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Lucian and Julie tell silgut once again.
In the end, he broke the stillness. “Aren’t you curious how I plan to quit smoking?”
She tied beer bead, hes curiosity piqued. “Do you even need a plan la quk?”
Lucian exhaled a pult of smoke, replying lazily, “Of course, This is a hable that’s hard to ijul.”
Jubelspeechless. She paused for a moment before suggesting, “If you can, it’s better
Lucian smitked, his eyes glinting with amusement. “Does it matter to you?
His eyebrows hitted as he spoke, and his tone had a teasing edge.
(To sinoite. It’s bad for your health ”
Julle teh awkward. Her hands, which had been hanging by her sides, tightened into that beduirirlaying again.
Did it matter to her? She didn’t dare bocare. She wasn’t in a position to
“Sorry, that’s not what I meant.”
As she spoke, Lucian’s smile faded. He narrowed his eyes, watching her closely, a flickes of frustracion crossing his features
Why hadn’t he noticed before how stubborn she was? What kind of life had she been leading these years? She had changed so much.
Seeing that he didn’t respond. Julle added, “I’ll head back now.”
With that, she made to pass him and leave.
They had been running into each other often recently, and Julie had been hoping to approach Lucian as an old friend. But now, she realized she couldn’t. She kept feeling like she was crossing boundaries, which made things awkward between them.
Before she could walk away, Lucian grabbed her wrist. She turned to look at him
He stubbed out his cigarette in the fine sand of the trash bin and then said, “I go with you. Let me see your eff.”
Julle hesitated. “That don’t seem appropriate. You’re the main guest here. It wouldn’t be right for you to love”
He said lazily, “If the leading lady isn’t here, what’s the point of me staying?”
Histone cared a teasing hint, something lube couldn’t quite place. She didn’t want to stay in this ambigums atmosphew and tried to make a quick escape.
“You should stay to greet the guests. No need to accompany me.” the awkwardly pulled her hand back
Lucian seemed displeased “Are you avoiding me?”
Julie, feeling guilty, shook her head. “No, I just want to
back”
“Then let’s go.”
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He started walking toward the elevator, and Julle reactantly followed
The incident with Zayn at the auction had left her feeling low, and she sat quietly in the front passenger next. Lucian glanced at her occasionally as he drove. “Talk to me,” he said suddenly.
Julie, a little confused, replied, “Huh?”
f you don’t talk, it feels like there’s no one here.”
Julie’s lips twitched Was he treating her like a ghost?
Suddenly, the car stopped in a parking spot by the side of the road Julie was slightly confused. “Why are we stopping here?”
“Let’s grab something to eat.”
Je instinctively declined, “I not hungry. You go ahead”
“Let’s go together. I haven’t been here in years”
Julie looked up at his words. It was only then that she reallard where they were -Windcrest Road. It was a popular food street. Back when she was studying, she had come bece with Lucian
several times.
Being Lucian step out of the car, Julie had no choice but to follow.
She was wearing a gown today, and as soon as she stepped out of the car, a cold gust of wind hit her, causing her to shiver uncontrollably. She had been careless she should have brought her down jacket. It was still in Blaine’s car
The next meet, her vision darkened.
A familiar, cool mine send waited incoher A.
Julle quicidy pulled the coat off her bead, glaring at Lucian. “What are you doing?”
Julie’s grip tightened around the coot it still carried the wath from Lucian’s body.
His coat was long and although she wore high heels, the hem dragged on the ground
As she walked, she had to the bottom of the cotto keep it from trailing the followed closely behind Lucian.
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