Diana didn’t expect to see Kate here.
The comfortable warmth on her neck reminded her that this wasn’t a dream. She looked at her surroundings, and then back at Kate.
“Where is Julian?”
Kate knew that Diana was probably talking about that tall man from earlier.
“Is he your husband?”
That man looked exceptionally outstanding, and she felt genuinely happy for Diana.
Diana nodded. “Yes, he is.”
“The explosives on Mr. Hughes went off. Another man grabbed him and jumped off the building. Mr. Fulcher had to stay back to have his statement taken by the police. He saw that you were still unconscious, and asked me to bring you and Betty to the hospital for a check-up.”
A bad feeling rose in Diana’s chest. “The bombs exploded?”
Did Jim really trigger the explosion?
Kate nodded. “It did.”
“Who was the man who died with him?” Diana couldn’t bear to even think about it, although someone came to mind.
Julian had entered the office with Simon. She didn’t even get the chance to talk to Simon. It was only when Simon pushed her out that she finally realized that he was saving her.
In fact, he was ready to sacrifice himself for them.
“I heard that his family name is Channing, and that he’s Mr. Fulcher’s younger brother,” Kate said, confused as to why the pair of brothers did not share the same family name.
Diana’s chest tightened.
Simon…
He was dead.
He had died in exchange so that Julian, her, and their family had a chance to survive.
“Ms. Winnington, just cry if you want to. Mr. Channing is a good man. He even sent someone to bring me out.”
He wasn’t a good man.
Simon…
He was only a good man for Diana’s sake.
Seeing Kate being so protective over Diana felt strange to Julian.
He looked at Diana, his brows arched. “What’s going on?”
Having overcome such a terrible ordeal, Diana and Julian hadn’t had the chance to talk properly with each other.
Julian’s question made Diana snap back to reality. She hurriedly told Julian everything that happened to Kate.
“So…” Julian said in disbelief, “Not only does Kate not remember a single thing, but even what she did to you previously was a result of the drugs concocted by the Hughes…?”
“That’s right,” Diana said. “You can see for yourself how she’s treating me now. Her past treatment of me was all because of the drugs.”
Kate was probably the one who suffered the most throughout the entire process.
Julian sighed. “I didn’t expect Jim to mean this when he said that his fate had been intertwined with yours since a long time ago.”
Things started when Kate was betrayed by her trusted friend, resulting in her ill-treating her very own daughter.
Diana didn’t bother shielding the truth from Kate. Kate stood at the side, and heard everything clearly.
“I’ve been trying to find the best time to tell you, but there isn’t one,” Diana said.
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