The right hadden viljan jälle exited the sanatoshan, andit was snowing.
She had been the house in a hurry, the clothes she had on we ceatherly thin. Her slender figure looked exceptionally desolate and fall. She seemed completely out of it. Hai complexion was pak, anther metall state was far from well.
tadtially, the thought that ghen their 20–year–long manslag, Mandy would at Irani menze Gecage was well taken care of even if he didn’t receive the best treatment.
In the wind, she went and saw that George was left alone on a shabby hospital bed, the air thick with a tool, putridatesch
She furiously locked for the person in charge and found out Manly did not want to pay a single cent. Mandy was heartless and claimed she had so money to pay
When she went back to your Mandy the last time, the theas she bought for jake were enough to cover a year’s worth of George’s accotemodation fees.
The breached heavily. She glanced at the time on hat phase and realized it was past 7:00 pm.
There was a park beside the santium, and the side of the pathways was filled with stalls selling various delicacies, Julie sealed and the stalls and ordered paella from one of them. When she was waiting for het food, someone walked toward her.
Julie looked up. In that fleeting moment when thek eve me, she calmly looked away, choosing tolpire him.
Lucian looked down at her. this silly skin wax move dusty pink from the biting cold. He looked at the cashmere coat on her and thetectieneck sweater underneath it. She had only these few Lawson her–no wonder she was cold…
Be removed the scat from his neck and wrapped it mound her. The next second, a familar, minty scent permeated bet nose.
“Your sout” she said, attempting to pull the soul away, but Laclan cropped her
Keep it. It’s cold new,” he said as he sat opposite Jule
josht further. After all, she was freezing at the moment she asked, “How’s your land?”
Lucian lazilyorborted, “The couldn’t take it anymore and died”
Julie was somewhat shocked “Huh? He’s dead?
this morent, the stall we brought the forshly made palla to her. When he heardale’s response, be medin, “Did some at the samantien again?
Confused Joelooked at the stall owner and asked. “Sir, do people often die at the sanatorium?”
“Everyone there is waiting to take their last breath,” he said. Then, he thought of something and wadhishad “Why are about there is your panila, young lady.”
Juble had not eaten anything the whole afternoon and was utterly famished. She ground Locian and dig into her food.
Ladan quietly looked at her.
She felt unconfortable by the way he looked at her. She met his gaze and asked, “Mr. Fuller, aren’t you learing?”
“Call me Luce,” Loan said calmly.
Julio Tell slightly awkward.
He tried abs of directes from his pocket. He took a cigarette from it and placed it between his teeth. Then, he flicked lighter, the cigarette, book a deep drag, and exhaleda
rings.
Julle honed the sell of garettes. She felt it was pungent and assauhudher semen.
However, Lucian’s opune cried a faint sm lof strawberries, giving olla sweet and bitter scent, Julia wonderedpretes could carry such a scent
She instinctively gazed at the skinny roll of the cigarette between his teeth.
“1’s okay if you don’t call me Luce, but please don’t address me as Mr. Fuller,” Lucian lazily emphasized
julia retracted her pad and hummed in assene. She didn’t say a word as the focused on the food be foce hen..
Minus passed, and more snowflakes suddenly fell down from the sky.
Lorian said, “The snow is getting heavier, Let’s go.”
Julle looked up, noticing that winter had arrived earlier than in previous years. She took her parse out pad for her food, and walked toward the main road
Lucian followed behind her atasady pace that was not too fast or slow.
She turned around and looked at him. “I’m going back to the university. Why are you still following mel
Lucas had one hand in his pocket, and a faint imile played at the cone of his lips have to head back too. What’s the matter? You’waring sodomineering now, huh? You won’t even let
Je choked at that conuent. She didn’t respond and continued on her way.
He walked beside her and continued, “Look at you! You’re ignoring me!
Julie was rendered speechless. The initially thought Larian had matured over the years, but she never expected his ja remain the chatterbox he had been.
She sighed. “Ladani, polome. Thee’s no need to follow
“) don’t have any money on me.”
Jud and looked at Lucian baletly.
“Mud?“““” she asked.
“How am I supposed to go home without any money?” breglained, making some serie
“Where’s your car? You can den horar.”
milaine dense it off, julle sommer, have to try. You won’t leave me here, right?
“Where’s your phone! Don’t mali na you didn’t bring your phone.”
“) did, but it’vomit of battery, I can’t pay for anything with It.”
Julle was unterly speechless. She actually doubted the authenticity of his claims. Even so, the book her purse from her hag and handed Lur hundred–dollar bill. “Use this to call a cab. Lucian glanced at the note in her hand but didn’t take it.
She instantly felt angry. “Lucian, what are you trying to do here?
“Where I stay is in the same direction as your university. Let’s share a cab. We can see some money that way.”
Chapter 18
The looked at him in dabelel. “Really?”
Heundedelplessh. “Julie, this is how hule credibility I have with you now, huh?”
The two of them managed to hall a cab when they arrivedat the main road. On the way there, Julie stared at her phone, ignoting the man sitting beside her.
“Don’t look at your phone in the car. You might get a headache,” Lucian suddenly sald
elegant him and said, “T‘ tine.”
“Trunk,” he reborted, which left her speechlers.
She didn’t want to continue arguing with him, so she put her phone away, beamed her head on the car window, and closed her eyes.
He quietly gazed at hen with an unabashed.comentent in his eyes. Perhaps because she had been drenched from the falling snow earlier, but her hair appeared slightly damp. Even the fine, not baby hairs along her hairline clung tightly to her smooth forehead.
Badenly, her phone vibrated in her hand
She opened her eyes, only to be met with Lucian’s intense pare. She was caught off gard
What are you doing?”
Embarrassment flickered aneu Lucian’s face. He coughed lightly, straightened himself, and locked ahead.
planowater phone–it was Start Peyton. She had blocked everyone related to Zayn except Stewart.
When she was with Zim for three years, Julia sensed that only Stewart was genuine toward hot Even so, she didn’t answer his call and turned her phone to silent mode. Lucian glanced at her and said nothing
After ten minutes, the cab stopped at the university’s dorm building, julle looked at the odometer, took 30 dollars from her purse, and pave it to Lucian. “Take this. You can pay him the money when you arrive at your place.”
Lucian hd not say anything and only took ten dollars from her.
Chung an eyebrows, Julie asked. “Is it enough?“”
The meter was already showing over eight dollars now
Lucian nodded. “It’s enough”
When Juble got out of the car, Ludan called out to her, “Jules”
Jolened around and looked at him. “What’s the matter?”
He looked at her intensely and waved. “I’ll officially start working at my family’s company tomorrow”
wondered why was telling her this. As she was doubting his intentions, Lucian said again, “Hany up and go. Test me when you’ve arrived at your dorm‘
Then, baked the driver to start the car,
After the cat at the unity’s compound, the driver asked, “Where are you going, young man?”
Lucian looked up, saw the Mercedes parked at a distance, and lightly said, “You can stop right here.”
Lucan exiled the car and could see Julie’s dorm building from afar
Standing by the side of the road, he took his phone and transferred the diver the cab face. Then, he placed the ten–dollar bill julegave him into his wallet, walled to the Mercedes before him, and got into the front passenger seat.
Elaine was chewing gum and scoffed. “Luce, I saw everything“.
Blaine didn’t call him out, but his face was full of disdain. “You manipulative man,” he said, sighing dramatically. “Poor Jules. She has to put up with a manipulative guy like you. Lurian was unhappy. “Shut up and drive.”
Blaine gave a modding hum and said with a sly grin, “Luce, why are you being so fussy about chasing after a woman? Just lock her in your arms and kiss her.”
Ladan quirked his bow at him, asking “Are you telling me what to do?”
Tim teaching you how to go after a girl”
Blaine shrugged. “Okay, fine. I won’t fight with you about this anymore. Olf to actual business.”
Lucian quicked his brow at him and looked at him in disdain. “What actual business could you possibly have?”
Blaine was rendered sprechless.
Why did he have to be sonde? Blaine wanted to kick his so badly. If it weren’t for the fact that he wasn’t skilled and strong enough, he would have actually done it
Blaine decided to let it slide and said, “I heard from my bother that this upcoming auction is actually your welcoming party.”
Lucian responded indifferently. “My father said to take this opportunity to make an appearance, but I don’t think it’s necessary.” Eskulana wa 5 skommensethat shocked “Are you not going to show up that day
“No. Who wants to go, be my guest.”
“if you’re not going, I’ll kishte julie. I need a date anyway” With that, he grinned slyly – Located his head abruptly and stared at him grimly. “Don’t you dare!”
