Chapter 273

By the time Julia realized what had happened, there were already several photos on her phone. She lowered her gaze to look at the images of Sebastian and Xavier walking away. Her finger hovered over the delete button, but in the end, she didn't press it. Whatever. She'd already taken them anyway. When the school gates opened, the crowd at the entrance slowly dispersed. Julia gave one last look at Sebastian and Xavier in the distance, then started the engine and backed out of the parking space. … By noon, after powering through a mountain of work, Julia was too exhausted to even think about lunch. When she heard the knock at the door, she was idly scrolling through her phone and didn't bother looking up. "Come in." At this hour, it was most likely Stella stopping by to drag her out for a meal. She heard the door creak open. Her eyes were still fixed on the phone screen. In it was a photo of Xavier in his school uniform with a red flower pinned to his chest. He was standing