Vivienne’s POV I stood at the doorway and replied coldly, “You’ll find out once you see it. I’m not going home with you. Go home by yourself.”But Julian acted as if he didn’t hear me. He placed my high heels in front of me and coaxed softly, “Darling, Maximilian’s waiting for you at home. Come with me, please.”I turned my face away, suppressing the turmoil in my chest, and answered, “He’s only waiting for the tool that helps him do his homework. If I didn’t help him, the person he’d be looking for tonight wouldn’t be me. Just go, I’m not coming home.”Julian suddenly knelt down on one knee and gripped my ankle. His trousers creased slightly as he spoke words that made my chest tighten. “We need you.”I laughed bitterly at myself and replied with sarcasm, “Seems like what you really need is Ophelia. Everything was solved the moment she showed up at school today. Even Maximilian listened to her.”Julian’s expression darkened. He let out a short, humorless la
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