Chapter 89

Zachary chuckled. “I don’t know if she’ll fall for me, but she’s definitely not going to fall for you right now.”

Zachary’s provocative words incensed Zayn, and his expression turned incredibly stormy.

As he raised his fist, looking as if he was about to punch Zachary again, Julie put herself in front of Zachary without the slightest hesitation.

She stared Zayn down fearlessly and said loudly, “That’s enough, Zayn Peyton!”

Zayn did not expect her to continue defending Zachary. His anger spiked. However, as if a thought had occurred to him, he sneered and said meaningfully, “Hey Julie, does Lucian know…!”

Julie’s expression twisted, and her lips trembled faintly as she interrupted him angrily, “Shut up!”

Perhaps because she was too angry, her voice shook. She could not stand Zayn dragging Lucian into their conflict. She did not want Lucian to know about what had happened over the past few years, especially how she had been ridiculed by many for being Zayn’s lapdog.

How would Lucian view her if he found out? He would probably find her disgusting.

As she thought this, Julie felt inexplicably intimidated.

Zayn’s anger grew at the sight of her agitated expression. He sneered and asked, “What are you afraid of, Julie?”

His attitude was as condescending as usual as he continued, “What are you so afraid of him finding out how much of a lapdog you’ve been for me for the last few years?”

Julie instantly paled at being seen through.

Before she could speak, Amaya angrily stepped in front of her, shielding Julie behind her back. “How shameless can you be, Zayn Peyton?” she said protectively. “You and Julie have already broken up, but here you are harassing her so persistently. Don’t you find your actions self-degrading?”

Zayn’s expression darkened, and he sneered, “Hm? If I recall correctly, Chase Shaw is already back in the country, isn’t he? Why are you still hanging around here?”

At the mention of the name Chase Shaw, Amaya’s breath caught and she began to tremble uncontrollably, tears gradually filling her eyes.

Chase was back? How was that possible! Her grandfather, Patrick Shaw, had driven him out of the country and made him swear never to return. There was no way he had come back. Zayn must just be trying to frighten her.

Thinking this, the tension gradually drained out of her. She jutted her chin forward, facing Zayn down. “You stop trying to scare me.”

Zayn snorted coldly. “You’ll know very soon whether I’m just trying to scare you.” He smiled meaningfully.

Julie did not know who this Chase Shaw was, but from the look on Amaya’s face, she knew that he was definitely not a good person. She reached out to tug on Amaya’s sleeve. “Please help me send Zachary to the hospital for a check-up, Amaya.”

Amaya was slightly surprised. “Aren’t you coming along?”

Julie shook her head. If she did not properly clear things up with Zayn, there was no way he was going to allow her to leave.

“There’s no need to fear him, Julie,” Zachary said quietly from the side.

Julie simply shook her head again and asked Amaya to escort Zachary away.

Although disgruntled, Zachary could not say much in the face of Julie’s resolute attitude. However, when he caught sight of Zayn’s goading look as he was leaving, he could not resist kicking him.

“Don’t start getting all smug, Zayn,” he said warningly. “Julie’s never going to look back.”

Zayn had not expected such childishness from Zachary, so he had been unprepared for the kick. However, considering that he had won this battle, Zayn was in a good enough mood not to hold it against Zachary.

Once Amaya and Zachary had left, Julie and Zayn were the only two people remaining in the VIP room. For a moment, neither of them spoke.

Julie glanced at her wristwatch with some irritation. Ten minutes had already passed. She cursed inwardly: What exactly did this bastard want to do?