Chapter 35
Lita rolled her eyes. “seriously, girl, I’m impressed. Alex is your brother, for heaven’s sake. Can’t you put in a bit more effort for him? can’t you just be a bit more concerned about
tulong sigh and looked at her. “So, what should I do no
“Call him,” Libsi
I didn’t move
The thought of calling Alex made me uncomfortable, especially after the conversation w
Lila said without any hesitation. “This watch is worth over a million. If you lose it…
I pulled out my phone immediately.
The call connected quickly. I took a deep breath before blurting out everything in one go.
in the car that day.
Alex was silent on the other end for awhile. Then, he said in an incredibly gentle tone, “I’m heading out of town for a meeting and won’t have time for now. Just hold onto It.”
I frowned slightly. “But Mr. Hastings, this watch is incredibly expensive. If I lose it, then I might not be able to compensate you for it.”
“Then compensate for it with yourself.” Alex replied instantly.
For some reason, a flurryof images ran through my mind at that moment. Then, my face turned red as I stammered, “W–What.. What did you say?
Alex cleared his throat and said, “I mean, if you lose it, then you’ll just have to work and earn the money to pay for it.”
breathed a sigh of relief but fe trustrated at the same time. “Are you jolding? I’m supposed to earn enough money for a million–dollar watch? How long would I need to make enough money the tharku
Tm about to board my flight just keep it for now. I’ll call you as soon as I’m back,” he said with a lone of finality
I was just about in gest that he send an assistant over to get it when the line went dead
Alex Hastings!
What a heated”
Tconsed him internally for a bit to went my frustrations
Tuluctantly, I brought the watch back to my dormitory. Then, Ichanged my clothes and headed to the coffee shop for my shin. I ran into Elena as soon as I stepped out of the university gate. I really was a small world. I quickly stepped to the side, not wanting to talk to her.
“Serena,” Elena called out. Her arms were crossed as she walked leisurely toward me.
I stopped and let out a weary sigh. “Why are you here again? What do you want from me this time?
“Serena,” Elena said as she moved closer the put on that same pitiful act again. “I just want to apologize to you. Why are you being so cold to me?”
I couldn’t help but sneer, “7’m being cold to you? How do you think I should be acting after what you did to me?”
Elma sad nocently “That’s why I came to apologize Julian has feelings for you. He really does like you. Won’t you give him a chance? ̈
“Why should I give him a chance?” I was really impressed with the way her mind worked
She sounded like a lunatic. Vit someone like her managed to capture Julian’s attention for so many years. What did that say about him?
hether of them was a good person
The only one could bar was myself for being blind.
Elene slowly lowered her por as she sad earnestly, “jutan really does care about you. At first, thought that he was just playing around with you. But now, I see that I was wrong. Julian really likes you.”
