Chapter 11

“Yes, you’re…”Kayla seemed to sound apprehensive. However, her tone was one of joy and anticipation as she asked, “Are you missing me like I’m missing you?” Julian hummed deeply in response. Kayla was obviously even happier after she heard that. “When you beat those people up and chided Mommy because of my sister, I thought that…you wouldn’t contact me again.” Julian lowered his head and looked at the text message Noel had just sent. It clearly showed that Kayla was the one who lured Diana to Winnington Mansion. Although she had changed her phone number, Julian’s men had a way of deciphering everything. Julian had quickly traced the matter back to Kayla after he saw Diana appearing at Winnington Mansion. What did he want to say over the phone? “Silly girl.” A fiery look flashed across his calm face, reflecting the deep sense of detachment in his eyes. “Don’t think too much.” He paused for a moment and said, “I’ll tell the driver to pick you up for dinner tomorrow.” As for Kayla texting Diana, well… He was going to just let it go. Perhaps Kayla felt uneasy as his divorce wasn’t settled yet. Julian owed Kayla, so he rationalized that he should indulge her. - Diana didn’t go back to the bedroom to rest the previous night as she didn’t want to see Julian at all. Thus, she had been resting in the guest room after returning from the flower shop. After waking up the next day, she went to find Julian to sign the divorce agreement again. Alas, he had already left the house much earlier. There was no breakfast that was usually prepared with love that she was so familiar with on the dining table. Julian was truly completely gone, both in person and in heart. Diana invited her friend, Nina Ashlee, to go shopping with her so that she would forget about this depressing truth. The two of them ate a lot of snacks on the basement floor of SK Mall. Then, they went to the second floor to shop for clothes. “This shop’s on the casual side. Let’s buy two loose outfits so you’ll be comfortable.” Nina dragged Diana into a dress boutique. “When I was tailing some people, I discovered that many celebrities buy their clothes from this shop. The stuff here is of good quality!” Nina was a professional paparazzo. In fact, she was the top female paparazzo in the industry. Hence, Diana believed in Nina’s taste. “Let’s go in and take a look.” The clothes inside were as good as Nina claimed. Diana found herself liking several of the dresses on display. Her favorite one was a long-sleeved dress with black flowers on the white material. It didn’t cling to the waist, and the back looked extra light because of the bow attached to it. “I’d like to try this,” Diana said to a salesgirl. However, both of them repeatedly asked several times before a salesgirl finally came over. “This dress costs twenty-five thousand dollars. You have to buy it if it gets dirty or damaged,” The salesgirl said arrogantly after glancing at them. Nina could tell that the reason she and Diana were neglected was because the salesgirls here looked down on them. “So what even if it costs twenty-five thousand dollars? Diana can even buy everything in your shop, let alone a dress like this!” “You’re really good at bragging.” The salesgirl laughed in ridicule and rolled her eyes at them. Nina was about to continue arguing with her, but the latter said something into the walkie-talkie before trotting away with the dress Diana liked. Nina was puzzled. “Is she bringing us a new dress for you to try on?” “No,” Diana said. “The shop only has one piece of each outfit. Since she didn’t give it to us, I’m guessing someone else wanted it.” Sure enough, the salesgirl’s hand was empty when she returned. She even glared at them impatiently and snarled, “You two should leave if there’s nothing else you want to do aside from bragging. You both stink of poverty, you know? Don’t let your gross stench destroy our shop’s reputation.” Only then did Diana truly react. The reason the salesgirl looked down on them and mocked them was probably because she saw them coming up from the basement floor. Nina lost her temper. “How can you say that to us?!” “So what? I’m sure the only food you can eat is from roadside stalls, right? But you dare brag about buying everything in our shop! I think you can’t even afford to buy a tank top here!” “Who said I was bragging?” Nina pushed Diana forward and exclaimed, “She’s Julian Fulcher’s wife! Do you really think she can’t afford it?!” “Pff!” This time, not only this salesgirl but also others were also laughing. “You’re really shameless! You have the guts to say anything, huh? Do you think we haven’t seen Mrs. Fulcher before? Mrs. Fulcher was here just now, and she just bought the dress that you liked in Mr. Fulcher’s company! Mr. Fulcher also bought his wife ten other dresses of different styles to make her happy.” “If you say that this lady is Mrs. Fulcher, why didn’t Mr. Fulcher accompany her here?” “You’re ridiculous! You can really say anything!” Nina was instantly petrified. Julian had actually gone shopping with that woman?! No matter how much Diana had begged him before, he wouldn’t accompany her to come out to do something as trivial as shopping. It had always fallen to Nina to accompany Diana shopping. Yet now, he was not only accompanying that woman to go shopping, but he also thoughtfully bought her a lot of clothes just to please her. Nina glanced at Diana in embarrassment and mumbled regretfully, “Diana, I…I didn’t know that Julian would bring that woman out in public…” “It’s okay.” Diana pulled Nina away and smiled at the salesgirl. “We won’t be buying anything anymore.” “Diana, don’t smile anymore.” Nina was about to break into tears. “You’re not happy at all.” Just as Diana was about to refute her words and reassure her, she saw a pair of figures appearing in the jewelry shop on the first floor, which was directly opposite them. The woman had already changed into the white-black floral dress that tickled Diana’s fancy just now. From the back, the woman seemed to have a long and slender neck. Her hair was tied into a full high bun above her head. She carried the aura of a rich young lady who grew up in the lap of luxury and lacked nothing. She was a good match with Julian as they stood side by side. They were like a pair of perfect lovers. Diana didn’t want to look anymore, so she turned around and wanted to leave. “I’m tired.” She understood that if she were compared to that woman at Julian’s side, Diana had endured several challenging years and carried the marks of a difficult life. She couldn’t be as poised and graceful as that woman. Diana felt the urge to retreat when she saw that woman’s silhouette. “Come on.” Nina refused to let it go so easily. “You’re in your first trimester, so you should pay attention to your mood.” Distressed, Nina stroked Diana’s hand and said, “I’ll take you to eat something delicious.” Nina traveled through the streets and alleys of Richburgh all year round in order to tail celebrities, so the places that she recommended must be amazing. Ever since Diana got pregnant, she had to hold back her morning sickness in order to prevent others from finding it out. She also had to hide her increasingly picky appetite. Nina’s words easily tempted her. “Okay, let’s go and enjoy some good food!” Nina agreed. “Yes! We’ll think of that cheating couple as food and bite them to pieces!” They held hands and walked a hundred meters after leaving SK Mall before turning into a small alley. “I can’t let you get too tired.” Nina pointed at a small restaurant in front of her. Its signboard was about to fall off. “Let's eat at this restaurant first.” Julian would certainly not step into a diner that depended on word of mouth. They definitely would not run into them again, so Diana was very satisfied. “Alright.”