Nothing” muttered, rectantly looking away. Cecilia seemed different. If it were before, the would have cried and made a seren, but now
Thinking abo
he glanced at her again.
Cecilia was getting annoyed by his occasional glances. “If you
to eat, mme over
er and eat. Is
won’t bite.
Julian was a bit sprechies. Ceetha had definitely changed, and
she was even more annoying now!
on the news and didn’t feel like eating.
For some reason, he felt a wave of irritation. Cecilia had worked so hard to keep him for a long, and now the was just leaving him to eat a candlelight dinner by herself?
7 What was up with her? Before Nun could stew in his annoyance, his phone ring
p in a bit.!
He picked it up, his tone sottening. “Okay, no problem. I’ll come pick you up in a
After he hung up. Cecilia raised an eyebrow. Tamsin?”
Yeah, the wound on her foot got infected the other day.” Iulian paused, then continued, “She wants to go to the hospital, so I need to go.”
Then you should go quickly, don’t keep her waiting.” Cecilia said nonchalantly, glancing at the time.
She had an appointment with Alaric today, but it had been delayed because of Brielle. She was worried that if it got any later, she wouldn’t be able to meet Alaric.
She still hadn’t find out the muller with that bottle of wine and Hayes’s motive. These things were more important than sitting here eating.
Cecilia was initially worried about how to go out and meet Alaric and explain things to him, but Julian saying he would leave first provided an excellent opportunity. However, Julian still didn’t move. She raised her head and saw lulian scrutinizing her from head to toe like he was examining prey
“Don’t look at me like that,” Cecilia said, getting goosebumps from his stars. “Lint Tamsin waiting for you? Go to the hospital.”
Was the playing hard to get? Julian frowned, unable to figure out what Celia was up to. He’d expected her to cling to him, to see this chance to be alone with him. But there wamt a trace of longing in her expression. So he said, “Fine, take your time eating.”
insels, glanced at the nearly empty table, and left in fnistration.
Cecilia stretched er limbs and
and quickly took out her phone to call Alaric. “Alaric! Something came
n my end, but 111 be there soon. Wait for me.”
Alaric voice came through. “Okay, no rush.”
As soon as Tulian left, he went out the door.
Meanwhile, at the Coleman Group office,
Alaric hung up the phone and looked at the traffic outside the window
Beside him, Kian, half asleep, heard Alana voice and woke up, yawning. “Cecilia hasn’t arrived yet?
“Alest,” Alan and with a faint smile
Kian rubbed his eye and looked at his watch, then immediately woke up. “It’s so late already!”
Then he looked at the faint smile on Alarics face. He shook his head while murmuring. “She’s so late, and you’re still
Now, Alarie always had a gentle smile, which made Kian uneasy
Alan ignored him and quietly leaned his head against the window.
smiling”
“You haven 1 been watching the street all day, have you?” Kian moved closer, looking at the tiny people below with him.
Not all day. Alaric said,
Kan smallmed and said, “Are you addicted to Cecilia?”
“Nothing wrong with being addicted to something or someone, Alarie stood up, giving him a meaningful look. Otherwise, why would so many people get addicted to…other things?”
