Chapter 8:
Julian POV
If looks could kill, I would have been dead by now. And perhaps I am, judging from the situation I have found myself in.
Allison kept her face pinned to her plate, using her fork to play with her food. Now and then, she would lift her head and steal a glance at me when she thought no one was looking. I noticed her eyes flashing with mixtures of confusion, betrayal, and anger, the same person that just denied me a few minutes ago.
When her eyes finally met mine, embarrassment washed over her face, her eyes practically begging for me to look away.
I didn’t.
I couldn’t.
I watched her as she tried to process everything that had just happened—the reality of me introducing Hollie as my fiancée. Although she was trying her absolute best to hide it so as not to ruin h
