Chapter 284

Julien tucked away her shovel in disappointment. The footprint appeared to have been deliberately obscured, it certainly wasn’t Zenith’s.

Exhausted from digging, Julien felt like she could just tie Zenith up and give him a proper grilling!

She frowned, placing the shovel back into the toolbox.

Just as she turned to leave, she noticed Hayden had silently appeared behind her. The only man capable of sneaking up on her like that.

She had no doubt that Raines had betrayed her, so…

“How did you know I’m here?” she asked, unflustered by being caught red-handed.

Hayden glanced at the toolbox she was holding, “I came to take you to the barber shop.”

Clearly, he hadn’t forgotten her previous idea to shave her head.

Julien smirked at him, “I can handle my own hair. I appreciate your concern, but there’s no need for that. Thanks!”

“Who do you think made this footprint?” he pointed at the few footprints by the wetlands of the lake. Since he had noticed, Julien saw no need to hide anything from him, so she replied, “The man in black who tried to kidnap Emily.”

“I mean, who do you think made this footprint?” he repeated patiently.

“Zenith,” she answered honestly.

It was a late night by the lake, under the warm glow of a single street lamp. Julien and Hayden stood by the lake, their shadows elongated by the light. It was a cold winter night. A layer of mist rose from the lake, making it look mysterious and eerie.

Julien, lightly dressed, stood straight-backed.

As they stood stiffly by the lake, he suddenly asked, “Are you cold?”

Was he… caring for her? Julien thought it must be.

“I’m not cold,” she replied firmly, so quickly it seemed she hadn’t given it any thought.

Even though she claimed she wasn’t cold, he removed his black coat and draped it over her shoulders.

“You can be honest with me,” he said, gently pressing her shoulder. Her eyes were even brighter in the dark.

She replied without any emotion, “I am being honest.”

out to remove the coat,

They walked in peace through the forest, both

in love for years, taking a walk in the garden.

made Julien forget to stop him. Once upon a time, when she still had a pure heart, she

loved, and a promise

in

have changed, even

Kyle’s mansion was

to reality, Julien tried to

“Lien, people who reject me pay a price. It’s a price you wouldn’t

Julien shoved the coat back at him, “I accept

in the eye, unflinchingly and defiantly.

the first time he saw her. He had just returned from the shooting range, dressed all in black, holding a silenced gun. Raines had told him that Miles Simson had brought back a girl of unknown

was a dead girl

upstairs from the back door to his room, but he accidentally overheard her assertive voice from downstairs, she said, “There

the second floor, curious for the first time, and looked down at

nervous, but her pale face was calm and

no coward in our family’ with such

by her words, his face instantly

had defied him. Even if it was the innocence of a child, it was a taboo for

that the girl was doomed, he unexpectedly

looked at the girl’s face, leaned on the railing and said to Miles, “I

life was spared. She became his

cruel society. He trained

trust.

her eyes were the purest, most unblemished eyes

in

that the helpless little girl saw him as her last straw. So she endured and obeyed him, never defying him, even trying hard to be likable.

dark world, she was like a bright street lamp in the

you’ve never asked me,” Hayden said, not reaching out to take the

door and tossed

uncurious, uninterested. She opened her own car door,

behind her, “You never asked me if

time, she was head over heels in love with him, willing to give her most treasured affection to him. So

because she never expected to receive his love in return. Or maybe, she wasn’t sure if his frosty demeanor even allowed for the existence of

deliberate efforts to get close

him, “So tell me, are these efforts of yours, getting close to me, trying to please me, showing concern for me, because you love me?

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