Julian's Stand in Wife novel Chapter 1282

Inside Collina Villa, no one spoke for a long time.

Julian was lost in thought.

Diana, on the other hand, was anxious.

Did she say something wrong?

Why was Julian not only unenthusiastic, but also somewhat gloomy?

He furrowed his brows, not saying a word, which was imposing enough.

Perhaps it was Diana’s distressed look that affected him, so he quickly realized that he had unintentionally revealed his more domineering side.

He was accustomed to doing this during company meetings. Whenever he contemplated things, his expression would turn cold.

"It's not that I'm unwilling to change their surnames, but I don't entirely agree with what you said."

Julian paused, trying to find the correct words to express his feelings. "You're the one who gave birth to them, and there's nothing wrong with them using your surname."

If he really wanted the two children to change their last names, he would have brought it up long ago. The fact that he hadn't paid much attention to this matter so far proved that he thought their current surname suited them just fine.

"Just because children usually take their father's surname, doesn't mean we must do it. It's fine this way."

To Julian, it didn't make much sense anyway.

"But..." Diana now understood Julian's thoughts.

They both were simply being considerate of each other.

Many families wanted their children to carry their own surnames. In some places, this had given rise to a particular custom where one child would take their father's surname, and the other would take the mother's surname. This was to ensure that both family names were passed down to the next generation.

So Diana thought that Julian couldn't be an exception.

Although he didn't mention it, she believed he had probably thought about the issue of the two children's surnames.

It was only at this moment that she realized.

In her relationship with Julian, she was the narrow-minded one.

She saw right through him.

"Before, I did investigate it for a long time. Once I discovered that you and James were not biologically related, I hit a dead end, mainly because James and Kate both disappeared,” Julian said.

"They were taken away by a luxury car with no visible license plate at the time, and there has been no news since. About your biological father, James is probably the only one who can tell us anything."

"When I pressured Zachary, he genuinely didn't know. Even when I went to confront him in person, he was more surprised than me. He insisted that you and James were both part of the Winnington family."

At one point, Julian thought he had made a mistake. But today, the information Jim provided indirectly confirmed the results of his earlier investigation.

"Don't worry," Julian reassured her. "I'll try harder to find your biological father. I'll also get Noel to continue investigating James's disappearance."

He initially wanted to avoid telling Diana, because he feared she wouldn't be able to accept it. Thankfully, she seemed to be taking this better than he thought.

In that case, he could investigate this matter more openly.

In fact, Diana might even help by providing information about where James and Kate might have gone.