Chapter 940
Julian’s Stand-In Wife
It was morning. The sun had barely peeked out from the horizon when Diana opened her eyes. She opened the curtains by a crack to let some light in.
She yawned, and stretched her limbs. Then, she went to prepare breakfast for Sean. She had just walked into the living room when she heard a voice at the door. âDiana.â
The voice was cold and heavy, with a strong sense of aggression. If she paid close attention, she could sense the hidden warmth in it.
She knew it was Julian the moment she heard his voice.
At first, she thought he was here with Betty for breakfast. She immediately opened the door.
âBetâ¦â
Betty wasnât outside the door. Only two men stood outside. One of them was Julian, and the otherâ¦
was a stranger.
Diana stepped aside to let them in. She asked Julian, âThis is â¦?â
Her gaze fell on Matt. He looked to be about 27 years old, but his fitted suit made him look older than his age. Diana could tell that the suit was made with expensive, superior fabric.
It was rare to see Julian so excited. âThis is the man who hypnotized you backthen-Mr. Hughes, Matt Hughes.â
Diana was stunned. She didnât expect the man who seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth to appear so suddenly.
She had too many questions for him about the hypnosis three years ago.
But now, what she wanted to ask Matt the most had to do with Simon. Simon, the man she saw as a good friend-the man she could trust and rely on.
She asked eagerly, âWas Simon Channing involved in my hypnosis three years ago?â
âSimon Channing?â Matt paused for a moment. His eyes flashed momentarily, and he shook his head.
âI donât know him.â
Diana sighed in relief.
She knew it. Simon would never hurt her!
Julian didnât believe the hypnotistâs words, and asked him another question.
âThen what about Kiki Stewart? Do you know her?â
âKiki Stewartâ¦â Matt paused for a moment, then shook his head again. âI donât know her, either.â
Kiki couldnât possibly be uninvolved with what happened three years ago. Yet, Matt was now denying that he knew her.
Julian looked at Diana with an arched brow. His expression told her that Simon still couldnât be trusted.
Diana knew Julian was biased against his brother of a different mother, so she didnât want to argue with him. From the bottom of her heart, she believed Simon wouldnât be so cruel and heartless that he would strip her of her memories.
As the three of them entered the house, Noel appeared.
âBreakfast is here.â He had a wide range of foodâpastries, sandwiches and coffee. âHave some first.â
Soon, breakfast was laid out on the table.
Diana loved sandwiches, so Julian pushed a plate of it in her direction. He opened up other bags of food, behaving as naturally as if he was in his own home. He even invited Matt to take a seat.
âHave a seat and join us for breakfast.â
He handed Matt a plate.
Matt took it stiffly. He looked as if he had something to say.
Julian pretended not to see it. He didnât want to talk much with Matt.
âWe didnât sleep a wink the entire night,â he said. He served Matt a pastry, putting it on the latterâs plate. âItâs been tough on you.â
Diana was curious. âWhy didnât you sleep?â
Noel replied, âLast night, Mr. Fulcher and Mr. Hughes spent the night downstairs. They wanted to release you from your hypnosis first thing in the morning. That way, youâll be able to regain your memories as soon as possible.â
Regain her memoriesâ¦