Chapter 33

"Talk about what?" he asked back, a slight grin tugging at his lips as he strolled toward Anna. "You know... that whole thing where I'm supposedly some psycho who stalked you into a fake marriage? That tale's wild. I'm the lead here and somehow have no memory of it. How about you walk me through it?" Yeah... no way she was gonna bluff her way out now. Anna chuckled awkwardly, scooting back ever so slowly. "Hey, you're the one who asked me to help with this little show. I gave it my all, okay? Maybe pushed it a bit to drive the drama home, but I swear, nothing shady behind it." She had no shame twisting "revenge" into "driving the drama home." Totally unfazed. Julian had seen enough of her nonsense to not be surprised. He raised an eyebrow, clearly amused. As he kept closing in, Anna's bravado crumbled in seconds. Words failed, and she panicked. She threw her arms over her head and wailed, "Ahh! I'm sorry! Please don't hit my face! It hurts! Go easy on me, okay?" She'd once read about r