“Did you send it to them?” Julian, who was walking towards the car, asked Hale.“I have, sir, and I have deactivated the number.” Hale did his job well.“Good, now we can relax for a while.” Julian sat in the back seat while unbuttoning his jacket.The car they were driving immediately slipped into the middle of a busy street. Julian picked up his tablet and opened a video to watch. Julian was sure that the journey home would take longer than expected. Hale also listened to music at a low volume during the trip to avoid distracting Julian.Arriving home, Julian went straight into his room and cleaned himself up. Tonight, he enjoyed his evening by watching movies and even bringing his tablet to the dining table. After completing all the rituals, Julian gets ready for bed. Julian stared out the window for a moment before closing the curtains.“Whose car is that?” Julian saw a Jeep parked not far from his house, while the distance between neighbors was a little far apart, so a car couldn
Julian arrived at the restaurant where Serena and he had met. Julian was already wearing a black shirt with the top two buttons open, black trousers, and phantom shoes. Julian looked so handsome that he even managed to attract the attention of the women who were eating at the restaurant.“Where is Serena?” muttered Julian without caring about the stares of the women who tried to tease him.Right at that moment, Julian saw Serena sitting alone in the middle of the room. Serena was wearing a long white dress that showed her thighs. Julian approached her and smiled as soon as he saw her face. Serena immediately gave Julian a sweet smile and invited him to sit down.“Have you been waiting long?” Julian pulled out his chair and sat opposite Serena.“Not really,” Serena replied, looking indifferent, and then called the waiter. “Can I have the menu?”The waiter handed Serena and Julian the menu, gave them a recommendation, and wrote down their order. The waiter left with the order and menu b
Serena's POVAs soon as the ambulance arrived, Julian immediately helped the nurses lift my body onto the hospital bed. They took me to the ambulance and went to the hospital immediately. During the trip, my hand continued to hold Julian's hand without daring me to let go.“Excuse me, Miss. We'll help you put the device on,” said the nurse while putting on the breathing apparatus for me.I looked at the car ceiling with my heart still beating fast. However, over time, my gaze became unfocused and my body became very calm. A few seconds later, my eyes closed, and I couldn't remember what happened after that.“Julian,” I called out when I felt my consciousness starting to return.I opened my eyes slowly and kept calling Julian's name. Julian was one of the people I remembered and the last person who accompanied me to the hospital. My vision has started to focus, and my hearing is back to normal.“Honey, do you still feel pain?”“Can you hear Papa?”The voices of Papa and Mama, aka Mr. a
“Hale, send five bodyguards to Serena,” Julian ordered Hale while standing from his position.“Yes, sir.” Hale accepted it without even asking the reason.Julian walked past Hale and jumped into his car, “Give me the key.”Hale gave the key, Julian turned on the engine and drove away from the parking lot, leaving Hale alone. Julian drove his car at full speed and stopped in front of Vanderbilt’s house. Julian didn’t even bother to turn off the engine and just jumped out of the car, leaving the car door open.“Where is Elijah?” Julian asked the security when they stopped Julian at the front gate. “I want to meet him.”“Have you already had an appointment with him?” The security asked like he didn’t know who Julian was.“I don’t need an appointment to meet him,” answered Julian in a stern voice. “ELIJAH, COME HERE YOU BASTARD!”“Sir, please watch your attitude!” The security reminded him and made sure Julian stayed outside.Julian snorted in annoyance and tried to push past him impatien
Julian and Hale jumped out of their car and entered the police station. Julian walked in confidently while his head was full of scenarios. Julian walked into the police workroom and stopped in the middle of the room. The head of police looked at Julian and approached him. “Sir, what can I help you with?” He inquired, focusing his gaze closely on Julian. Julian was looking back with confidence. “I want to find someone who shot Serena Cavendish.” Everyone was looking at him but didn’t really care about it. “Please, sit.” The head of police guided Julian to his table. While walking to his table, Julian looked around and tried to find someone who looked suspicious. But everyone was busy working on their table. Julian and Hale didn’t smell something strange, but they stayed alert. The policeman took a note and sat in front of Julian. “Can you explain the chronological?” “It was two days ago at night when we were having dinner,” explained Julian in detail while he gave a code to Hale t
Julian was sitting alone with Aurora by the pool, sipping wine, and gazing up at the night sky. It's quite chilly, but they're enjoying it together as they play with their feet in the water."Everything feels perfect," Aurora murmured, turning to Julian with a sweet smile.Julian looked back at his wife and clung to her neck, slowly pressing their lips together. After three years of marriage, Julian and Aurora were still drunk in love, like tonight. Their marriage was filled with many obstacles, but they were happy together."Oh, stop you miserable couple." A grumbling voice was heard from behind Aurora and Julian's bodies. Aurora immediately pulled her body away from Julian and glanced in the direction where the voice came from. "What are you doing here, sis?""I also want to look at the stars tonight." Isadora, Aurora's sister, was the one who ruined the atmosphere tonight.Isadora immediately sat down on a poolside chair, wearing her bath towel and a glass of beer in her hand, whi
"Julian!" Aurora stopped in the doorway of her house.Julian, who was already a few meters away from Aurora's position, also stopped. Julian looked back and saw Aurora, his wife, with a sad face. Aurora ran down the stairs and approached Julian."Don't go," she said with her cheeks filled with tears."Aurora, come back here quickly!" Felicity was still following her daughter. "Just let him go; he can't make you happy at all."Aurora seemed to be trying to cover her ears and grabbed Julian's hand. It broke Julian's heart to see Aurora crying silently."Aurora, I will definitely come back when I can prove that I can make you happy.""Aurora, hurry up! Come back here, or do you want to live with a poor man like him?" Felicity continued to make threats."Just go back there, Aurora." Julian whispered, releasing Aurora's grip.Aurora could only cry and was speechless. Julian just walked away without looking back. Aurora fell to her knees without stopping crying."Aurora, let's go inside." I
The next morning, Felicity was taking a spare key for Aurora’s room. Felicity opened up Aurora’s bedroom and closed the door quietly. Felicity walked slowly into Aurora’s bed and sat on the bed while looking at Aurora. Felicity put her body and stroked Aurora’s hair slowly.“Aurora, wake up.” Felicity whispered because she didn’t want to make Aurora surprised.Aurora turned her body and opened her eyes with the remaining strength she had. Aurora saw her mother lying beside her with a little smile. Aurora was eager to avoid Felicity, but her body was too limp to do that. So, Aurora just shut up and tried to close her eyes again."Aurora, get up, it's already early. Do you want to just sleep all day?" Felicity tried to persuade in subtle ways.Aurora nodded her head and kept both eyes closed. Felicity tries to figure out how to wake him up. Felicity didn't want to give up because today, she was going to reunite Aurora with her new husband-to-be. So, inevitably, Aurora had to get up and