Chapter 485


    Chapter 485 Mind Your Own Business


    Meanwhile, Julia was trying to head straight back home as she came to the research center in secret


    without seeing anyone. Besides, Richard was staying in the research center right now and she didn’t


    want to risk him seeing her.


    She had a noticeable baby bump recently. Even if she was wearing loose clothes, people would notice


    the changes in her body when the clothes clung to her body. She didn’t want her parents to find out she


    was pregnant.


    Her father might be a stern man on the surface, but he spoiled her nevertheless. If the older man ever


    knew she was pregnant with Richard’s kid but also broke up with him, her father would never let


    Richard off.


    As Julia turned to leave, her father appeared out of nowhere and called out to her, “Julia.”


    Taken by surprise, she turned back to face him and found him standing in the dark corridor. The man


    might be getting on in years, but he was standing firm and tall.


    Her lips quivered before she hung her head low and addressed the man, “Dad.”


    Julia’s father began to walk toward her and eventually stopped before her. He watched her with a


    serious expression, but his tone was gentle. “You’ve been living outside and noting home for a


    while. Your mother is missing you very much and hoping to see you at home.”


    Julia hung her head low in shame. She couldn’t possibly go home and risk her parents finding out she


    was pregnant as she was experiencing morning sicknesstely.


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    She forced a smile at him as she nodded. “I understand, Dad. I’ve been busy recently. I’lle home


    once I deal with my work.”


    For now, she could only give him a perfunctory response.


    The man didn’t notice anything wrong with his daughter, so he nodded in understanding before he


    turned to leave.


    Julia saw him off until he was out of her sight before she turned on her heel. As she walked forward to


    the entrance of the research center, she noticed a slender figure standing there. Even though the


    person wasn’t facing her, she recognized it was Richard at one nce.


    Julia held her breath, trying to hide the bump on her belly. She didn’t want to reveal the fact that she


    was pregnant to Richard.


    She kept her silence as she began to walk toward the exit without looking at him. She thought Richard


    would ignore her likest time, but he grabbed her wrist unexpectedly when she walked past him.


    Julia stiffened at the proximity as she took a few steps back. She stole a nce at him before lowering


    her head to avoid his gaze as she asked in a low tone, “What do you want, Mr. Jenkins?”


    Richard watched her in silence and felt a pang of sadness at her distant and estranged attitude.


    The lights were on outside the research center as the weather was gloomy. Richard studied Julia with


    the lights reflected on her face. She looks paler than before.


    “The weather’s not good. How about resting in the research center for a while before you leave?” he


    asked in a slow tone.


    As Christi wasn’t breaking up with him any time soon, he felt like he could not do anything at the


    moment.


    Pursing her lips, Julia maintained a neutral expression. There was not an ounce of emotion on her face


    as she answered with a distant attitude, “Mr. Jenkins, I can worry about my business on my own.”


    Julia was about to leave once she finished her words. However, Richard was faster as he took a step


    forward with ease and stopped her in her tracks. “Let me give you a ride. It’s difficult to drive in the


    weather.”


    Suppressing the boiling anger within her, Julia raised her eyes and held his gaze. Then, she started


    with a cold tone, “Richard, we’re no longer in a rtionship or anything, so mind your own business! I


    can go wherever I want. You already have a girlfriend, so stay away from me.”


    He treated me like a strangerst time, so why does he still bother to put on a show of caring about me


    now?


    Julia couldn’t understand what Richard was thinking, and she wasn’t interested to understand the


    workings of his mind either.


    Watching her be quite worked up, Richard didn’t dare say anything in order to avoid further


    triggering her.