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‘s visits had be less
Katherine was deeply saddened. She <b>realized </b>that Julian hadn’t beening to her cat cafe like he used to, <b>and </b>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 <b>made </b>Katherine’s eyebrows droop<b>, </b>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 ofplexity 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 <b>about </b>ten minutes and still not seeing Juliane out, she became angry. She grabbed a few pieces of fruit, put them in a <b>bag</b>, 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 <b>handed </b>her the fruit, then turned to leave. Katherine <b>quickly </b>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 their <bst </b>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 <b>up </b><b>at </b>her and <b>asked</b>, “Do you need <b>anything </b>else?”
Julian, why are you so distant! Don’t you have anything to <b>say </b>to me
Julian shook his head and said. “No, you’re overthinking. My <b>rtionship </b>with you <b>is </b>the <b>same </b>as with anyone else. Are you <b>misunderstanding </b>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 <b>took </b>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 <b>you</b>. Julian, look at me. I want you to look into my <b>eyes </b><b>and </b>tell me <b>that</b>”
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 <b>met</b>
<b>He </b>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 <b>a </b>month for <b>his </b>college fund. If you have nothing else, please move <b>aside </b><b>so </b><b>I </b>can continue my business…
He was actually giving her a breakdown of his <b>expenses</b><b>.</b>
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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 <b>as </b>if it were Julian. “Julian, why are you treating me like this? <b>What </b>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 <b>to </b>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 <b>a </b>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 <b>door</b>.
The two <b>cats </b><b>in </b>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 <b>fruit </b>shop, continuing to pack fruit orders.
His earlier words weren’t just to change the topic<b>.</b>
They were a reflection of <b>his </b>current reality. He relied on this business, calcting every expense each month. Even though business had improved, he barely <b>made </b>4,000 <b>dors </b><b>a </b><b>month</b><b>, </b><b>and </b>he couldn’t afford to <b>close </b>even for <b>a </b><b>day</b>. Katherine could shut down her cafe on a whim, but he couldn’t
He still had to take <b>care </b>of Aiden, whom others <b>saw </b>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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