UGLY? No More!
“Once. Years ago. When Cross Atelier was just rebuilding after the scandal with my uncle. He backed us anonymously. Then vanished again.”
Elara raised a brow. “And you trust him?”
Julian shrugged. “I trust results. And I trust you. If you’re not comfortable after meeting him, we walk away.”
She appreciated that.
Truly.
As their starters arrived, grilled peaches with burrata and mint, Elara let the weight in her chest loosen slightly.
She could do this.
The past didn’t have to follow her here.
“Julian,” she said suddenly, after a quiet pause, “do you ever wonder why I disappeared for so long? After school?”
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