He looked exhausted—dark circles under his eyes, unshaven, and worn to the bone.The moment he saw Chloe’s bloodied face, he rushed over in a panic. "Chloe, what happened?"Chloe glanced at me, then collapsed into his arms, sobbing pitifully.She cried like the picture of heartbreak, and the people around us began casting strange, judgmental looks at Dolly and me.Dolly was about to snap back, but I grabbed her arm, holding her back.Julian gently soothed Chloe, then pressed, "Tell me, what really happened?"Chloe sniffled and spoke in a small, timid voice. "It’s nothing. I just wanted to buy something for the baby... and then I ran into Miss White and Miss Jones."They cornered me in the restroom and started questioning me... then one of them pushed me by accident."Dolly couldn’t take it anymore. "Julian, you seriously believe that crap?!"His expression darkened. "It doesn’t matter what the story is. She’s hurt. And you two…"He turned to me, disappointment written all over his face
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