Chapter 254: Chapter 254

Paige was right next to them, watching as Sonny and Burt completely sold her out.

As the girls’ questions became more probing, Sonny, fearing Paige’s wrath, promptly stopped.

"Alright! That’s the end of today’s Q&A. Let’s meet up again if fate allows!"

After speaking, Sonny, with great leadership charm, rallied everyone for a group photo.

In the photo, Sonny cunningly stood in the center, with arms around two girls’ shoulders, looking just like a big shot if he had a cigarette in his mouth.

Paige twitched her lips; this kid sure loves to act.

Thinking they’d made a fortune this time, Sonny and Burt, as soon as they got in the car, saw the money they’d just received on WeChat magically revert back to Paige’s account without a word.

Seeing the zero balance, Burt was dumbfounded and looked at Paige, "Was it you?"

Paige replied, "You’re still young, I’ll save the money for you."

Doesn’t that sound just like the excuse parents use when they take their kids’ New Year money?

But how many people actually see the money their parents saved when they grow up?

Indeed, everyone’s a deceiver!

Burt and Sonny looked despairing, "Paige, how could you do this? We earned this with our own hands..."

Paige, "You earned it by selling me out?"

Suddenly feeling guilty, the two dared not speak for fear Paige would settle the scores with them.

Just then, Paige’s phone rang. It was Julian calling from abroad.

After Paige answered, Sonny—safe from Julian’s hammer and stare since he was abroad—teased her relentlessly, "Oh my, Paige was so affectionate today! Kept calling him ’sweetheart’ and even kissed his face! Made me so shy."

Burt thought Sonny was digging his own grave and lit a candle for him in his mind.

There’s an old saying: a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. Sonny had probably never heard of it.

Especially with someone as petty as Julian, who can hold a grudge over the tiniest slight for a lifetime, gradually tormenting you over time.

When Paige hung up the call, she shot a sympathetic glance at Sonny.

"Your brother-in-law said he’d bring you a gift back."

Sonny fell silent, intimidated.

Julian wrapped up his business abroad as quickly as possible and immediately returned home.

Paige, knowing his return schedule in advance, dashed straight home after work, eager as an arrow.

But once home, she didn’t find any trace of Julian.

Instead, Sonny and Burt sat silently in the living room. Updates are released by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝕟𝕖𝕥

Paige asked, "Where’s Julian?"

The brothers didn’t dare speak, silently pointing towards the study.

Seeing their frightened looks, Paige furrowed her brow and opened the study door.

The curtains in the study were drawn, with no lights on, dimly lit, but as soon as Paige entered, she spotted Julian sitting in the chair.

She was about to turn on the light when Julian said, "Don’t."

His voice was a bit hoarse, not right, as if struggling to suppress something.

Paige withdrew her hand and walked over to him.

As she got closer, she noticed Julian’s eyes were very red.

Julian, always avoiding allergens as much as possible to prevent allergic reactions, hadn’t had one during their time together, and especially not this severe.

Realizing Paige was watching, Julian quickly covered himself head to toe with his clothes, not even exposing his hands.

He always felt that when he had an allergic reaction, he was like a monster—not just with red eyes, but severely bulging veins all over his body—that even he found terrifying. How could he let Paige see him ?

This was why he often didn’t want to attend some banquets or gatherings with her; he didn’t want to turn into this terrifying state in front of others, both scaring Paige and making her feel embarrassed.

Paige immediately covered her eyes, "Alright, I won’t look."

See, she didn’t look and he got upset.

What a difficult man to please.

Paige sighed and tried to pull off the clothes covering Julian’s face, but couldn’t.

Paige said, "If you don’t let me see, I’ll really leave."

Julian, unwilling to let Paige see his current state, also didn’t want her to leave.

If Paige left, he’d panic, his mind wandering uncontrollably.

After a while, he finally let go, allowing Paige to remove his clothes.

Julian’s entire eye area was red, even the corners of his eyes, and the veins on his hands, neck, and forehead were visibly pronounced.

He was somewhat afraid to look into Paige’s eyes.

But Paige gently cupped his face with her hands.

She asked him, "Julian, do you know why I’m with you?"

Julian pursed his lips, "Because you crave my body."

What a damn... truth.

Paige was momentarily awkward and denied, "You’re talking nonsense, it’s for love."

She looked straight into Julian’s eyes, "So no matter what you are like, it won’t affect your status in my heart. The fact that you had an incident and avoided me makes me feel like a failure."

Julian slowly met her gaze, "Are you really not afraid of how I look ? Don’t you find it disgusting?"

"Who would find their own life disgusting?"

Julian’s body trembled slightly, "Am I your life?"

Paige, "You’re half my life."

When Paige starts sweet-talking, it’s one after another, making it hard to believe she’s usually a straightforward woman.

To prove she meant what she said, Paige lowered her head and kissed Julian’s forehead, kissed his eyes.

"Julian, whatever happens, you mustn’t avoid me."

Julian buried his head in her embrace, "Okay."

At this moment, he finally felt at ease.

Previously, these serious allergic reactions might have lasted several days for Julian.

But somehow, being held by Paige now, the symptoms disappeared in no time.

However, Julian clung to Paige, unwilling to let go; Paige was his medicine, his trial, his entire life.

Now that this medicine, this trial, this life had stepped into his life, he would grip it tightly, like a drowning man clutching the last straw, never letting go.

Once Julian’s condition stabilized, Paige finally asked him the reason for this episode.

Julian was the kind of person who needed to see the ending before watching a TV drama, having control over every plotline.

So he had eliminated all possible sources of allergies; under such circumstances, there shouldn’t have been such a severe reaction.

There had to be something else involved.

Julian said, "I ran into Austin Xavier when I got out of the airport."

Paige frowned, Austin Xavier again?

"The way he looked at me was even more hateful than before," Julian said, sounding aggrieved, "I suspected he was going to throw a bomb at me, but instead, he suddenly started throwing money in the air."

In the end, at the airport, people would have crowded around Julian to snatch the money.

With so many people, Julian had no way to avoid it, leading to this condition.

Paige’s expression turned cold.

She had hit Austin Xavier lightly before; clearly, it was too gentle.