Chapter 16

After dinner, I curled up on the sofa. I drafted the text a dozen times but still couldn’t hit send. What was Evan playing? He let Gary tell me his measurements but refused to give me his address? I couldn’t decipher his intentions, and I didn’t want to. Apart from this unresolved suit issue, we wouldn’t talk to each other again.

Footsteps approached. I deleted the text and sat up.

“Where are all your clothes, shoes, bags, and jewelry?” Julian asked with a long face.

My heart skipped a beat. He’d found out? What was wrong with this guy? He came home for dinner without warning and even checked the walk–in closet upstairs?

“I took my clothes and shoes to the dry cleaner, and the bags and jewelry to be serviced.” My mind raced, but I maintained a calm and bewildered façade.

*All of them?*

“Yes. Problem? I was bored, so I started cleaning the house. I couldn’t remember which clothes and shoes in the closet had been worn or not, so I just took them all to the dry cleaners. As for the bags and jewelry, I noticed the diamonds had lost their sparkle and the leather edges were worn out. Since I had time, I decided to get them all repaired and polished.*

My explanation was logical, and I was sure Julian would buy it.

As I expected, Julian found it odd but still believed me. I had been home a lot recently, and he recalled me tidying up every time he came home.

Take it easy. You’re not just staying home for a few days; you can do it later.”

I’m going on a trip soon; I want the house clean before I leave.”

Julian found

noticed the dark blue bag on the sofa,

over to prevent him from touching it.

froze. Julian’s face darkened. I quickly recovered.“It’s for my

“You bought a gift for

His suits in Rita’s apartment were probably

I picked up the bag, leaving the living room and heading upstairs. I hid it in my study; after a while, I heard a car drive away.

school Julian and I had attended. Classes weren’t in session, but I

at the bamboo grove by the artificial lake, uncovering the box we’d buried together in a hidden corner. It was before the college entrance exams; Julian had brought me here. It was dark, and we used our phones for light, writing

serenely, I took out my capsule

Goodbye, Julian Shaw.

blinds were drawn, the door closed. The project team members

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touching him. While not as beautiful as Olivia, she was sexy and wild. For most men, she was

here…” Her hand moved

the proposal onto the desk.“This is the same project proposal you spent

missing the days when Olivia was by his side. Rita pouted,

phone rang; he answered. “Julian Shaw’s

a while, then went to a neighborhood called Ocean

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