Chapter 8

By the time Henry finally arrived at the scene, Ethan had already managed to talk Julia down. Ethan, Xander, and Kyle surrounded Julia protectively. Julia looked at them with tear-filled eyes, and she was still struggling. "Don't stop me. I can't be that selfish. If it's only for my sake, then it's really not worth it. I can't bear to see you getting hurt because of me again." As Julia spoke, her tears kept streaming down. Ethan's heart ached for her as he gently wiped the tears from her face. Xander wanted to pull her into his arms, but Ethan had done it before he could. Hence, he could only hold Julia's hand instead. Xander looked like he felt deeply sorry for Julia. It was as if he wished he could fuse Julia into his very bones. Just moments ago, they had been wondering whether Penny had truly chosen someone else. But after Julia caused that scene, they stopped paying attention to Penny. They thought Penny could never really leave them. Even if what Benny had said was true