Julian's Stand in Wife novel Chapter 671

Even if Julian desperately wanted to reach out and hold Diana, to embrace her tightly and greedily breathe in every bit of her presence…he couldn't.

It wasn't because he feared the Pabian family, or anyone else.

It was because... He had to protect her in a way that seemed at odds with her, a way that appeared to belittle her.

Julian refused to believe that Clifford had the audacity to invite Diana as a guest to his home.

Despite the Channing family's involvement, this scheme to test Diana's worth in his heart didn't seem like something Simon or Kenneth would come up with. Moreover, they seemed to differ from the script of the one responsible for orchestrating this act from behind the scenes.

As for whether Oliver was the mastermind behind it all, Julian couldn't rely solely on speculation.

He needed further confirmation.

If it really was Oliver, and the man had become so deranged as to target Diana...

Julian's eyes narrowed slightly as a dangerous aura poured out around him.

If that was really the case, he was determined to make Oliver regret it!

The most important thing before exposing Oliver's true face was to use the substitute incident and spread news of his estrangement from Diana. Only then would Clifford and his enemies realize that Diana wasn’t his weakness.

It was the only way he could protect Diana as much as possible during these trying times.

But now... Because there was no time to explain, it was evident that he had hurt her feelings deeply.

As for Clifford... He was still watching them from behind the car. If Julian got out now and ran after Diana, her next encounter with Clifford wouldn't just be limited to today's incident. It would become an ever-present danger in her life!

He couldn't let her fall into such a perilous situation.

"Let her go," Julian said as he glanced at Noel. "Keep driving forward, and don't stop."

"But, sir..."

"Keep driving!"

Julian dared not look back or even glance at Diana's current state in the rearview mirror.

The only thing he could be sure of was that the more distant and strained their relationship appeared, the more advantageous it would be for Diana.

Noel could only obey his command.

Once the car left the outskirts and reached a place where Clifford couldn't see them anymore, Julian couldn't bear it any longer. He ripped off his tie and shouted, "Stop the car!"