The confusion flickered across his face, genuine, and then realization dawned.
Lexi laughed bitterly. “There it is.”
He stepped around the desk. “You think something happened between us?”
“I don’t think, Julian. I saw. I saw her between your legs, her hands on you—your hand on her waist like she belonged there.”
Julian’s lips parted, stunned.
Lexi’s voice broke as she went on, “Do you know what that did to me? I left that night shaking. I couldn’t breathe. And you—God, you didn’t even chase after me.”
“I didn’t know why you left,” he said, stepping closer, palms up. “I came back from a call, and you were gone.”
“Then why didn’t you ask?” she demanded. “Why didn’t you fight for me? You just assumed I wanted Ethan back.”
“You wouldn’t talk to me,” he said, frustration creeping in. “Y
