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 it

noticed the dark blue bag on the sofa, bending to pick it up.“This

over to prevent him from touching

face darkened. I quickly recovered.“It’s

disappointment was palpable. “You bought a gift for your father,

really need a suit?” His suits in Rita’s apartment were probably more numerous than those at home.

and heading upstairs. I hid it in my study; after a

in session, but I saw some students in uniforms. I wandered around,

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,

my capsule from the box.

Goodbye, Julian Shaw.

manager’s office. The blinds were drawn, the door closed. The project team members muttered

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him, constantly touching him. While not as beautiful as Olivia, she

it here…” Her hand moved toward

had no interest of it at all. He pushed her hand away, slamming the proposal onto the desk.“This is the same project proposal you spent eight nights working on?” He knew she wasn’t as good as Olivia, but he hadn’t expected her to be such an idiot. This proposal

his temples, missing the days when Olivia

answered. “Julian Shaw’s speaking.”

went to a high school, staying there for a while, then went to a neighborhood called Ocean Rose. It’s high–end

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