Chapter 17
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Where are you going Jul
Main what shocked. “Thi arra is a bit out of the way. What are you doing their?
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Hiner her falling out with Marsly, she’d had no time to visit her father at the Sanatechura, Now that she was put and about
day, the wanted mit him.
Tolle nodded and homoed in arist
Haber concerned, “That sanatosiomis met great. How would your family place yena Lathes their
Julie lowered has par and stayed silent. Lucian stared at her lei a fost secondabolur saying with digloure, “Fauxandriving and an asking to many questions.”
Just then asingbane sounded in the cat. Unglan glanced at the caller 50 and answered the call.
”Yhat do you want? I’ve told you not to woy. Okay, I’m driving. I’m hanging up now. Goodbye. “
What was on the caseemned to have incitated tacim as his sana burned notionally unpleasant,
In the dier’s weat, Booked at can thowgh the rear view mirror. “Was it your mother?
Blaine inked, “Why did your mother call you?
Lucianorted, “Tebe.“”“”
trançastic soft. “I don’t need youto–Lady know. She is probably trying it you up
Before he could this bence, Lucian interrupted him “focus on driving Why are you talking so much?”
Blam had a look on his face that seemed to say, “I knew it.” Glanding at Julie ihrough the cran – viêm mittor, he deliberately said pitifully, “Would you look at that, Julia? Look at the kind of Ide I live around the great Mr. Puller. Not only does he mistreat me every day, but he doesn’t let me prak!”
The corner of Julia’s lips iseitched, and she glanced sideways at Larian. She murmused, “You won the one who talked too much”
Kaine was rendered speechless, complaining to himself that neither of them was any good tired out that birds of the same feather did flock together.
After ten minutes, the carrived at the entrance of the alley.
“lesse’s constructionalead, so I can’t drive any farther. You have to walk. Balne soddenly sol
Julia looked up. The main road was ordered off with drape, and a sign beside it indicated she had to take the row path to though
Julie thanked Blaine, who was in the driver’s seat.
The waved his hand, saying, “There’s os peed is thankı m
crespond and glanced at Ludan beside her. “Okay, I’m leaving now.”
the opened the car door and exded. She walked toward the passenger seat and countedly said goodbye to Blaine through the window. “ch. This road in dificile no
Blated wide. Are you worked for me, Jales
The comer of Julie’s Ipswitched. This man was out of himind
She ignored him and walked toward the sumatre kom.
Lucian, in the back seat, silently watched her leave. Suddenly, Blaine’s smug, teasing voor sounded. “There’s actually a young lady who cares about mea!”
Ludan looked up. Unamined, he glanced at him and exited the car
He stood at the door of the defent’s Without saying anything else, he opened the door. Det out of the car?
Dale was dumbfounded “Why, Ludan?”
“Get out of the goddane or “Lucian appraced inc hated.
Flaise was immediately displeased, “M. Fuller, you’re the one whose drive. Now, you’ve asking me to get out of the car is something wrong with you?
Luciano faint, modding Laugh “Yeah, I’m asking you to leave the car now,”
“It’s world today, and you’re asking me to call a cal. How could you be
Bedehuldsay anything, Leckan slamned the car door that with bang
What was led dumbfounded. He Leatherly addy, why are you theowing a tantrum?”
Lucian cekly retorted, “You can drive this car back on your ow
Blaise was rendered speel. How could he have paid how petry Ludan was in the past? Look at him now, throwing him the cold shoulder at the slightest comment. Blainenaid, “Luce, don’t be angry. This your car
Lucian ignored him. He waved his hand at Maine and walked toward the sat
Abi Jalle exoed the cat she looked at the map and tried to locate the preciar location of the sanatori. Julle continued her journey when the suddenly felt some staring at her from behind. This area was a more permesse part of the city, surrounded by old, rundown serial buildings
Julia instinctively quickenedter pare, but she could dearly sense the person following her be quickening their pacu.
She stopped in her tracks and turned around Luria, wie wan egy in the car, was standing by the side of the road, pertanding to look at his phone with his head lowered
julle mouldn’t understand what Luciano and was aghated. “A–dur you following me?”
Lucian looked up. He walked toward her and said casually. “No”
She did not bellow him. Then, what are you doing here!
He didn’t think about it and replied, “I just returned to the country, sal thought of having a look around”
Julie hummed in assent. “Then, knock yourself out.”
After she said that she ignored him and walked toward the sanatorio. She had barely gone far when Lucian caught up to her.
Jolie stopped in his tracks. She raised her head and looked at him, shed. “What are you trying todo?”
His gaze fell on her face, Julie had long and thick lashes. When she looked up at him, a snowflake fell on them. Perhaps It was extremely cold estside, so it did not immediately melt. Lucian reached out and removed it with his index finger. “You have a snowflake your eyelashes
At this moment, the snowflakes in the sky grew heavier, mised with y pellets. Not long after, Julle’s hair was damp, and her face turned rosy from the biting cold
“Aren’t you here to visit your father? You should go now,” Lucian said
Julle retracted her paze and walked toward the sanatorium. Lucian followed behind her. He wasn’t too dal or too slow, steadily maintaining two steps away from her. When they reached the sanatorium, Julie turned to look at Lucian. “Are you visiting my father too?”
Lucian was stunned. He never expected julie to ask him so bluntly about it. Plas, he wasn’t ready to meet her father. He came
the father
As if guided by a sudden intuition, be blurted,‘ it to warly to meet your parents?
sty–handed with no gifts. It didn’t seem appropriate to
Julie was stunned for a split second. Then, she suddenly burst into laughter. She looked up at him. Then, why are you following w
Lucian didn’t give it a second thought and said. “My friend was street racing a while back and ended up paralyzed in a car accident. I came to visit him.”
Theoflie’s lips twitched. “Your friend is paralyzed and was admitted to this sanatorium, eh?”
This was the most l–equipped sunatorium located in the most remote area in Harbor City. Lucian’s friend, were either rich or born out of nobility. Why would they be here? Who was he fooling?
Lucian noticed Julie’s disbelief and continued, “My friend is bankrupt, so it makes sense that he’s hese.”
Julie noticed his disjointed explanation but did not call him out for it. She nodded gently. “Okay, go and see your friend, then.”
She added, “Which ward is your friend in?”
Lucian retorted, “I will poses him Why wouldn’t 17”
Then, he walked in the opposite direction from Julie
Julle watched Lucian leave and couldn’t help but wonder if he really did have a paralyzed friend here.
