Chapter 15

Diana subconsciously took a hasty step back as she didn’t want him to find out she was pregnant. The joy she felt when she first learnt she was pregnant and her desire to share the good news with Julian had long disappeared. Now, she only wanted to keep the child by her side, so she must keep the baby’s existence a secret. “It’s not me but Nina. Vans lied to you.” Julian’s hand hovered awkwardly in the air, but he did not lose his temper. On the contrary, he was a little relieved as if he was glad that Diana wasn’t ill. How could he still be so concerned about her when he already had another woman by his side? Diana rubbed her eyes and looked away. She always felt that she was prone to overthinking at the thought of his charming face. She shouldn’t be sentimental, or she might not be able to bring herself to leave again. She recalled the scenes she saw at Winnington Mansion, the Forget Me Not flower shop, and SK Mall today. She suddenly raised her head and said, “That banquet.” Julian did not understand what she meant. “Hmm?” “The banquet at the Fulcher Manor that Albert wouldn’t let me participate in, you held it for her, right?” “It’s all gone, so why are you still bringing it up?” Julian didn’t answer directly, but Diana already knew the answer. To think she had actually felt moved because of the way he reprimanded Albert for her sake! In truth, he was the culprit and Albert was simply covering up for him. The two of them were silent all the way home. When they arrived at the villa, Diana was surprisingly kind to Albert. She even served him a bowl of soup that she had prepared in the kitchen before going out. There was chicken, onions, carrots, and peppers. Although these were all common ingredients, the main point was that this was Diana’s specialty soup. This soup of hers was simply unique from others, and Julian enjoyed it a lot. “Please enjoy it, Albert.” Diana didn’t give him too much. She served him the right amount of soup that was comfortable to eat. She also glanced at Noel, who was standing not far away, and said, “I’ll get you a bowl too.” It was hard work to follow a man like Julian, who reprimanded those around him in order to protect himself. Noel was taken aback, and he took the soup gladly. “I’ve long wanted to taste your soup. You might not know this, but each time you make soup for Mr. Julian, I’d always be curious about how it tastes when I smell it…” The excitement in Noel’s voice gradually faded. Diana looked up and was surprised by what she saw. “Is something wrong with the soup? Why are you trembling?” she asked. Noel wanted nothing more than to disappear before Diana’s eyes at this very moment. He didn’t dare continue talking to her. Diana couldn’t see it, but Noel could see from his angle that Julian had an extremely ugly scowl on his face. It was so terrifying that Noel didn’t even dare to swallow the soup in his mouth. “No… No, it’s fine.” He wiped off his sweat and quickly escaped into Albert’s room. “That’s good.” Diana was relieved and then turned around to go to the kitchen again. Julian sat on the sofa. His mood slowly relaxed, but his gaze was still fixed firmly on Diana. He was waiting for her to serve him soup as well. He believed she would definitely save some soup for him even if she had given two bowls to others. There was very little soup left. Diana was out for a long time today, so she could only contact the maid at home by phone to coordinate the cooking of this soup. As giving instructions through the phone was not the same as physically being there and cooking, it was impossible to control the heat or amount of soup cooked. This resulted in a slightly smaller amount of soup compared to how it normally was. But it did not matter. The remainder of the soup could fill one small bowl, which was enough to serve as a meal for her. Diana scooped out the remaining soup. When she passed by Julian, she glanced at him and then decided not to have it downstairs. Out of sight, out of mind. Julian watched as Diana went upstairs with the soup. What about his share? Was it in the kitchen? When Julian heard the door closing on the second floor, he immediately went to the kitchen for a look. Only then did he realize that he would no longer be able to have a bowl of soup every day like he used to do. He looked at the empty pot and suddenly felt as if there was a big hole in his heart. At this moment, Diana was sitting in the room as she enjoyed her soup. She usually liked to eat meals in smaller portions, so it was common for her to have an extra meal at night. In the past, Julian would bring her some soup and dishes if he came back late from work. Sometimes, the chef would cook for them. Even so, he would definitely accompany her whenever she ate. Later, Diana noticed that his complexion did not look good. He probably was not well from all those late nights. She thought of preparing soup by herself and even added some herbs into it. And yet, what did the man whom she made soup for do? He had cheated on her. He wasn’t as meticulous when he bought soup back for her. She felt miserable when she recalled the corn soup that made her vomit that day. Fortunately, she still had the courage to leave the man who didn’t love her anymore. When she was about to finish her soup, she wondered why Julian had yet to go to his own room. Was he unwell again since he had been out having so much fun with another woman lately? Was his stomach hurting? Diana tossed and turned in the bed, unable to fall asleep. She suddenly felt some regret and reproached herself. Perhaps she should have given him some of the soup. After finally making it to dawn, she hurriedly got up and went out of the room, only to learn that Julian had left the villa last night. She had been worried about him all night, but at the moment, her heart broke into pieces. He didn’t feel bad, nor did he have a stomach ache. He simply did not need her anymore and had gone to someone else. She returned to her room heartbrokenly and slept for a long time. At first, Albert simply thought that Diana slept in. Julian used to pamper her a lot before and would make breakfast properly before calling her down. After she was done eating, Julian would even indulge her to go back to sleep again. However, Diana hadn’t woken up even after noon, so Albert felt a little anxious. He had someone go up to take a look and was told that Diana had come down with a fever! Remembering how Julian chided him because of Diana, Albert hurriedly called Julian. Julian was dealing with some documents in the company since last night and was about to take a rest when he received the call. He quickly answered the call when he saw that it was Albert. “What is it?” “Sir.” Albert sounded very anxious as he went on, “M-Madam has a fever! The maid said she must’ve been down with a fever! She even started babbling nonsense!” Julian sprang to his feet abruptly. “Wait for me. I’ll be there in twenty minutes at most.” Along the way, Julian quickly contacted Vans to drop by his house to take a look at Diana. He then accelerated all the way home. He shortened the forty-minute journey by more than half. When he reached home, Vans had yet to arrive. Julian acted according to Vans’ advice to cool Diana’s body down physically first. Her face was very red, and she curled up in bed. Her hair was a mess, but she looked very docile, unlike the way she had ignored him last night. He slowly unbuttoned her shirt, revealing her fair skin.