Chapter 37

The crowd's murmurs were all unkind, targeted at Elena, and she couldn't stand it any longer. She grabbed her things and slipped away in embarrassment. After walking a short distance, Elena suddenly stopped in her tracks. She had a victorious expression on her face as she walked back toward me and asked in a low voice, "Serena, have you grown used to Julian's life revolving around you?" I frowned. "I already told you—I hope that Julian and you never appear in front of me again. Beyond that, what Julian chooses to do is his own choice." What a lunatic. She was just completely irrational. After Elena left, I got a message on my phone as soon as I arrived at the coffee shop. It was from Julian. "Can't they just leave me alone?" I muttered to myself. The message read, "Serena, I've already given up on Elena. I won't ever contact her again. I just hope you can forgive me." Without a second thought, I blocked that number. Unexpectedly, Julian was waiting outside the coffee shop when