Chapter 354

That's right. Julian had thought wrongly. All this time, he had been used to Diana being a meek young lady at his side. He had forgotten that she was also a hardened woman who had fought her way from the countryside to Richburgh all on her own. Even during the incident with Luke, all Julian could think of was not scaring her or letting her dirty her hands. It was better if those kinds of things were left to him. Yet, he had forgotten that Diana would need to go through those things to soothe herself and vent her emotions. She wasn't a canary or a fragile flower. She wasn't a delicate peony... No, she was a tree. A tall and firm one that stood unfearing against the howling winds. "I'm sorry," Julian said in a hoarse voice. He hadn't eaten much in the past few days, his mind filled with only thoughts of Diana and worry that she would think of doing something unthinkable. "I didn't think it through." He should have left the disposing of Luke's corpse to her, instead of trying to