Semua Bab Revenge After Rebirth: No Longer Yours, Ex!: Bab 121 - Bab 125

Julia’s POV“Really?” Isabella’s voice burst through the phone, bubbling with excitement, like she’d just heard the best news ever. “This is good news, Jules! Declan still loves you? Oh my God, that’s amazing!” She paused. “So, do you love him? Come on, spill it!”I opened my mouth, but the words couldn’t come as I stuttered. “I… I don’t…” My voice felt uncertain. My fingers tightened around the phone as I paced the length of my bedroom. “Common, Julia,” Isabella said, her tone softening now, like a friend who knew me better than I wanted to admit. “You can’t deprive yourself of happiness. Not again, you know. You’ve been through too much to keep shutting yourself off like this.” She sighed. “Declan’s not perfect, sure, but the way you talked about that night… it wasn’t just a mistake, was it? There’s something there. You felt it. Don’t lie to me.”I sank onto the edge of my bed. My free hand fidgeted beside me as I tried to find the right words. “Bella, it’s not that simple,” I said

Julia’s POVVictor adjusted. “A collaboration on the Nexus project?” he repeated, leaning back in his chair with a casual ease. “Is that all you need, my dear?”I tilted my head, letting a faint smile play on my lips, keeping my tone light. “Yes. That’s exactly what I need.” My fingers rested lightly on the stem of my wine glass as I held his stare. This was the moment the pivot from his flirtations to the real reason I was here. I wasn’t about to let his charm derail me.He chuckled and swirled the wine in his glass before taking a sip. “Done,” he said. “Tomorrow, I’ll have the documents drawn up for the project. I’ll sign, you’ll sign, and we’ll make this official.” He paused, his eyes narrowing slightly, a playful glint in them. “But what about my other request? Have you given it any thought?”I raised an eyebrow, my smile tightening just a fraction. “You just agreed to the collaboration, I need time to see what you can truly do for me to prove you really want me.”Mr. Victor was t

Alex’s POVMy voice came again, but this time, I didn’t knock. The door to Julia’s room loomed in front of me. My hand hovered over the wood, fingers curling into a fist, whether to knock again but I let it drop. I was done begging for her attention. “Julia,” I called. “I’m heading to the hospital to see Celeste. If you feel like it, why don’t you sneak out while I’m gone? Go meet some other guys like you always used to. Seems like that’s what you’re good at lately.”The words tasted weird and too harsh but I didn’t take them back. I turned on my heel as I stormed down the stairs. The front door slammed behind me as I stepped into the cool night air. My breath puffed out in a cloud, and I shoved my hands into my jacket pockets, heading to my car. Julia could do whatever she wanted. I was done trying to hold onto something that kept slipping through my fingers.The drive to the hospital was a blur of streetlights and the low song of the car radio, some old rock song I didn’t bother to