Chapter 484
Chapter 484
‘s visits had be less
Katherine was deeply saddened. She realized that Julian hadn’t beening to her cat cafe like he
used to, and even Aider’s frequent
Julian’s replies to her daily messages had dwindled to just one or two words.
Katherine should have noticed earlier. She had thought Julian was just busy, but now it seemed
otherwise.
She thought, ‘Could it be that he disliked
This thought made Katherine’s eyebrows droop, and she felt depressed.
She had initially wanted to discuss Valerie’s background with Julian, but seeing um leave in such a
hurry and with such a cold attitude, Katherine sighed and lost her appetite.
Back at the car cafe, she saw Julian busying himself at the fruit shop across the street. She took a
deep breath and thought, “Since he didn’te to me. I wille to him.
She didn’t believe that someone who had been so kind could change so suddenly.
that thought, Katherine grabbed her wallet and headed over
Katherine said, “Julun. I came to buy some fruit. I’m going to visit Valerie at the hospital Exter”
Julian paused for a moment, then looked up to see Katherine. His eyes shed with a hint of
complexity as he said, “Pick whatever you want, the prices are listed”
He immediately headed to the back storage mom,
Katherine was stunned by how he kept avoiding her After waiting for about ten minutes and still not
seeing Juliane out, she became angry. She grabbed a few pieces of fruit, put them in a bag,
and called out, “Boss Weigh the fruit and ring it up!”
She emphasized the word “boss” with obvious displeasure.
Julian seemed not to notice her tone. He came out, weighed the fruits, bagged thein, and said.
“Thank you, that’ll be 10 dors”
He didn’t look at Katherine as he handed her the fruit, then turned to leave. Katherine quickly
stopped him, saying. “Take the money and give me my change”
Julian had no choice but to take the money, give her the change, and hand it over.
However, Katherine didn’t take it immediately. She was waiting for Julian to exin what was going
on, why he had been avoiding her since theirst meal
But Julian simply ced the change on the counter and went back to cutting a fruit tter, not
looking at her at all.
“What’s wrong with you?” Katherine, frustrated, confronted Julian directly. He looked up at her and
asked, “Do you need anything else?”
Julian, why are you so distant! Don’t you have anything to say to me
Julian shook his head and said. “No, you’re overthinking. My rtionship with you is the same as
with anyone else. Are you misunderstanding something?”
His words infuriated Katherine. “What do you mean? Why are you avoiding me? What did I do
wrong? Can you please tell me…
Julian took a deep breath, put down the fruit knife, and said, “You’re overthinking. I run a store
every day and have no time to chat with customers. I have to manage the shop and take care of
Aiden. I simply don’t have time to chat with you”
Katherine said, “I don’t believe you. Julian, look at me. I want you to look into my eyes and tell me
that”
She was angry and genuinely upset. As a pampered youngdy, she hadn’t faced much hardship in
her life. Now, tears welled up in her eyes.
Julian, who had been able to ignore her by looking down, couldn’t do so now that their eyes met
He wasn’t good with words, and he couldn’t muster any cold remarks. He sighed and tried to
change the topic, saying, “Miss Santos, my monthly rent is a thousand dors, utilities over a
hundred dors. Aiden’s tuition is about four hundred dors, and monthly expenses are over two
hundred dors. I also need to save four hundred dors a month for his college fund. If you have
nothing else, please move aside so I can continue my business…
He was actually giving her a breakdown of his expenses.
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Katherine pouted, growing even angrier. “Fine, I get it I’m leaving I can’t believe you’re like this. I
was wrong about you””
She turned and left, running back to her eat cafe, furious. She grabbed a nearby cat, hugging it and
stroking its head as if it were Julian. “Julian, why are you treating me like this? What happened?
You were so nice at first. How did you change so quickly!”
stay with her
The kitten struggled and jumped off herp. Katherine felt even more upset. Even the kitten didn’t
want to stay
Once Valerie recovered, she must talk to Valerie about this.
Angrily, she mmed the door, forgetting the fruit, and rushed back into her cat cafe.
It wasn’t peak time, so there were only a few tourists inside. In her frustration. Katherine decided to
close the cafe. She wasn’t in the mood to run. the business.
Julian sighed, leaving the fruit at her door.
The two cats in the disy case on the first floor recognized Julian and meowed, pressing against
the ss for attention
Julian touched their heads through the ss with his finger, then withdrew his hand and went back
to his fruit shop, continuing to pack fruit orders.
His earlier words weren’t just to change the topic.
They were a reflection of his current reality. He relied on this business, calcting every expense
each month. Even though business had improved, he barely made 4,000 dors a month, and he
couldn’t afford to close even for a day. Katherine could shut down her cafe on a whim, but he
couldn’t Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.
He still had to take care of Aiden, whom others saw as a burden.
At thirty–something, Julian wasn’t particrly handsome, and he lived in a small second–hand
house.
In the dating market, he was just fine. Most women he met were also divtreed or had simr
conditions.
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