Seeing Julian enter, my parents looked up, their faces practically bursting with anticipation as they asked what he planned to do.
Instead of answering, Julian sent me out of the room. When I saw him again later, his entire demeanor had shifted. His eyes were icy and venomous, mirroring the exact hatred we shared in our previous life.
"I really underestimated you," he spat. "To manipulate your way into marrying me, you'd even urge your sister to consider surrogacy! But your little scheme is completely useless. Chloe and I already figured out a solution, and we won't let you get in our way!"
Julian actually thought my suggestion to Chloe was just a pathetic attempt to clear a path so I could climb into his bed myself.
So he hurled venomous words to humiliate me.
Unable to take his arro
