Chapter 77

"You're becoming bolder and bolder, little miss Somers," remarked Lucian. As he spoke, he reached over Julie to pick up the bowl of hangover soup on the kitchen counter and took a gulp of it. "It's pretty decent. Did you make it often in the past?" he asked casually. Julie became visibly panicked, and she subconsciously tried to deny it, "No…" Lucian pinned her with his gaze, causing her heart to thump wildly in her chest. She really was not good at lying. She looked away, attempting to change the topic. "I've delivered you your clothes, so I-I'll be leaving first." With that said, she fled the scene with a flushed face. … For some time after that, Julie and Amaya worked together to prepare for starting up a business. Once they had nailed down the location for their office, they started applying for the various documentation required without pause. It took nearly half a month for them to get all their documents in order. As Amaya watched an employee install the last computer