Chapter 57
“Why did you go to a hotel? Things aren’t that desperate! You have me no matter what happens, stay calm!
“I’m already calm. Don’t worry, I’m fine” Shelmaine regained her composure and slowly sat up, taking a deep breath.
“By the way, what did you call me for? shelmaine asked
“I was just worried about you. Are you really okay now?
“Yeah, I’m fine.” Shelmaine decided not to tell Esabelle the reason for her breakdown. She didn’t want to scare her.
“Was it Samuel, that bastard again?”
Shelmaine neither confirmed nor denied it. Her brows furrowed for a moment but soon relaxed. “Don’t mention him again. I don’t want to talk about him anymore.” “Okay, I won’t mention him. Let’s just chat then. Let’s talk about something happy,” Isabelle suggested.
There was a sudden knock on the door. Shelmaine looked at it and felt her heart tighten with a sense of suffocation. Could it be that Samuel hadn’t left?
She gritted her teeth. Isabelle seemed to have heard the knock as well and asked, “ts someone at the door?”
“Yes,” Shelmaine replied.
“Who is it? Check through the peephole, but don’t rush to open the door.”
“okay” shelmaine walked to the door and looked through the peephole. It wasn’t Samuel standing outside. Instead, it was jullen.
Why was Julien here?Shelmaine didn’t feel relieved. Instead, she felt even more pressure.
Julien knocked again, rang the doorbell, and even called her number. She glanced at her phone and told isabelle that Julien was there.
Isabelle advised her not to open the door and just speak to him through the door. She reminded Shelmaine to keep the call connected so she could listen in.
Without opening the door, Shelmaine spoke through it, “Mr. Gallagher
Julien heard Shelmaine’s voice and asked with concem, “Are you okay?”
shelmaine’s current state was a mess. Her eyes were red and swollen, obviously from crying. She didn’t want anyone to see her like this, especially not Julien.
But how did he know that she was here?
“I’m fine. Why are you here?” Shelmaine couldn’t help but ask.
ulien replied, “Samuel called me. He said you were frightened and upset, so he sent me here to check on you”
Shelmaine was shocked to hear that Samuel would call Julien and clenched her fists. The faint taste of blood was still lingering in her mouth, making her uncomfortable
She bit down hard, not understanding what Samuel was trying to do by calling Julien over. Was Samuel trying to toy with her?
“Thanks for your concern, but I’m fine, Shelmaine said in a low voice. She was trying to hide the sob in her tone, but it was all in vain.
puften could tell something was off from her voice and asked, “Is it okay for you to open the door?*
“H’s not,”
“she snapped.
Julien stood at the door, loolding into the prephole. He seemed genuinely worried about her condition.
