“Yeah, you fell for her at first sight. We asked you about it, and you kept it a secret…”
“Shut up! You old perverts don’t understand…”
Seeing those messages now left no room for doubt: Julian had been in love with this girl for years, and her return was making him drunk with emotions.
“Eliza, you need to clarify. You can’t condemn me over some baseless assumptions. Even a condemned man has the right to appeal!”
Julian’s eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging in his hands, his voice low and fierce.
I was taken aback; it was the first time I’d seen him like this. His red eyes made my heart ache.
“Julian, that day when I went to pick you up from the restaurant, I heard your conversation outside the door. I heard you say you had a girl you’ve liked for years. And on the way back, I saw your messages with Kelly… Do you want me to continue?”
Julian froze for a moment after hearing this, then unexpectedly laughed.
“Is that all?”
“Isn’t that enough? Your long-time crush is back, and the very next day you start avoiding me. What else do you expect me to think?”
His dismissive tone irritated me to the point where I grabbed the fruit fork next to me and slammed it to the floor, producing a loud clatter.