Julian's Stand in Wife novel Chapter 689

However, the thought of Oliver scheming against her and forcing her to the Pabians’ residence made her resistant against him.

She pondered for a moment, and finally decided to reach out to Simon.

After all, Simon had a part to play in inviting her over to the Pabians. He probably shared a good relationship with Oliver. She might be able to find something out from him.

Standing at the door of the Channings residence, Julian didn’t see Simon in it after driving over.

It was almost the new year, yet Simon wasn’t home.

Nobody cared about where he went. Julian, unable to locate him, had no choice but to return to the villa.

Diana was still waiting for him, after all.

Yet when he returned home, not only was Nina not there yet, but even Diana wasn’t around.

The wall decorations were left forgotten on the table, which told of how much of a hurry Diana must’ve been in when she left. She didn’t even bother tidying up the place before leaving.

The servants thought they wanted to use the decorations again, and didn’t dare to keep them.

The servant in the kitchen saw him return and said happily, “Sir, the pastries are all wrapped up. When shall we bake them?”

If the pastries were left outside for too long, the dough will become flat and they wouldn’t taste good after being baked in the oven.

Julian glanced in the direction of the kitchen. The chocolate pastries Diana had wrapped were still displayed on the counter. They were mixed with some of the pastries he had wrapped—his were lying limply on the baking sheet, accurately reflecting the state of his current mood.

“She isn’t back yet. Let’s not bake it first.”

“Didn’t the madam head out to look for you?” The servant found it rather strange as she said, “She looked very happy when she headed out.”

Perhaps she went looking for Nina.

“I’ll ask her what time she’ll be reaching home,” Julian said as he dialed Diana’s number.

However, Diana didn’t answer the call.

Julian called Vans, and got him to ask Nina what time the both of them would be coming.

Vans was stunned. “I’m standing right in front of Nina.” He looked around and added, “But I don’t see Diana around.”

Julian didn’t expect Vans to find Nina so quickly.