Early the next morning, my apartment doorbell rang frantically.It was Julian's mother. Her eyes were red. She grabbed my hand, looking completely helpless."Aria, Julian has lost his mind." She sighed, her voice full of exhaustion and panic. "He smashed half the estate last night. First thing this morning, he issued a kill order to run Sloane out of the city completely.""He's locked himself in his room. He won't see anyone. Please, go talk to him."I calmly pulled my hand away and handed her a glass of warm water."Auntie, that's not my problem anymore." I looked at her, my eyes completely dead. "He and I are done."She stood there stunned. In the end, she could only sigh deeply and leave.That night, a massive thunderstorm slammed the city.I was sitting on the couch, tweaking my design sketches. The thunder outside mixed with the pouring rain, deafeningly loud.A text popped up on my phone."I'm downstairs."It was a new number from Julian.I frowned and walked to the window. Unde
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