Chapter 53

Daphne was a real go–getter, always quick on her feet and never one to dilly dally. She said she would call Porter and boom, she was already dialing. Porter agreed to let Julie start working the very next day Daphne left Julie’s number with him and hung up, only to find Julie pacing nervously on the spot. “What’s up?‘ Daphne asked.

“I lost my phone, did I leave it at the restaurant last night?” Julie frowned. Even though the phone was old, it was still important to her.

Daphne shook her head “When you left last night, Mr. Hernandez took your phone with him. So…”

“Do you know where I can get a simple, cheap phone? Just for making calls” Julie had no intention of asking for her phone back, or rather, she didn’t want to see Kieran in the near future

Daphne rolled her eyes at Julie You’re being a total wimp!”

She took out a spare phone from her bag and handed it to Julie. “Just use this for now. Judging by the way you were acting last night, I guess you don’t want to see Mr. Hernandez ever again”

“How crazy was I last night?” Julie asked Daphne incredulously.

“Crazy as a mad cow”

Julie decided to put thoughts of last night on hold for now. Since her phone was in Kieran’s hands, she didn’t have to worry about him calling to ask questions

However, she was being too naiv

When Julie took the bus home, she stopped by the market to pick up a couple of veggies to cook, then headed home.

As she reached the entrance of her apartment complex, Ada, her next–door neighbor, gave her a knowing look and said, “Julie, I was going to introduce you to my cousin’s son! But it seems you already have a boyfriend!”

“Boyfriend?” Julie frowned in confusion.

Ada chuckled. “That young man is very handsome, you know. You’re not getting any younger, better hurry up. Oh, I can’t chat now, my grandson is waiting for me to cook dinner!”

Ada walked off, leaving Julie standing there with two bags of groceries. After a few seconds of silence, she realized that the only men who knew where she lived and had come to see her were Elliot and Kieran.

At this thought, Julie glanced at the door just a few steps away. Whether it was Kieran or Elliot, she didn’t want to see either of them. So, Julie quickly turned around, only to bump into a solid figure. Her nose throbbed with pain. Julie rubbed her small nose and then saw a pair of shiny black shoes

Kieran’s handsome face

who it was, she quickly stepped back.

to avoid me?” Kieran asked, a clear smirk on his face. He was

attempt to escape.

her groceries and headed for her

behind,

him. “What

think?” Kieran

her groceries at her

at the entrance of the staircase. The old, worn–out stairs of the apartment complex were overgrown with vines. He was wearing her favorite white shirt, standing quietly in front of her. The fading sunlight of the sunset filtered through the gaps in the trees in front of the stairs, casting a dim glow on

was as beautiful as any of Julie’s daydreams over the years.

a deep breath and said, “Let’s

just want to date you. There’s

Then let’s not talk. Just leave. Don’t come to my house, or show up in front of me I’ll repay

hand in his pocket. With every step he took towards her, he seemed to get closer. Each footstep sounded like it was echoing in Julie’s

warm, strong hand around her waist. His arm tightened, forcing Julie to close the gap between them. He looked down, meeting her defiant gaze. His deep voice

her? A child? Or a love? Either

Julie’s gaze was calm and steady. All she said was, “I

moment, Julie was oddly looking forward to seeing Kieran’s reaction. Would he be angry? Or would he remain expressionless? But in the end, he just took out the phone she’d left behind the night before, waved it in

Who would’ve thought that what Kieran owed her was just a phone. Women did have a wild

wrist as if afraid he’d actually throw the phone away. Even standing on tiptoes, she barely reached hin shoulders. Kieran towered

trying to snatch her phone from him, Kieran was

froze, realizing how intimate her actions were. She quickly let go of his hand But Kieran bent down, took her wrist, and placed the phone

phone again, he

they were still in high school. One Christmas, Julie insisted on dragging Kieran to the supermarket to buy ingredients, then insisted on dragging him to the pedestrian street

long. She told Kieran to wait for her, but when he turned

the crowd. She managed to buy the skewers, but when she got back, Kieran was nowhere to be seen. So she started looking for him. As expected, with poor sense of direction, Julie got lost

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