Chapter 116: Coaxing a Man

When Julia heard that word escape his mouth, she could feel how the pressure in the room became heavier and how coldness brewed in the air.

Seeing his face etched with disregard and coldness, she could not help but recall what happened earlier. When she chased after Alexander rather than staying with Jared, she realized that he must be that angry to act this way now.

"You must be mad," she uttered between their silence.

However, the man didn't speak and just looked away from her, refusing their eyes to meet.

Once again, the living room became quiet. From where Shiloh was standing, he could see what was happening. Jared seemed like a king disregarding his servant, who was willingly waiting for a reaction from him.

The more the silence provoked, the more Julia thought that it would be better if she let his anger subside first.

"Then I'll go first."

After that chilly encounter, she turned around and walked towards the door. Julia's head was hurting, thinking of how to coax the man tomor