Chapter 960
Julian’s Stand-In Wife
âHis person doesnât belong to you, either! Youâll only be able to embrace a better life if you let go of him!â
Shilohâs tears flowed uncontrollably.
âKiki, let it go. Iâm your father. My arms are always open for you. Family will always be your support. We can raise Doreen well on our own. You donât need Julian to be her father for her to grow up well.â
âBut everyone will look down on me.â Kikiâs voice quivered, and she started to cry. âDad, donât you understandâ¦â
Her persistence with Julian, in essence, was more about his social status. Over the years, she had been a star in the elite social circle. Only by marrying Julian and becoming a family with him and Doreen could Kiki avoid becoming a subject of mockery for having a child out of wedlock.
âBut what about now?â
Shiloh understood everything. He always did. However, he had been reluctant to shatter his daughterâs illusions.
âYou love, but you canât have him. You want him, but you canât obtain him. Doesnât that make you even more of a subject for ridicule in the eyes of others?â
âShut up!â Kikiâs hands trembled with anger at her fatherâs words. âAs long as Dianaâs out of the picture, heâll be mine! Since erasing her memories wonât work, Iâll make her disappear completely! Iâll kill her!â
It was the same malicious intent as three years ago.
Back then, she had been influenced by that useless Simon and had agreed to spare Diana. She was fine with simply letting Diana lose her memories.
This time, Kiki wouldnât be so naive. She was resolute, no matter what anyone said.
Shiloh could sense the cruelty in her words. He couldnât believe this was the daughter he had raised.
âKikiâ¦â he began.
âItâs too late for you to say anything now. In fact, donât say anything at all,â Kiki said, a malicious smile curling on her lips. âThe people I sent are already on their way. Diana will pass through the mountain road on her way here. Theyâll act silently, and by the time itâs over, no one can trace it back to me.â
With her bright red lipstick, she looked especially menacing.
Shiloh was overwhelmed by anger, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.
âYouâre a fool! To sacrifice your dignity, become a murderer, and carry the burden of a life takenâ¦
Youâre a fool thrice over!â
How did he raise such a daughter? Hadnât he been a responsible father? Didnât he provide for and cherish her with all his heart since her birth?
âNo, they wonât find out!â Kiki yelled. âDaddy, they wonât find out itâs me. Donât worry. This will be disguised as an accident.â
Kiki was confident.
She had thought this through for days before putting her plan into action. No one knew her intentions before she arranged for the incident to occur.
Shiloh understood her intentions now.
He realized that trying to stop her wouldnât work. He could only call Diana and warn her to be cautious.
Seeing this, Kiki lunged toward him. However, Shiloh intercepted her with his hand.
He emphasized to Diana, âDiana, be careful when you pass through the mountain road! Kiki has arranged for something, and intends to harm you when youâre there!â
Crack!
Shiloh was about to say more, but Kiki knocked the phone out of his hand. She stomped on it like a madwoman, venting her rage.
âI told you not to tell her! You stupid old man! I told you not to tell her!â
In no time, a perfectly good phone was shattered beyond repair.
Shiloh looked at Kiki, his eyes filled with disbelief. Then came deep self-reproach and disappointment.
He realized that his over-indulgence of her was responsible for her transformation into this terrible woman.
As the saying goes, âAs the twig is bent, so grows the tree.â
He couldnât help but blame himself for Kikiâs current state.