CHAPTER 056
OLIVIA’S POV
How is this possible? How did he find me?
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I made sure there was no one following me throughout my journeys. I had been so careful, always checking over my shoulder, making sure that no one was trailing 1 knew Adrian had those assholes watching me. That was another reason why I called Julian out and didn’t go to his place–I couldn’t risk being followed.
So how? How did he find me here?
There’s no way this could be a coincidence. If he has been following me, does that mean he saw me going to the hospital? Does that mean he might also know…
No. That thought alone made my blood turn cold.
Or did he follow Julian here? That made more sense. He definitely had eyes at Julian’s place, so could that be the case?
“You haven’t answered my question.”
His deep voice snapped me out of my panicked thoughts.
Adrian stood in front of me, his piercing gaze locked onto mine. He was ignoring Julian completely as if he wasn’t even sitting there.
I felt Julian tense beside me, and I knew that if I didn’t defuse the situation now, things would escalate.
“…uhm…
“You what, Olivia?” Adrian’s voice was cold, sharp as a knife. “Because last I checked, you told me you were going to a pharmacy.” He paused, tilting his head slightly before. shifting his gaze toward Julian, looking at him like he was dirt beneath his shoes. “So what are you doing here with this…” He let the words linger, his expression darkening.” Scum of a person?”
Julian let out a low chuckle. I knew that laugh. It was the kind of laugh that came before something dangerous. I knew he was about to speak so I gave him a small nod to calm down
“Why don’t we talk about this in the car?” I suggested quickly, hoping to pull Adrian away before things got worse.
“The car?” Adrian scoffed. “The same one that you ran away from?”
His tone was laced with warning with control
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“You have a lot of questions to any, is that there are consequences when you go out of line.”
tinued. “I told you this morning
“And what consequences are you talking about?” Julian’s voice cut through like a
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blade, sharp and unwavering.
Adrian turned his full attention to him now, his posture rigid, his expression unreadable.
“This doesn’t concern you,” Adrian said. “Mind your business.”
Julian’s smirk deepened. “Oh, but it does concern me,” he said, getting up from the seat “You see, today I saw some bruises on Olivia’s wrist.” His eyes narrowed. “I hope that wasn’t your doing.”
My heart stopped.
Julian…
Adrian’s jaw clenched, and the moment became tense, heavy, suffocating.
“And what if I was the one behind it?” Adrian finally said, his voice low, almost daring.” What are you going to do about it?”
Julian took another step forward, his posture stiff, his hands clenched into fists.
I had to stop this.
I quickly stepped between them, pressing my hands against their chests, pushing them apart before things got completely out of control.c
“Both of you, stop this,” I said, my voice firm. “This isn’t the place for this.”
Julian wasn’t listening. His eyes flickered to my wrist–the bruises that I had
desperately tried to hide.
“You’re just going to allow this guy to treat you this way?” Julian asked, his voice laced. with frustration. “Look what he did to you.”
Before I could react, Julian reached out, gently taking my wrist and holding it up for Adrian to see.
“Get your hands off her.”
Adrian’s voice was low, deadly.
Then, before I could stop him, he shoved Julian back.
Julian stumbled slightly but caught himself quickly, straightening up with a dark expression. His entire body radiated anger.
I could already see what was coming.
Julian wasn’t the kind of man who would let something like this slide.
He took a slow breath, but I could see the way his fists tightened at his sides, the way his jaw flexed.
I turned to Adrian, my voice pleading now. “Adrian, stop. Let’s leave. We can talk at home.”
His eyes flickered to me, filled with something unreadable.
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I knew Julian wouldn’t stop now that he knew what Adrian had done to me. The best thing I could do was get Adrian out of here before this turned into something much. thing I could do was get Adrian out of here
worse.
“This is not the place for this,” I said again. “Please, let’s leave.”
He was trying to start a fight he couldn’t win, even though he was able to beat up that guy a few nights ago, there’s no way he could win against Julian in a fist fight, I’ve seen what Julian can do, he took on 4 guys at once.
Adrian rolled his eyes, scoffing as he turned around, finally ready to walk away and so
was L.
I exhaled a shaky breath, relief washing over me.
But then-
“You know, I’m really disappointed,” Julian’s voice came from behind us.
Adrian stopped.
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Silence.
“I’ve heard that anyone who hears about Adrian Westwood would think he’s a well- mannered man,” Julian continued. “I thought so too when Olivia first told me about. you. But I didn’t know you could go this low–to beat a woman.”
His voice darkened. “Did your mother not teach you any manners?”
Everything stopped.
My heart dropped.
No…
That was too much.
Even though Julian didn’t know this, Adrian hated it when anyone mentioned his mother in an argument
In a flash, Adrian spun around, grabbed Julian by the collar, and slammed him against the wall.
Gasps filled the café as heads turned, all eyes on us now.
Adrian’s grip tightened around Julian’s throat, his knuckles white. His breathing was ragged, his eyes burning with rage.
“Don’t you ever speak about my mother again?”
Julian didn’t back down.
His knee came up–fast–striking Adrian in the stomach with force.
Adrian grunted, stumbling back, coughing as he clutched his abdomen.
Julian shook off Adrian’s grip, straightening up, his expression unreadable.
“Get your hands off me.”
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His voice was low, cold.
And yet, despite everything, Julian’s eyes flickered to me–concerned.
Why?
Why couldn’t he just let this go?
Why did he always want to protect me?
I swallowed hard, my hands trembling slightly as I looked between them.
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