Chapter 63

In another VIP room, Talan strode back inside and leaned close to Zayn with a face full of excitement. "Zayn, guess who I just saw when I came in?" Zayn shot him an irritated glance. "What does that have to do with me?" He hadn't wanted to attend tonight's gathering, but Zachary was the host. He couldn't just brush aside their 20 years of friendship, and since the latter had extended an olive branch, he couldn't bring himself to refuse. "It's Julie. She's here," Talan announced. Zayn's expression darkened instantly at the mention of Julie. He'd never seen her again since that incident. He'd tried waiting for her at college, only to learn she'd moved out. And now here she was. Talan continued excitedly, "Do you think she's here to see you? Didn't she use to come here looking for you all the time?" Zayn frowned and questioned in a cold voice, "Who told her I was here?" The group fell silent for a moment before collectively shaking their hands to show they hadn't leaked the ne