After all the fuss, unexpectedly, it was already the next morning.
Nina Sinclair opened her eyes and instinctively looked to the side.
Julian Lancaster was nowhere to be seen, and the bathroom door was open, proving he wasn’t inside.
If it weren’t for the sore ache on her waist and discomfort in certain places, Nina would almost doubt she had seen a ghost last night.
She pulled back the covers and got up. Looking in the mirror, she found quite a few marks left on her body.
Flashes of last night’s imagery ran through her mind, causing Nina’s cheeks to redden again — truly embarrassing.
After washing up, she walked into the living room and found the dining table filled with breakfast; Julian, dressed in loungewear, was sitting there waiting for her.
So... he got up to prepare breakfast?
Nina couldn’t help but mutter, "So you were making breakfast. I thought I was dreaming last night, dreaming that you came here."
Hearing Nina’s words, Julian squinted his eyes slightly and said, "Do you want to try again to see if you’re dreaming?"
"No... no need... let’s just hurry and eat breakfast." Nina quickly waved her hand in refusal.
Julian had some unusual talent in this area; she couldn’t withstand such repeated antics from him.
The two sat down together at the dining table.
Recalling how Julian was inexplicably jealous last night, Nina decided to test him a bit.
Thinking it over, she said, "Actually, there’s something I forgot to tell you yesterday. Besides meeting Sunny and visiting my mom, I also had dinner with someone else. Want to guess if that person was a man or a woman?"
Julian glanced at her casually and said, "A man."
Nina smiled and said, "Yes, it was a man. Do you want to know who it was?"
Julian’s expression turned chilly as he spat out two words: "Joel Thatcher."
"Uh..." Nina originally intended to keep him guessing a bit, but she didn’t expect Julian to guess everything right away.
Could it be that he knew she had dinner with Joel, and that’s why he asked her those questions last night? But she didn’t tell him the truth, so he got jealous?
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Then wasn’t her probing him last night just asking for trouble?
Thinking of this, Nina felt she was too wronged and almost wanted to cry.
Nina, holding her waist, asked, "Hey, did you know I had dinner with Joel?"
"Yeah." Julian nodded.
Julian, expressionless, said, "Just happened to pass by the restaurant."
Nina looked helpless, "Then why didn’t you come in to say hello? So you knew I was having dinner with Joel and asked on purpose?"
Julian slightly curled his lips, tacitly acknowledging Nina’s words.
Seeing this, Nina felt even more at a loss.
At this moment, her phone on the table suddenly rang. She picked it up and glanced at it; it was Ethan Sherman calling.
Nina opened it in confusion and put the phone to her ear, "Hello, Ethan, calling me so early, what’s up?"
"Nina, are you in Crestfall?"
"Yeah, I arrived in Crestfall yesterday, here to take care of some things. Why?"
Ethan said somewhat helplessly, "Grandma was admitted to the hospital. She has been clamoring to see you. I saw your location update on social media yesterday and noticed you were in Crestfall, so I thought to ask if you could come visit grandma."