As Lily caught her breath, she replied, "The clothes don't really fit. It takes effort to put them on." Julian's voice carried through the fitting room door, loud enough for the whole store to hear. "Brad, if the clothes don't fit, just lose some weight instead of squeezing into them. You're wearing Lily out." "How much money can you get from him? More than what I could give you?" Brad, infuriated by Julian, asked harshly. "What are you talking about?" Lily felt bewildered by Brad's questioning. 'My relationship with Julian is simple. Why am I struggling to find words to explain it because of Brad's question?' "Are you approaching him for his money?" Brad pressed further. Unable to explain any longer, Lily wasn't surprised by the turn of the conversation and decided not to overthink i

