SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE

CHAPTER 35

“Diego, don’t be petty. Why don’t you give her to me? I will do anything you want.” This woman had so much potential. She was a combination of innocence and charm. Under his tutelage, men would certainly fall head over heels for a goddess like her.

Julianna clutched at the top of her clothes nervously. She lifted her head slightly and saw the tense atmosphere.

“Jaak, keep your eyes to yourself. She is my wife.” Diego gave a cold warning. “Don’t you know that you don’t fool around with your friend’s wife? If you want my wife, make the exchange with your life.”

“Oh!” Jaak was stunned. He pouted. “Alright, my mistake. Please take it as I was spouting nonsense earlier. I didn’t say anything.” He put up his hands and shrugged his shoulders. Only a wife?! Jaak was somewhat curious as to how well the pair of husband and wife got along. Did Diego seriously think of this woman as his wife?

He knew something was amiss. Logically, with Diego’s character, this was too good to be true.

However, he had nothing to do with this. One shouldn’t fool around with one’s friend’s wife. Similarly, one shouldn’t go too close, too.

Suddenly, out of boredom, his lips curled up. “Diego, haven’t you noticed? Something is missing from her. I’m sure you’re not so stingy that you won’t even buy a necklace for your wife. I remember in the past, you used to be very generous to your female companions. Why are you being stingy with your own wife?”

“None of your business.” Diego pulled Julianna up by her hand, but he failed to notice her eyes had dimmed slightly. She knew he had been a generous man towards his other women, even more so to Diana. He would give her whatever she wanted while she, his wife, got the least.

Jaak touched his jaw as he watched them leave, and his lips curled up slightly. He picked a towel up and wiped his hands clean before tossing it aside casually.

“Diego, I look forward to seeing the ways you’ll be using to destroy a woman.” He had an alluring but aloof smile—half-angelic, half-demonic.

Diego ’s eyes looked especially gloomy as he pulled Julianna along with him. Julianna did not understand. She stole a look at Diego. Was he being angry?

“Stay away from men in the future. Those idiots harbor ill intentions.” He stopped and gave Julianna a severe warning. She nodded her head passively. It seemed that he was the only man she was allowed to have contact with.

Judging from his expression now, one would have thought that he was being sore and extremely jealous.

“Don’t think of nonsense.” Diego turned his face away in embarrassment. He was indeed riled up by Jaak’s words. In this world, he was the only one who could have her. If it wasn’t for him, he would have made sure no one could get to her. She owed him. She could never repay the debt in this life.

“I’m not.” Julianna smiled faintly, but it was with happiness. With his behavior, could she believe that he cared a bit about her?

They got in the car again. Diego did not look good when Julianna hooked her fingers together. The pressure of being persistent made it hard to breathe in the car.

...

There was a crowd. Julianna looked in front again. What was this place? It’s really crowded.

She held Diego ’s hand and walked in. It seemed as though all the attention was on both of them. The man, tall and handsome; the woman, innocent and beautiful. Her attire especially—it was white like snow. One could vaguely see the well-toned calf.

“Let’s go.” Diego pursed his lips tight, unhappy. He did not like the looks that Julianna was getting. They were unhidden interest. He felt disgusted and unwilling that his woman was eye candy to others.

He sat on a chair downstairs. Anton kept glancing at his watch. It was getting late, but his cousin was nowhere in sight. Was he coming at all? There was a highlight to the event here today. He wanted to bid for it and give it to his sweetheart.

A woman sat down abruptly beside him. He was about to tell her that the seat was taken. Upon seeing her face, his heart began to flutter; and he went into ‘Casanova mode. She was so beautiful, like his dream lover. He reached out with his hand, fully intending to shake her hand.

“You...”

Before the word was out, his hand was swatted away. “Anton , what were you trying to do to your cousin-in-law?”

Diego stood between them and glared icily at Anton .

It took Anton by surprise. That woman couldn’t be Julianna , his cousin-in-law. The one his cousin married with a motive.

He rubbed his eyes. It was definitely her. That brow and eye. He took another look and felt really certain. After doing so, his heart started to ache.

His first love was gone. Heaven knew how many first loves he had had.

“Cousin, why did you bring her here? Couldn’t you have said ‘hello’ when you arrived?” Anton tugged at Diego ’s shirt. All of a sudden, he did not have a clue as to what his cousin wanted.

Didn’t he say he wanted to exact revenge on her? Why did he bring her here and even bother to dress her up? She had a rosy complexion, and she looked well-rested. She certainly did not look like someone who was being tortured.

Her skin was so fair that it glowed. She was definitely a woman happily in love.

“That is none of your business,” Diego replied coldly while he held Julianna ’s hand tightly with his other hand. “Tell me which one you like.” He put his hand on her hair. His tone of voice changes as quickly as the weather, sunny now and stormy the next.

Anton ’s eyes twitched, and he pouted. He felt like crying due to jealousy.

He wondered if it was because of the man or for the woman.

His dream lover... he held his broken heart.

Julianna nodded her head gently. From the beginning till now, she only wanted the man beside her. She did not want anything else; just a bit of his love would suffice.

Then again, would he give it to her?

She didn’t know that.

At this moment, the auction on the stage began. The first item was a translucent bowl, allegedly used by the royal palace during the Zanier dynasty. This bowl was sold to a middle-aged man.

Julianna couldn’t understand why someone would spend so much money on buying a bowl. It couldn’t even be used to hold rice.

The second item was a collectible red wine from the seventeenth century. The price might have fluctuated several times, but it managed to find a new owner. It would most likely be kept rather than be drunk.

Anton pursed his lips and showed his dissatisfaction. “I think I know that man...” Of course, he was talking about the man who had bought the red wine. Coincidentally, that man had also been his good friend since childhood.

“You have so many bottles of wine at home. Why bother going wine shopping when you don’t drink? Can you see its aroma?”

“Mind your own business,” the man, whom he was talking about, replied in an icy voice.

“I’m too lazy to bother.” Anton seemed upset. “I’m not a woman. Why should I bother about you?”

“Hmph!” he gave a hard snort. His face was as long as a horse’s.

Julianna looked at Anton curiously, but Diego kept blocking her view. He lowered his head and gave her a warning.

“Do not get involved in someone else’s business.”

Julianna smiled. She had not thought of getting involved as she didn’t know them. However, Diego practically looked like a jealous husband now. Was it possible?