Chapter 12
Now Malcolm finally understood why Sylvia got so angry every time. As she’d said, Juliana was like a debt collector. She was completely unreasonable
ind constantly rejected everything they said.
Since the soft approach wasn’t working, Malcolm had no choice but to play
“Fine then. The bank cards stay frozen. Think it over carefully. We’ll talk when you come to your senses.
After delivering his ultimatum, Malcolm left too.
The air fell silent. Juliana slammed the door shut just as she returned to the living room, her phone vibrated once more.
This time, it was Jordan’s number. Today she’d blocked several numbers in succession–Adrian’s, Sylvia’s, and Malcolm’s
Now they could only reach her through other people’s phones. And as expected, Juliana didn’t answer.
On the other end, Adrian had just left the Callahan residence. He was using Jordan’s phone to call Juliana,
The result was another rejection. When he tried again, the line was busy, suggesting she’d blocked this number too.
Adrian’s face turned livid. “Where did she learn this habit of not answering calls?”
Jardan’s mouth twitched slightly before he said, “Ms. Bennett isn’t just ignoring your calls today.”
From what Jordan could see, besides Adrian, the Larson family had also been driven to fury by her phone boycott.
Adrian’s head throbbed painfully as he said, “To Solvane Park.”
This tantren had gone too far.
Jordan nodded. “Yes, sir.”
By the time they arrived at Solvane Park an hour later, it was already midnight. Juliana was asleep,
Adrian pressed the doorbell repeatedly, but she didn’t come to answer. Being shut out again late at night made furian’s already dark mood even worse,
“Call a locksmith,” Adrian ordered, at the end of his patience.
Jordan hesitated. Just as he was about to make the call, the door opened from inside.
Juliana stood there in pajamas, her sleepy face flushed with annoyance as she clutched a baseball bar. She’d clearly been woken up and was ready to hit
Jordan’s mouth twitched as he quickly stepped back. Seeing it was Adrian, Juliana’s temper flared. She immediately swung the bat at him.
Adrian caught it with quick reflexes. “You freaking…”
He gritted his teeth. She’d already assaulted them this morning, and now she wanted to do ingin? Was her temper always this explosive?
All he’d done was postpone the wedding, and she’d turned into this?
Once inside, Juliana tossed the bat aside. “Say what you need to say quickly.”
Adrian walked to her refrigerator and opened it. Apart from water, it was empty,
“You don’t cook? ar asked.
Juliana looked at him like he was insane.
Being woken up in the middle of the night to find someone checking her fridge and asking about whether she cooked–wouldn’t any person be irritated? Well, Juliana was definitely irritated
Adrian stated, “I haven’t enter.
He’d been ruting around all day, missed lunch, got lectured at the Callahan residence for dinner, and now he was hungry. At this point, Juliana’s expression grew even more kicredulous.
“Do you see any food for you here?” she askund
What the hell? Telling her lie was hungry
She always ordered delivery for herself when she was hungry. Was he expecting her to cook for him?
Had he lost his mind? Alter their morning confrontation, he wanted her to make him a meal?
Adria’s jaw clenched with frustration “You can’t cook?”
Juliana retorted, “When have you ever seen me cook?”
-though she actually couldn’t–but even if she could, she wouldn’t cook for him.
Adrian fell silent. His eyes showed a moment of rectusion. Now that he thought about it, Juliana had never once cooked for him in their two years of
She could do perrything like coolding and belang. Before she left Hashbourne, she’d even bring food to his office.
As if revating his thoughts, Julima laughed mockingly. “Did you confuse me with Yvette?”
She knew Yvette was good at housework. When Juliana first returned to the Larson family, Yvette eagerly did everything while Juliana could do nothing.
Naturally, everyone compared them. The comparison always concluded that Yvette was perfect while Juliana was worthless
Altin’s expression soured. “Our wedding will proceed as scheduled. Are you satisfied now?”
He delivered this concession reluctantly, assuming Juliana would finally calm down.
Instead, Juliana raised an eyebrow. “This moming, you said it was postponed, now you say it’s proceeding as planned. It hasn’t even been a full day.
ni man, your words are quite unreliable, no?
“For a grown
The word “unreliable” made Adrian’s Lace burn
Jillana asked pointedly. “Does Yvette know?”
Looking at Adrian’s demeanor, she could tell he’d been to the Callahan residence.
