Julian's Stand in Wife novel Chapter 1426

Diana thought she had mistaken it.

She rubbed her eyes, and looked harder. This time, she was sure that the man downstairs was without a doubt James Winnington!

His smoking pose was exactly the same!

When Diana first arrived at the Winningtons’ residence, James had looked just like that, with his brows furrowed. Every other smoker held his cigarette between the index and third finger, while he held his between his ring and little finger. It made for an exceptionally silly sight.

But his solemn face and proper dressing made one neglect that strange feature, although his posture remained etched in people’s minds.

It was precisely that posture that allowed Diana to recognize him at that moment, despite being so many levels above him.

Feeling troubled, she put aside the binoculars that the hotel prepared for her and opened the door, with the intention of heading downstairs.

That dazed look in her eyes frightened Betty somewhat.

Her hair was still damp and the wet ends of her hair hung over her shoulders, making her shirt wet. In the past, Diana would have urged her to get changed into a new shirt, so she wouldn’t feel uncomfortable in wet clothes.

But this time, Diana kept looking out the window. Her legs instinctively moved toward the door. She didn’t even say anything about where Betty should go.

“Mommy…” Betty called in a small voice, “where are you going?”

They had just come back, and Betty felt rather tired. She didn’t want to head out again. But if Diana wanted to go out, she couldn’t possibly stay in the hotel by herself.

Betty was scared to be all alone in this huge hotel room.

Diana snapped back to reality upon hearing her daughter’s cautious yet vulnerable voice. Although finding her biological father was important, she couldn’t prioritize that over her own daughter.

James Winnington might be a very important clue, but she couldn’t neglect her daughter’s needs.

Diana immediately stopped dead in her tracks, and caressed Betty’s forehead. “I’m not going anywhere. I just wanted to head downstairs, but I’m not going anymore.”

Betty didn’t have a good impression of the Winnington family. Diana didn’t intend to take Betty downstairs with her.

She might not have thought that way in the past, but now that she saw James, Diana immediately thought of how much hurt Zachary caused Betty.

In fact, the three of them were still carrying the Winnington name.