Chapter 43

When Evelyn rushed into First Hospital, she ran smack into Julian, who seemed to be there patching himself up too. The moment she spotted the dried blood on Julian's forehead, her steps halted. "What happened to you? Got mugged or something?" Julian looked a bit beat up—definitely not his usual smooth self. They hadn't even been apart for two hours. Julian looked surprised to see her here as well, stepping closer, raising a brow, "What are you doing here?" While asking, he gave her a once-over. Feeling his gaze, Evelyn answered, "Came to check on Alexandra." Julian remembered seeing Alexandra just earlier at dinner. She seemed fine then. How did things go downhill this fast? "What happened to your forehead?" Evelyn took a step closer, eyeing the wound with a frown. "Looks like you got hit pretty hard?" Julian just shrugged, like it was no big deal. "Yeah. Crossed the wrong person. Almost got my skull cracked." Evelyn eyed him suspiciously. "Did you go back to the bar?" Was it Nathaniel