It was hard for Julian to refuse such hospitality. Julian knew he couldn’t let down the Jarvis family, so he continued to accompany Frederick for a while.
Sue noticed they were getting along well, and her mood improved even more. She brought more food, clearly hinting that Julian should stay the night.
Julian declined, and didn’t continue drinking with Frederick.
“I should talk to Cecilia now,” he said.
Sue’s smile grew even more affectionate, and there was a genuine sense of satisfaction in it.
“Oh, look at us! We’re in the way of the engaged couple, aren’t we?” she said. Julian couldn’t help but notice her emphasizing the words ‘engaged couple’ in a somewhat probing manner.
However, he had no intention of discussing it openly with Sue. Instead, he just smiled in response. “No worries, it was my fault for not visiting more often.”
After a few more pleasantries, Sue took Julian to Cecilia’s room.
moment, then said, “Noel Carter… I heard
Julian nodded. “Yes.”
bills from Albert back to Sue. “Albert asked me
didn’t want to say much about Noel with Sue, not until Cecilia officially requested to dissolve
decided to end the conversation
be better if Cecilia personally explained everything to Sue and her family when
dinner, Cecilia barely said a word and had a small appetite. However, no
Noel was there, his eyes would surely be on her, eager to serve her
heart heavy with sadness.
someone knocked on her
It was Julian.
Julian entered
Cecilia because of what happened to Noel. In Sue’s eyes, this
to find Frederick, who was sitting on a chair, clear-eyed and completely sober. There was no sign of him being drunk. He seemed to
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