Chapter 23
Chapter 23
Julie swiftly tossed the ring on the trash bin lid, hailed a taxi, and hopped right in.
Elliot watched the taxi drive away. He picked up the ring, gently rubbing it with his slender fingers, then
chuckled helplessly.
Though she changed her name and despite her failed marriage, her coldness and stubbornness have
never changed.
Just like when she was head over heels for Kieran, she ignored everyone around her. Even when she
met him for the first time a few days ago, she had no
clue who he was.
Suddenly, Elliot’s phone rang in his pocket. He nced at the caller ID and saw that it was his dad.
Elliot’s sudden proposal to Julie at the party tonight. had thrown off his dad’s ns, so there was no
chance of his dad getting any peace tonight.
Elliot squeezed the ring in his hand and turned to leave.
Julie took a cab to the hospital, where Daphne was lying in a hospital bed. As soon as Daphne saw
her, she asked eagerly. “Julie, how did it go? Did you make the headlines for tomorrow?”
Julie felt guilty looking at Daphne’s hopeful face.
She sat down next to Daphne and muttered, “The headlines might be about me tomorrow…”
Daphne froze, finally noticing something was off about Julie’s expression.
She didn’t mention the headlines again; instead, she held Julie’s hand and asked with a worried frown.
“What happened? Is something wrong?”
Julie told Daphne everything that happened that evening.
After hearing it all, Daphne’s eyes lit up. She looked at Julie and asked, “What do you think?”
“What do I think? Julie waspletely lost.
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Daphne snapped, “About Elliot! He’s a great guy; he’s been into you for years, and he proposed to you
in public! It’s clear he loves you. Can’t you give him a chance?”
“No chance.” Julie’s answer was straightforward.
Daphne knew Julie was afraid of love because of her past. She wanted tofort Julie, but what came
out was, “You’re not still hung up on that jerk. Kieran, are you? Do you want to find another guy to
obsess over? Julie, let me tell you, women need to find someone who loves them, not someone they
love. Kieran is the perfect example. One minute he’s marrying Bertha, and the next there’s no wedding.
And who was the jerk that saved another woman over you when you were on the operating table?
Haven’t you had enough of being hurt by him?”
Julie knew Daphne was just worried. But the way Daphne was digging into her wounds made her feel
hurt.
She reached out, gripping Daphne’s hand tightly, looking at her with heartfelt eyes, “I won’t go looking
for another man to love deeply again.”
She could never find another man to love deeply again. The man she loved with all her heart was
buried in the ruins of her youth, and she could never go
back.
Julie didn’t want to continue the conversation, so she smiled at Daphne, “Alright, don’t worry! You’re
getting old worrying about me, and I don’t even have
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a boyfriend!”
Daphne blushed, “What are you talking about? You don’t understand. My ultimate goal is to be a
rich and beautiful woman, win Mr. Watson’s heart. and reach the peak of my life!”
Julie burst intoughter, “Don’t you know that Mr. Watson is gay?”
“People can change. Straight guys can be gay, and gay guys can be straight; what do you
know?” Daphne gave Julie a scornful look.
Julie sighed lightly, “Daphne, I didn’t get anything today, and the magazine…”
“Don’t worry, I can take care of it. What’s your n?” What Daphne really wanted to say was that
Sansa’s medical bills this month were barely covered; where were they going to get the money for next
month?
Daphne had tried to convince Julie to stop treating Sansa, whom the doctors had given up on. But Julie
said Sansa was the only blood rtive she had left in the world, so she couldn’t give up on her.
Daphne would never forget the look of despair in Julie’s eyes when she said that, so she never dared
to bring up the idea of giving up on Sansa again.
Julie looked at Daphne with a faint smile, and she took a deep breath, “I’ll go look for a job tomorrow!”