Chapter 548

Julian's place. Julian had already called in to excuse Mia from work, basically forcing her to stay home and rest. "I got you some cherries and strawberries." Julian stepped out of the car and waved the bag of fruit towards the window where Mia was standing. Mia looked at him, half annoyed. "So what is this now, house arrest?" Julian just smiled without answering. He was worried Mia wouldn't take care of herself, and even more worried that Nicholas and the others might take her to get a DNA test. Some things were just like Schrödinger's cat—until you opened the box, the cat could still be alive. Even if deep down you knew it was probably dead, as long as no one said it out loud, there was still hope. And right now, Mia needed that little bit of hope to outrun the guilt. "You're not planning to lock me up forever, are you?" Mia sighed and looked over at him as he stepped inside. "You'll settle down eventually, right? Get married or something. I mean, I might not find someone either, but