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Chapter 149

Author: Walking on Clouds
Amber had been fuming since returning home.

How could her own son speak to her like that? It took her the entire night to calm down. Once she finally regained her composure, she called Alice.

Over the phone, she said, "Julian only sees Aralyn as a nanny. Don't overthink it. He doesn't like her at all."

Alice didn't believe a word of it. She had clearly seen the way Julian looked at Aralyn that day.

Usually, he looked at people who didn't matter to him coldly and emotionlessly. But it was different with Aralyn. When Julian looked at her, his eyes were warm and affectionate.

If that wasn't love, what could it be? Hatred?

Alice was beautiful and came from a good family. Many men admired her, but she wasn't interested in most of them.

When she finally found someone she genuinely liked, she even swallowed her pride to pursue Julian, but Julian remained unmoved.

She had given up on him. "This has nothing to do with me!"

She was convinced she'd find someone even better than Julian.

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