Chapter 17

Anna's face went pale as soon as she heard that. Without even realizing it, she leaned a bit closer to the man next to her. He felt like a mountain—just being near him gave her a strange sense of safety. Julian looked down at the woman practically curled up against his chest. Her face, once rosy, had lost all color, and she was shaking like a startled kitten. He glanced at her current condition and then listened to the noise from outside. Putting two and two together, he had a pretty solid guess about what had gone down. Well then... that explains a lot. So that weirdly friendly attitude earlier, and her not calling him a pervert anymore? Yeah, turns out she'd kicked a gangster somewhere it really hurts. This girl... definitely not as harmless as she looked. Julian's face stayed calm and unreadable, but a chill flashed in his eyes. "Seriously? What's with all the noise? Are they calling us weak or something?" The guys in the room were all from elite families in the capital. They might'