After sitting there for a while, Julian finally forced himself to lie back down. He desperately wanted sleep to take his mind off everything for a few hours.
But just as he reached for the lamp beside the bed, his phone suddenly dinged. Julian frowned and picked it up.
It was a message from Dan.
Dan: [Reminder: Your meeting with Sophia King from LuminaTech is scheduled for tomorrow at 2PM.]
The moment he read the message, his heartbeat changed instantly.
He would see Sophia again tomorrow.
A strange mix of nervousness and excitement filled his chest so suddenly that he sat upright again without realizing it. Julian stared at the text for several long seconds.
Part of him couldn’t wait to see her again. The other part dreaded it completely.
Their first interaction at the gala had go
