Chapter 37 Julian Opens Up

Eva waited in the car for some minutes when she pulled over in her garage. She did not want Hazel or any of the girls to notice she had been crying.  She wiped her eyes out before alighting from the car.

She perceived Julian's perfume in the foyer immediately she walked in, however, to avoid questions, she waved at Carlos who sat on one of the sofas in the lounge, and headed straight to the staircase.

"Eva!" Carlos called. Eva waved again and continued climbing the stairs hurriedly.

She put her thumb on the optical scanner and could not wait to get into the bedroom. She needed her favorite view so badly to calm herself down.

Eva was taken aback by what she saw. She trembled and halted in the middle of the room.

Julian lay on his bed with his eyes fixed on his phone. He just got out of the bathroom and the smell of his soap filled the room.

She began to take steps backward.

"Where did you go?" Julian asked with a quiet tone that held some undertone o