Chapter 57

Julie lowered her gaze and was silent for a moment. Then, she denied, "No, I misunderstood." Lucian paused briefly on the other end before his tone turned serious. "Which of my actions led you to such a misunderstanding?" Feeling a wave of embarrassment, Julie hesitated before softly explaining, "It was what Blaine said at Zayn's place. That's why I misunderstood." "Anything else?" "And when we were at your grandma's house. You helped me put on a band-aid." As the words left her mouth, her voice grew quieter and was barely audible. Lucian let out a low chuckle. Both mortified and annoyed, Julie tightened her grip on her phone and inwardly berated herself. There wasn't a single doubt that he was silently laughing at her for being childish and naive. "Juju, you're really something…" Before he could finish, Julie hastily interrupted. "Alright. That's enough. I get it." "Get what? That's nonsense." Lucian continued, "You've never asked me, but you've been sulking and distant t