Marrying The Supposed Gold Digger (Valerie) novel Chapter 796

Julian could only back off when he saw Katherine's reaction. However, he felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

When Linda saw Julian, she quickly headed toward him. Valerie felt a headache coming on when she saw the three of them gathered in one spot. It was as if she had arrived at a battlefield. She also felt a little awkward.

There was a moment of awkwardness. Valerie could not stand it anymore and finally broke the silence.

"Julian, Linda, I haven't thanked you two for helping out previously. Why don't I treat all of you to a meal? If it weren't for you two, Matthew wouldn't have returned so quickly."

Linda smiled at Valerie. "It's nothing. You're Julian's sister so Matthew is also family. It's no trouble at all!"

"But it's a big deal to us. As they say, a friend in need is a friend indeed. Wakanda is so dangerous. I'm sure it's not easy for you guys to help Matthew get back."

Valerie then tugged at Julian's arm. "Julian, why don't you join us? I haven't eaten yet either."

Julian accepted the invitation. Katherine could not refuse either. If she did not join them, she would appear somewhat petty.

Thus, she went along with Valerie's suggestion mutely. It was just a meal anyway. It was no big deal.

The whole group then headed to a private dining room in a restaurant nearby. As she glanced at Linda's protruding belly, Katherine forced herself to smile. "Congratulations! I didn't expect you to get pregnant so quickly. I wish the two of you happiness. When the child is born in the future, you must tell me."

Although she knew that Linda and Julian would return to Smueca eventually, she still had to exchange the usual pleasantries.

Unfortunately, Katherine's words made the atmosphere awkward. Julian glanced at Katherine and their eyes met. Katherine tried to calm herself down and smiled at Julian.

Julian looked away. Linda expressed her thanks as she glanced at Julian. However, the man did not say anything.

Katherine pretended to casually look in Julian's direction. When she saw him giving a deep sigh silently, she could not help feeling a little heartache.

Nonetheless, she still pretended to be indifferent.

Linda's pregnancy was already so obvious. It seemed that Julian and Linda had already engaged in intimacy before they got engaged. Katherine gave a bitter smile. This was not surprising. After all, they had already confirmed their relationship.

Katherine subconsciously touched her belly. She felt even more determined to give birth to the child. After that, she and Julian would remain far apart and never trouble each other again.

Valerie noticed everything and could not help sighing deeply. Julian was too ridiculous. She did not expect her brother to move so quickly. He had only been with Linda for a short while yet the pregnancy was already so advanced!

Originally, Valerie wanted him to make things clear with Katherine, but now, she could not say anything anymore.

She did not know where to start either. Initially, she wanted to separate Julian and Linda, but after pondering for a while, she decided not to. After all, the children were innocent.

Valerie sighed inwardly again. She glanced at Katherine's lower abdomen and silently looked away.

The four of them were engrossed in their own thoughts during the meal. Valerie scooped up another serving of creamy onion soup for Katherine. "Katherine, have more nourishing soup! Julian, you too."

After Valerie served Julian the soup, Julian smiled and did the same for Linda.

When Katherine saw that, she could not help feeling jealous. Then, she stopped herself. What right did she have to be jealous?

With a heavy heart, she took a sip of soup but instantly, her stomach churned. She quickly covered her mouth and dashed out.

As the two of them walked off, Linda looked at Julian. "Aren't you going to go after her? That's the girl you like. From the looks of it, she seems to have feelings for you too.

"It's clear that you care about her and that's why you were so anxious earlier. Aren't you going to explain it to her now? Why don't I tell her then? Anyway, the child in my belly isn't yours. We're only getting married in name."

Julian could only give a bitter laugh. "It's too late. She has a new life too. I won't trouble her anymore. Now that your family is embroiled in internal strife, you need me the most. I will continue to be a husband-in-name to you. As for her, forget it. We're not fated to be together."

The way Katherine looked at him just now was so cold. No matter how dim-witted Julian was, he could tell that Katherine really wanted a clean break with him.

Linda took a deep breath after listening to him. "Julian, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, things wouldn't have developed to this point."

Linda reminisced about the time she was overseas a few months ago. She had a wild fling one night with some stranger when she was drunk. However, she did not know who the other party was, so she did not take it seriously.

After all, it was only one night. When she woke up, she was in a daze. Due to the pressing circumstances then, she had left in a hurry. She did not even know what the other person looked like.

Later on, her family fought for power. Though she was a member of the family, she was quickly marginalized. If no one helped her, she would lose the chance to become a core member of the family completely.

God knew how anxious Linda was at that juncture. After that, she met Julian. She then realized that she needed a marriage to consolidate her position.

That was why she was bold enough to pursue Julian. Wasn't it just a marriage? Julian was responsible and gentlemanly. He was the most suitable candidate for marriage. That was why she pursued Julian all the way here.

However, Julian had never accepted her overtures. At first, Linda thought that she was not attractive enough. Later, when she saw Katherine, she realized that Julian already had someone else in his heart.

Linda thought that Julian was truly a faithful man. She sighed inwardly, wondering why she did not have the fortune of meeting such a good man.