued more was her.

Seeing Diana’s clueless expression, Zachary continued to explain with a smile. “After what happened with Kayla, Fulcher Inc. continued to support Winnington Inc. Even until now, the cooperation remained intact.”

At first, Zachary thought Julian had simply forgotten due to how busy the latter was. He thought that the Fulchers’ cooperation with the Winningtons would naturally cease in due time. He even kicked James and Kate out of the family to prevent any negative implications for Winnington Inc.

Unexpectedly, the cooperation between Fulcher Inc. and Winnington Inc. continued even as a long time passed.

Even among their business partners, Winnington Inc. didn’t face any suppression.

However, Zachary couldn’t sit still. He was restless, and couldn’t sleep or eat properly.

He was always worried that Fulcher Inc. would suddenly strike a heavy blow to the Winningtons at any moment.