Chapter 0521 Her eyes are closed and her body swaying with the rhythm. The merfolk man, her partner, curled his long tail around her and brought her close, I'looked at them fora while, then remembered Julian beside me, and how much such a sight must hurt him. I turned to him, though I wasn’t sure what to say.

Julian was watching them, though 1 didn’t see anger in his features. Rather, his expression hadn’t really changed. He watched the pair with a type of cool indifference, Something like that usually flew out the window with him where Bridget was concerned, “I'm fine,” he said, smirking a little. His gaze shifted sideways to me, “I'can hear your brain worrying, but I swear I'm fine,”

I couldn’t really defend myself when he was absolutely right about my worrying.

“Things like this usually upset you,” I said.

“Not anymore,” he said.

him that he had said that to me before,

so much like bullshit. That non- apology she gave you, where she demanded your forgiveness...

love with for so long I was simply an illusion? This...” He gestured to Bridget doing her sensual dance. “This is the person she is.” I nudged him with my shoulder. “I'm proud of you.” He seemed embarrassed by that, brushing me off and looking away. “Yeah, well...

the other side

shrugged some. “I still

mourn for that,” I said. I thought a moment, “1'q probably be more concerned if

Julian said. “It was exhausting, never really being sure where I stood. The false hopes only to be torn down in the next second really took a lot out of me.” I hummed in understanding. It

said. “Now you can recover, and then find someone

grunted, dismissive. “Love probably isn’t for me. I doubt I'll ever find someone,” “Love is all around you, Julian.” If only he could see how often he talked with Veronica, and how open she

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