Chapter 60

Julie stared silently at Amaya.

Amaya sighed heavily. “Christian’s proven to be a jerk.”

“What happened? Did he cheat on you?”

“After the car accident, I told him I covered Blaine’s compensation through a payday loan, and I guess he’s worried about being implicated.”

“And you’re not even breaking up with him yet?”

“I was just waiting for the right chance.”

Julie paused. “So, is the chance here?”

Amaya nodded. “I think it’s almost here.”

Just as she spoke, Amaya’s phone rang. She glanced at the screen and saw an unread notification. A breakup text from Christian popped up.

Though frowning slightly, a subtle smile played on Amaya’s lips as she softly said, “It’s here.”

She handed the phone to Julie. “Look at this. What a jerk to claim he doesn’t have feelings for me anymore.”

Julie took the phone and scanned the text. Her expression twisted with disgust. “I didn’t have a good impression of him that day.”

Amaya turned to her curiously. “What happened?”

Julie recounted everything that had happened that day in detail.

When Amaya heard the full story, she flew into a rage. “What the hell! It’s fine if he tried fishing for attention, but now he’s fishing for my best friend?”

Seeing Amaya so furious, Julie tried to calm her down. “There, there. Aren’t you going to break up with him already? Why get so mad about it now?”

Amaya huffed. “I spent the past few months pampering him with luxury goods, and now he’s dumped me because he thinks I’m broke!”

“How ridiculous! My daily expenses are enough to cover his expenses for a lifetime, and he thinks I’m poor!”

Amaya grew more agitated. Julie was about to calm her down when her phone rang.

She glanced at the screen and saw a call from Lucian.

Standing up, she walked to the balcony and answered. “Hello?”

Lucian’s lazy voice came from the other end. “Where’s my meal, Juju?” His tone held teasing anticipation.

Julie was confused. “What meal?”

Lucian chuckled. “Who was it saying she’d treat me to a meal? I happen to have time today. Let’s go.”

Julie glanced toward Amaya and lowered her voice. “Today’s not a good day.”

Lucian was clearly disappointed. His tone turned displeased. “Why not?”

Julie explained, “Because I have a friend over, and I can’t leave. Shall we have it another day?”

Lucian narrowed his eyes. His voice carried displeasure and suspicion. “A friend? Your ex-boyfriend?”

Sensing his doubt, she hurriedly clarified. “Of course not. It’s a female friend.”

Lucian snorted. “What’s she doing skipping dinner at home and going to your place?”

Julie answered honestly. “She wants to start a business and is trying to rope me into it.”

Lucian’s interest piqued. He raised his eyebrows. “Oh? What are you planning to do? Tell me about it, and I’ll invest.”

Julie sighed. “We haven’t decided yet, but we’re planning to choose a project based on our field of expertise.”

Lucian nodded. “A strategic planning business?”

Julie was surprised. “How did you guess?!”

Lucian smiled faintly. “Didn’t you just say so?”

Julie blinked, confused. “That’s not it. How do you know that’s my major?”

Lucian chuckled softly. “That’s not important. What’s important is whether I’m right.”

Julie shrugged. “Close enough, but we’ll have to conduct proper market research.” As she finished speaking, she noticed Amaya getting up and walking toward the door.