Chapter 623

Julien sent another message on WhatsApp, writing, "Lennie, my phone number is still blocked. Can you please take me off the blacklist first?" The gentle tone in his words made Helen recall his voice, piercing straight through her defenses. Unable to hold out, she removed his number from the blacklist. However, she didn't tell him—she decided to let him find out on his own. Helen said, "I'm going to sleep." Julien wished her, "Good night. See you tomorrow." Who said she would see him tomorrow? She hadn't agreed to anything! Helen shut off her phone, pulled the covers over herself, and tried to sleep. However, her body betrayed her. She felt wide awake, her mind racing as it replayed the scene from the hotel that evening. The intimacy. The tension. The unspoken pull. If she hadn't stopped him, would Julien have gone further? Helen bit her lip, unsure. "Get a grip, Helen!" she scolded herself. "Don't fall for him so easily again. Men are all the same—cunning and lecherous!" He