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After Willow left, Julian headed off to another place. He went up to the rooftop of the Manning Building.
The black coats that the two men were wearing flapped in the night breeze. Both men gave off the intimidating auras of the
nightjars, which usually came out at night to hunt their prey.
Facing the wind, Julian lit a cigarette. He put it between his lips and drew on it. His cheeks were a little sunken as he pulled on the
cigarette, making his handsome features a lot sharper.
When only half of his cigarette was left, Julian directed his gaze to Jeffrey. His voice was steely.
“I’m calling off all of our collaborative work. Also, I’m putting the divorce lawsuit between me and Willow on hold for now. If I’m
going through with it, I’ll have someone else take over the case instead…”
Jeffrey asked, “Why?”
Julian dropped the butt of the cigarette on the floor and put it out by stepping on it with his leather shoe. His voice hardened even
more. “Jeffrey Gibson, you’re asking me why?”
He threw a punch at Jeffrey’s jaw the next instant. Jeffrey took the punch full–on.
Julian straightened himself. He had an icy look in his eyes. “It’s because Willow is my wife. Have you forgotten about that?”
“Your wife?”
Jeffrey lowered his head and wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth. A small injury like that was nothing to him.
He chuckled as he stared at the bloodstains on his hand. “So, you know that she’s your wife. What were you doing all this time,
then? Even the mere existence of Catherine is enough to make Willow so upset. If she ever finds out about the truth, do you think
Willow will still want to stay with you?
“Dream on! Julian, money isn’t everything.”
After working together for so many years, Julian and Jeffrey were having a fallout for the first time ever.
Julian pulled out another cigarette languidly and lit it. He smirked. “Jeffrey, we’re the same kind of people. You know very well
that sometimes money is everything.”
He met Julian’s gaze. “I won’t divorce Willow. Ever.”
Willow did not contact Julian.
Even between a married couple, it was necessary to be shrewd and calculative in discussing matters where personal interests were involved. Moreover, Willow was not such an impatient and impulsive person.
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