Chapter 270

The booth had clear glass walls, so Julian didn't even leave the area—you could spot him right outside from where Anna sat. She leaned her head, gnawing on her chopsticks, eyes fixed on his tall figure. Throughout the nearly thirty-minute call, Julian barely said more than a few "yeah"s and "uh-huh"s. No clues about who was on the other end or what they were talking about. Honestly, by the time the call wrapped up, Anna was already full and bored out of her mind. As he ended the call and pushed the door open, he found her twirling her hair out of sheer boredom. "You done eating?" "Way long ago. Thank God you came back—I was losing my mind." She ran up and wrapped her arms around his waist, looking up at him with an innocent face. "Who were you talking to? That was forever. Did something happen?" Was it intuition or just knowing him too well? Even though Julian's face looked calm, Anna sensed a subtle storm brewing in his eyes. "It's nothing," he said with a soft smile, ruffling her hai