Julia looked at the weeping Stephanie, only moved for a moment before pushing her hand away. "Stephanie, you were the one who abandoned me first."
Stephanie's body went limp, and she slid to the floor.
Yosef and Stephanie certainly wouldn't let the matter rest. However, Julia and I seemed to tacitly agree to put the distressing matter behind us. She took my hand and asked, "How are you and Xavier doing lately?"
Julia didn't know the truth about my marriage to Xavier; she simply assumed we were truly in love.
I nodded, feeling a pang of guilt. "We're doing well..."
"Bring Xavier back to see me next time. It's not right for you to come back alone."
I laughed awkwardly. "Ha, ha, he's away on business lately. He's busy. We'll definitely do that next time."
Julia looked at me with a c
