Chapter 18

Julia paused for a moment, then lowered her head and went back to sketching the initial design draft. She had too much on her plate to get caught up in anything else. Not long after she refocused on her work, her phone buzzed again. She glanced at it mid-task and frowned, clearly not in the mood to deal with whoever was calling. Still, the caller was relentless. Someone like Sebastian would usually give up after two attempts. Unless… something was wrong. Frowning, Julia answered the call, clearly annoyed. Sebastian better have a good reason for this. "What is it?" she asked. "Xav has a fever!" They both spoke at the same time, and then went silent for a few seconds. Sebastian's brows drew tight. Was that really all she ever said to him now? He bit back the urge to snap and instead asked through clenched teeth, "Julia, what are you so busy with that you can't even come home?" Julia let out a long breath. Sebastian's tone instantly smothered any concern she'd felt for Xavier.