Chapter 124

Before she left, Shelmaine told Julien, "I need to leave Aurich for a few days." "Is it a work trip?" he asked. "No, I need to go home. My dad called, and I have to check in." "What does he want?" "I'm not sure yet." Julien's concern grew. "Is it something serious?" "If it was something serious, I'd have already run off." Knowing her relationship with her family wasn't great, Julien felt uneasy about her going back. "How about not going, then? Just forget about it." "I can't avoid it; I already agreed. Don't worry, it'll only be for a few days. I'll be back soon." She said these words to reassure Julien, but she had no idea what awaited her back home. She needed to figure out who had told her father about her and Julien. It was also about time she went back. Andrew would not let her off the hook if she didn't return home by then. "Alright, just promise you'll call me if anything happens." "I will." "Send me the address of your home, just in case." "Okay." Before leaving