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"When I was going through my divorce with Edward, Mr. Hart helped me gather a lot of the key evidence I needed for the case," Macie explained.Julian pursed his lips before looking at Sean. He had known about the divorce, but he hadn't been able to help her much at the time."So, you can head home now, Mr. Atkins. I've already dropped her off safe and sound," Sean said.Julian gave him one last look, clenched his fist, and, knowing that there was nothing more he could do, turned to leave. Before he was about to take his first step, Macie called out from behind, "Why don't you join us, Julian? That is, if you don't mind."Julian immediately spun around. He was unable to hide the joy on his face. "Sure," he answered without hesitation.Sean, on the other hand, annoyedly asked, "Why are you inviting him?"Wasn't this meal supposed to be her way of making it up to him? Why was Julian tagging along?"Well… Julian's always been very kind to me," Macie explained.However, Sean refused

Meanwhile, Sean and Julian placed two bags of groceries on the kitchen counter before making their way to the couch in the living room in Macie's apartment. Macie poured each of them a cup of coffee and said, "Make yourselves at home. If you're bored, I can put on a movie for you.""No need to go through the trouble. Go ahead and do your thing," Julian said. "Would you like me to help?""No, it's fine. I've got this," she responded.The vegetables and meat they bought from the supermarket were already clean and didn't need much prepping—just some light trimming and chopping.While she busied herself in the kitchen, the two men were left alone on the couch, quietly taking in their surroundings. It was their first time in Macie's place. The two-bedroom apartment wasn't big, but it was neat and clean, with a faint, indescribable scent in the air."Did the Fowlers buy this place for her?" Sean inquired. Since it was just the two of them, it was obvious that he was talking to Julian, e

"Let me help you, Macie. Otherwise, I'd feel bad just lounging around," Julian offered. He noticed Sean standing in the doorway of the kitchen, so he decided to join him.The two tall men flanked the entrance, instantly blocking the entire doorway. Macie looked at them and said, "The kitchen's really small. If you both enter, I won't be able to move. So, please step outside. It's kind of stressful having the two of you staring at me like this."To be fair, neither of them was someone she felt totally at ease around. Macie didn't want to imagine what it would be like to have two pairs of eyes watching her cook, but felt that it wouldn't be too pleasant. "Mr. Atkins, if you feel bad about it, you could always head home. That way, Macie will have one less mouth to cook for," Sean said, leaning against the doorframe. Julian shot back, "Sure, as long as you leave too, Mr. Hart. That way, she doesn't have to cook at all, and you won't be bothering her.""I'm here because she invited m

Julian listened to their conversation from the sidelines and asked what had happened to Alice. Sean briefed him about what Sharon had done, and Julian frowned. He remarked, "Now that Sharon has the Hale family backing her, she even dares to pick on Alice.""Elias already made her apologize and compensate Alice. I doubt he'll let her hurt my sister again," Sean said. If it happened again, he wouldn't settle it privately. He figured that spending the whole Saturday walking around and shopping should've been enough to teach Elias a lesson. After all, the most exhausting part was not the spending but having to follow along during the whole shopping trip. Even a donkey would end up with its hooves worn down.As Sean recounted, Julian's mind drifted elsewhere. Alice had her family protecting her, but what about Macie? Yosef from the Fowler family would look out for her, but he was old. How much longer could he really keep her safe?Guilt and a sense of inadequacy washed over Julian as

Diana chuckled softly when she heard that. Now, she understood how Sean had managed to convince Alice. "That was your brother's idea, not mine," she said, not planning to get involved in the battle between her two children.Diana took a screenshot of the text she'd sent to Sean and sent it to Alice. When Alice read it, she realized that her mom hadn't forced her to show up at all. Her mom had just casually asked Sean to pass the message along.Alice couldn't believe it! Sean had twisted the truth just to get her out of the picture. She'd wasted two hours on a pointless blind date and missed out on Macie's home-cooked meals.Her lips curled into a cold smile as she thought of the reason behind this. It was obvious that Sean wanted to see Macie and have her cook for him. If that weren't possible, he'd still stick around and eat whatever was available."Alright. That's all I wanted to know. I'm hanging up now, Mom," Alice said before ending the call. Without missing a beat, she called