Chapter 74
By the time they finished their stroll, it was almost 10:00pm.
The night air was chilly Shelmine, who now got cold easily, wore Julien’s jacket. She looked even slimmer in it. She appeared tired as he fetched the car to drive her home.
Once in the car, Stelmaine leaned feebly in the seat while slightly bending her legs. She said, “Tust drop me off at the studio.”
“Is your home for from the studio?
Julien gently offered. “I’ll just send you straight home.”
“No need. I need to pick up some things from the studio.”
Shelmaine sounded tired as her eyelids slowly closed. She was clearly exhausted
Julien joked, “I’m not that dangerous, am I?”
“No,” Shelmaine said. “That’s not what I meant. There was a break–in in my place before. Nothing was stolen, but the security cameras were damaged. I even received a box with threats. Sorry, I’m a bit on edge.”
“When did that happen? Julien glanced at her as he drove. Then, he returned his focus to the road. “Did you call the police?
“I did, but nothing came out of it. They said the nearby cameras were being repaired, so they couldn’t find the person.” Shelmaine felt sleepier the more she spoke.
“Have you considered moving?
“No, that’s too tiring.”
At the red light, Julien stopped the car and saw Shelmaine dozing off in the seat. Her profilewas soft and graceful. With the flickering shadows caused by the flashing neon lights outside, she seemed lonely
Julien wanted to say something. But since she was asleep, he turned off the music to avoid disturbing her and even slowed down the car. Since they were rarely alone together, he wanted to spend more time with her, even if they were just sitting in the car.
His phone kept lighting up. Upon checking, he saw that the post he made two hours ago had received a lot of likes. Many people asked who the person in the photo was and if he had started dating someone.
Among the likes and comments, he saw a famar profile. It was Samuel asking him, “Is it official”
Julien didn’t reply and ignored
When they arrived at Shelmaine’s studio, Julien didn’t have the heart to wake her up. Instead, he quietly parked the car and watched her sleep.
Although he felte a creep, he didn’t do anything inappropriate.
After some time, Shelmained woke up. She asked him about the time while rubbing her eyes.
Julien replied with a smile, “It’s 11:30pm, not even midnight yet.”
“It’s so late. Have been sleeping for so long? Shelmaine unbuckled her seatbelt. “Sorry for the trouble.”
“It’s no trouble. I purposely didn’t wake you up.”
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“Thanks for driving me back. I’ll head in now. Drive safely”
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Julien wasn’t sure if he was imagining it, but Shelmaine’s voice sounded particularly gentle when she had just woken up. distant and cold toward him
“So, you’re not going home?”
“I have a room in my studio. It’s too late, so I won’t be going home.”
“I’ll come with you to get your things and then drive you home.”
Shelmaine couldn’t decline, so she went along with him.
It would only take several minutes for her to grab her things from the studio, so julien waited by the car.
While he was smoking, his phone kept lighting up. Although he didn’t reply to any of the messages, he grinned happily.
He felt like a boyfriend waiting for his girlfriend
The thought suddenly popped into his mind.
When Selmaine returned, he stubbed out the cigarette and went to her. “What did you grab?”
liked this side of her, especially since she was usually
