Landon stepped forward, shielding Julia behind him. "I'm not here to reason with anyone. I'm here to stand up for her."
Julia's lips parted, but no words came out.
It was the first time someone had protected her without conditions.
Landon had shown up without questioning her, without demanding explanations—only concerned about whether she was hurt.
Nobody had ever done that for her before. The feeling was unfamiliar, almost overwhelming.
"Landon!"
Sherry was livid. Abandoning all pretense of civility, she lunged toward Julia, only to be firmly blocked by Will.
She didn't understand that anyone with eyes could see that Lucy had been wronged—so why was Landon defending this woman so fiercely?
'Fiancée or not, what did it matter?'
She thought Alvin had already given his approval for
