Chapter 35

Leslie, realizing their sudden closeness, quickly separated from Julian and looked forward in the direction of the voice. Julian irritably looked for the owner of the voice too, his brows widening slightly when he saw that they belonged to a middle-aged man in khakis and an orange long-sleeved shirt, a big grin on his face as he strode towards Leslie.

"There you are, my mentee!" Leslie groaned playfully while grinning as she was enveloped in a hug.

"Arthur, I told you not to call me that. It sounds weird." She giggled reveling in the warm hug of the man.

Arthur laughed out loud. "Since I'm your mentor, it's only fair that I call you mentee, isn't it?"

Leslie gave him a pointed look and he yielded. "Oh, alright, fine. I'll call you whatever you want. Glad you could make it," Arthur said with a wide smile. He looked up and his eyes met Julian's. "Oh my, who's this handsome young fellow? Leslie, your boyfriend?" He asked mirroring Kiki's exact words.

Julian walked towards him briskly a