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 protect the child’s right to stay by her side. Thus, she must protect and keep the baby’s existence a secret. “I wasn’t the one with a stomach ache. It’s Nina. Vans lied to you.”
Julian’s hand paused, 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 stopped looking at him. She always felt that she was prone to overthinking when looking at his charming face.
She shouldn’t be sentimental, or she might not want 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 old mansion that Mr. Carter wouldn’t let me enter. You held that banquet for her, right?”
“It’s all in the past, so why are you still bringing it up?” Julian didn’t answer directly, but Diana already knew the answer.
To think she actually felt moved because of the way he reprimanded Mr. Carter for her sake! In truth, he was the culprit and Mr. Carter 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 Mr. Carter. She even served him a bowl of congee from the kitchen that she had stewed before going out.
There were yams, red dates, and lotus seeds in it. Although these were all common ingredients, the main point was that this was Diana’s specialty congee.
She could always cook this congee in a flavor that was different from others.
Her congee, which was good for nourishing the stomach, was also a big part as to why Julian never suffered any stomach pains in the past three years.
“Please enjoy it, Mr. Carter.” Diana didn’t give him too much. She served him the right amount of congee that was comfortable to drink. She also glanced at Noel, who was standing not far away, and said, “I’ll get you a bowl too.”
It was hard work for him to follow Julian and to reprimand others in order to protect her.
Noel was flattered, and he accepted the offer gladly. “I’ve long wanted to taste Madam’s delicious congee. You might not know this, but every time you make the congee for Sir, I’d always be curious about how it tastes when I smell it…”
Noel’s excited voice gradually faded. Diana looked up and asked, “Is something wrong with the congee? Why are you trembling?”
Noel wanted nothing more than to disappear before Diana’s eyes at this very moment. He didn’t dare continue talking to her.
Noel couldn’t see it, but Noel could see from his angle. Julian had an extremely ugly look on his face. It was so terrifying that Noel didn’t even dare to swallow the congee in his mouth.
“No… No, it’s fine.” He wiped off his sweat and quickly escaped into Mr. Carter’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 congee as well.
He believed she would definitely leave some congee for him, especially after she gave two bowls to others.
The congee in the pot had already reached the bottom.
Diana was out for a long time today, so she could only contact the maid at home by phone. The maid couldn’t cook very well, resulting in a slightly smaller amount of congee compared to how it normally was.
But it did not matter. There was enough for a small bowl, which was convenient as an extra meal for her and the baby.
Diana took out the remaining congee. When she passed Julian, she glanced at him, then decided not to eat downstairs so as not to feel upset upon seeing his face.
Julian watched as Diana went upstairs, carrying the congee, which smelled so good.
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