Chapter 48: Books Mean More Than a Cold Heart

Hearing Julian call her books "garbage" momentarily stunned Chloe. It took her a few moments to realize he was referring to the professional books she had painstakingly collected over the years. Those books were her pride and joy, the result of years of effort and study. She knew that if she didn’t retrieve them, Julian would really throw them all away without a second thought. “Fine,” Chloe replied quickly, hanging up the phone. Julian felt a strange, indescribable emotion as he stared at the phone after the call ended. Chloe, on the other hand, realized that the books she had left behind were heavy, both physically and emotionally. She would need help to move them all. After some thought, she decided to ask Mia for assistance. She called Mia. “Hey, do you have time tomorrow? I still have some books at his place, and I need to move them. Can you drive me over to help?” Mia, always eager to assist Chloe, especially when it involved Julian, immediately agreed. “Of course, those bo