Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Chapter 1517
"Julian, we’ve been through so much, it can be written into a thick book.Do you still not understand? We must always look ahead
in life.If we remain stuck in the past, it’s not fair to anyone.Simon is dead—we have no way of bringing him back to life, but we
can live better and happier.
"In fact..."
Diana went on, biting her lip.
“I will remember him my whole life.I’ll be grateful to him, and I may even love him.However, it’s not the romantic love between a
man and a woman.It’s love between family members, gratitude to people who have left us but done so much for us."
Julian finally revealed what he had been hesitant to say.
"There’s a letter here.Take a look at it.Even if you have a change of mind after reading it, I'll accept whatever decision you
make." Diana was stunned.
"Letter?"
"Yes.Simon asked me to pass it to you."
Diana took it.
The words "To Julian" were written on the envelope.
However, the first line of the letter was addressed to Diana, wishing her well.
Diana had lived with Simon for three years.She smiled the moment she saw the letter.
"Your brother," she said to Julian even before she read it.
"He’s plotting against you."
Just like his legs, Simon knew what would happen the moment he crashed into the car.
However, he chose to do it without any hesitation for the slimmest possibility of being with Diana.

"I know," Julian said with a shrug.
"He wants me to feel guilty my whole life, and that goes for you as well.It’s best if we split up because of this guilt."
Diana nodded, assured to see such clarity in Julian.
Simon was just that kind of man.He had to make it clear what he had done and sacrificed.He would then make use of his
sacrifice to make one stay by his side.He didn’t understand that true love didn’t require emotional blackmail.
Diana read through the letter very quickly.
"He’s exactly the same as he was before."
She remembered when they were in Stirling City.
Simon would always tell Diana that he was cooking for her, buying flowers for her, and arranging for a short getaway for her and
her children.
He told her they need not care about him, as he would stay in Stirling City by himself, and wait for their return.
Over those three years, Diana was all alone with no one else to rely upon.
There were many points in time she should have fallen in love with him.
In the end, she never did.
It was because Simon often made her feel suffocated, in a way that was "for her good".
Diana often felt that he lived in a very frustrating manner.
In reality, he was the one who was in cahoots with Jim.
They forced her to take the memory loss pill.
Because of that, she couldn’t see Julian when she was giving birth.
Diana found Simon a very complicated man.
After reading his letter, she felt even more confused.

"1'll feel grateful to him my entire life, but I won’t fall in love with him out of guilt as he wishes,"
she said, as she looked at Julian.
"Do you understand? My gratitude for him will never become love."
She was saying this both to herself and to Julian.
"In fact, when I found out that Simon died, I did think about whether I should have died with him.
But then, I realized that living on well was what Simon truly wanted, just like what he said at the end of the letter.
"Diana, live on well.An angel will love you on my behalf."
Diana went on, "No matter how complex Simon is, the last sentence of his letter is genuine.
He knows we won’t break up, and he doesn't wish to see that, either."
She concluded, "He just wants me to remember him my entire life."
In the future, during festive seasons, she would include his portion in the meals she cooked.
She would also chat with him at his grave.
"You,"
Diana issued Julian a command, "must come with me, too."
Julian wouldn’t reject her, of course.He felt grateful for Diana’s kind understanding.
"I thought you’d be moved to change your mind after reading the letter and Simon's confession."
"Say some more and I'll be angry," Diana said fiercely.
"Are my feelings for you so tepid?"
"You can say that again," Julian said.

His eyes widened as a smile finally broke across his face that was etched with sorrow over Simon's death.He leaned in close to
Diana, and said, "At the lab, you and Jim... kissed right in front of me."