Chapter 206

Aria's POV Julian tried to comfort me, but a wave of guilt still washed over me. Blame it all on Summer! If she hadn't planted that ridiculous idea in my head, I wouldn't have spent the entire afternoon wondering if Julian had a crush on me. "What's wrong? Tell me about it. Maybe I can help," Julian said, his eyebrows raised as he scrutinized my face. I took another sip of water, then looked up to meet his gaze. "It's nothing, I just need a little more time to adjust." After a brief pause, I added, "Julian, can I ask you something... personal?" I usually don't pry into other people's private lives, but I needed to clear this up before I could focus on the afternoon shoot. He asked, "What kind of question requires such a disclaimer?" My cheeks burned. "It's about your love life." Julian's expression froze, and then he looked down at the sports drink in his hand. "Go ahead," he said. "Do you have someone you like?" I asked, finding this a more subtle way to phrase it. After all, directly