After the Divorce, CEO Realizes He’s the Stand-In Lover
Chapter 296

Chapter 296

Chapter 296 He can no longer distinguish rosa chinensis from rose

Julian stood still and stared at Niki who was sleeping soundly for a while.

Niki’s beautiful hair fell like a waterfall from the pillow, while her tiny face was quiet and

peaceful and her breathing was extremely smooth.

He seemed to be staring at her, but he also seemed to be staring at someone else

through the woman.

They were really similar.

From his perspective, Niki’s side face really looked like Natalie.

The man’s hand holding the cigarette tightened little by little.

The ash on the cigarette end dropped faster.

In fact, Natalie and Niki had completely different styles and temperament in daily life.

They were at most a bit more than half alike.

But this morning, Julian stared at Niki, who had taken off her makeup and was sleeping soundly… Shelooked like Natalie at any rate.

He stared at the girl steadily.

Niki, who had removed her makeup, had lost some of her usual lively and innocent temperament, andhad gained some more tranquility and stability…

This feeling was really strange.

Strange yet mixed with surprise.

Because he unexpectedly saw Natalie through Niki for the first time…

As he observing… He had a feeling of being there, as if he was really in the hospital.

Niki who was sleeping soundly in bed turned into Natalie who was sleeping soundly in

the sickbed all of a sudden.

The woman’s cheeks blushed, and her hair was as soft as a waterfall while her long

eyelashes were like butterflies.

The man approached the girl step by step, trying to reach out and explore if she was still feverish and ifher temperature had dropped.

Julian walked to the bed, and his hand even reached out to the girl’s forehead.

On closer inspection, that girl didn’t look like Natalie anymore…

The girl laid still, but something was different. After changing the angle, the face that

was just highly similar became completely different in an instant.

Julian seemed to be hit on the head, and his hand withdrew in a hurry.

He had regained consciousness.

This was not Natalie, nor was he in the hospital.

The girl lying in bed was clearly Niki, the unrequited love that he had been missing for three years…

How could he admit his mistake? How could it be?

Julian’s palms curled up into a fist, and his gaze dodged fiercely. From his physical reactions alone, itcould be seen that he was having an extremely complex psychological struggle at the moment.

All along, he had been watched Niki through Natalie.

The man’s expressive eyes never looked at her.

He left Natalie by his side because his longing for Niki was difficult to relieve.

All the love that Natalie had was actually given by Niki.

But now it seemed like everything had been turned upside down, and Niki had become

that substitute.

Rosa chinensis and rose, he seemed really confused…

Realizing this, irritation flashed through Julian’s mind, and his melancholic mood was

now on the brink of collapse.

He couldn’t continue to see her.

He forced himself to look away.

He forced himself not to look at Niki sleeping soundly in bed anymore…

He was also reminding himself not to go to far.

He took a heavy step and walked out of the dim bedroom, then from the bedroom to the

living room, and then from the living room to the balcony.

It was just dawn, and the sun had just risen. The early morning light swept across the

sky.

Julian didn’t know what time it was and didn’t bother to take his phone to check.

The cigarette in his hand gradually turned to nothingness as time passed. He was really

upset, so he put out the cigarette and threw it into the transparent ashtray.

The unbearable thoughts in his mind always haunted him.

He put on a sullen expression, after some ideological entanglement, he seemed to have

completely failed.

He would just go this time.

He just went to see if Natalie had woken up.

After all, she was his nominal wife, and he had at least a legal obligation to protect her.

He must ensure her safety.

He constantly convince himself in his mind.

He was just trying to ensure her safety…

It was also to give his mother an explanation… After all, he could handle it well when his

mother asked about Natalie’s recent situation.

Outside the balcony, the early morning light had gradually spread over the entire sky. The air was reallyhumid, with tiny water droplets floating in the air, like scattered pearls and broken jade, which moistenthe air.

Julian seemed to have made a decision, with his sword–like eyebrows unusually sharp and his eyesbecame clear little by little.

He picked up the car key and prepared to go to the Chicago Hospital,

Before leaving, he glanced at Niki who was still sleeping in bed, and a thought flashed in

his mind.

Was there a need to tell Niki?

If she woke up and didn’t see him, would she feel abandoned again?

What if she called him and cried like last night? What should he do then?

Niki was such an insecure person, and she must be heartbreaking not to see him after

waking up…

Julian’s steps hesitated as he stood by her bedside, somewhat hesitant.

After the side effects of the medication came up, Natalie’s mind was in a daze. She

curled up under the quilt and fell asleep again for a period of time.

“Natalie… Wake up.”

As Natalie heard the sound, she rubbed her head and tried to open her eyes.

Tory said in a gentle voice. “The driver has already driven the car downstairs, we can go

now.”

The man held a glass of water in his hand and a box of medicine in the other hand, with the words “theSpears” prominently displayed.

“Here is the medicine from the Spears family, you can take some first, it will help to

recover.”

Natalie nodded, “Okay.”

She sat up with Tory’s help and took the cup and medicine from the man’s hand.

This medicine was actually really bitter to an excruciating extent.

But Natalie didn’t even frown, she just took a sip of the medicine and swallowed it. The feeling ofbitterness rushed straight into her mouth, but she didn’t seem to feel it.

Tory looked distressed alongside.

“Be careful. Would you like to have a candy to neutralize it?”

Natalie used to be extremely afraid of bitterness. When she was a child, she always.

insisted on eating a sweet candy before finally taking the medicine.

Now seeing the girl who used to be so afraid of bitterness taking medicine without

showing a bitter face, Tory couldn’t help but feel that his niece had grown up.

Natalie smiled, “I’m not a child anymore…”

The year Henry had an accident, she was on the brink of collapse and was immersed in bad moodeveryday. Nobody knew how many pills she took to barely survive.

Those medicines were many times more bitter than today’s…

“Let’s go.”

After Natalie finished speaking, she threw back the covers and got out of bed. The nurse

alongside was very thoughtful. Without waiting for Tory to order, she went straight up to

help her.

“Miss, hold onto my arm so that you can walk more steadily.”

Natalie looked up at the little nurse and nodded to show her gratitude, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome, Miss, it’s my pleasure.” The nurse was a sweet talker and her words.

made her feel good.

Natalie’s bad mood turned out to be much better.

There was a slight smile on her face.

The car was parked at the entrance of the hospital. Before Natalie could leave, three or

four people were already running towards her to pick her up, “Miss, this way, please.”

Four people rushed to help her, and Natalie was a bit scared.

She had been living alone in Los Angeles for a long time, and she was not used to the

feeling of so many people surrounding her.

She got into the car in silence.

Tory followed closely behind.

And just as she got into the car, a man in a black coat walked into the hospital with

hurried steps.

The man was tall in stature, with sword–like eyebrows and starry eyes, and his cold jaw line showed atense emotion. A black coat vividly showcased the man’s sense of

alienation.

But here’s the surprise, such a man with a sense of alienation was holding a bouquet of

gardenias in his hand.

The bouquet packaging was very delicate, inside were both green dense leaves and

clusters of white and cool flowers, as holy as snow.

The gentle temperament of gardenias was simply out of place with the indifference of the man with astrong sense of contradiction.

Julian was very modest, but his appearance was too attractive with such eye–catching

flowers in his hand, so he attracted the attention of many women.

People around couldn’t help but start discussing.

This man looked indifferent but actually held flowers in his hand…

Which lucky girl could have this bouquet of gardenias?

It was too romantic!

Ignoring the discussion of the people around, Julian went straight to the VIP ward.