Julian's Stand in Wife novel Chapter 396

Julian’s Stand-In Wife By South Wind Dialect Chapter 396

This was already considered a good start.

Kate was even more overwhelmed when she saw Diana’s expression.

“Diana, I…”

“It’s fine,” Diana said, cutting her off. “I’ve already divorced Julian. If you don’t believe me, you can ask James.”

Kate jerked back and looked at James, who gave her an affirmative nod in reply.

Kate didn’t know if she should be happy or not, and she felt conflicted. For the first time in her life, she felt her heart ache for the terrible things Diana had experienced in life.

“Y–You’re divorced… What will you do about your future?”

Diana was surprised to hear such words from Kate. She hadn’t expected these flowers to be so effective. She had previously designed some clothes for a prominent elderly customer named Mr. Crawford under her old brand D&J, and he had given her these flowers.

Diana didn’t have anywhere to plant them, so she left the flowers at the older man’s place to be cared for. Before coming to the Winnington residence today, she remembered the flowers‘ existence and called for someone to pick them up.

She didn’t expect that catering to Kate’s taste would make such a big difference.

“This is the first time you’ve shown care for me,” Diana said bluntly to Kate’s face.

As expected, a flash of guilt crossed Kate’s face.

Kate felt the guilt gnaw into her.

Diana had been kind to Kate despite the horrible treatment she had received in the past, but Kate had never really treated her as a daughter. Even right now, Kate could only think about how soon she could share these flowers with Kayla.

She wasn’t a good mother, not in the slightest.

“It’s fine,” Diana said, taking advantage of Kate’s lost expression as she took the latter’s hands. “Just show me more care in the future, and that’s enough. We’re mother and daughter, aren’t we? There’s no conflict. that we can’t overcome.”

Kate felt deeply moved by Diana’s words.

The smile remained on Diana’s face. She looked toward the door, and immediately, another group of people entered. Diana had responded to James’s malice with a smile the entire time, and now, she said calmly to him, “This is for you.”

Before him lay a plaque that Master Winnington had inscribed.

It wasn’t common knowledge, but even though the Winnington family had relied on James currying favor with the Fulcher family to survive, Master Winnington had not favored James.

Master Winnington’s calligraphy was famous all over the word; while several other branches of the family had plaques the old man had made personally in their homes, only James didn’t have one.

It was also one of the reasons his relatives ridiculed him. They laughed at him, saying that though he devoted himself to the family, it didn’t matter if the old man didn’t like him. At this rate, he would be kicked out of the Winnington family sooner or later.

James was seen as someone who busied himself for the family, but he never received any perks despite his efforts.

Yet

now, the thing he wanted most and the recognition he yearned for… The plaque seemed to give him some solace.

It was to the point that he started shedding tears the moment he looked at it.