Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman
Chapter 2448

chapter 2448

when Evan heard what Fabian said, he frowned in confusion. On the other hand, Julie was there blushing, waiting with anticipation for what Fabian was going to say next.

It was clear to her now. Fabian knew that she liked him and had deliberately invited her here for dinner with the knowledge of that.

As for what that meant? It was obvious.

Julie felt nervous, and her heart stirred like never before.

She pricked up her ears and continued to listen to what Fabian was going to say next eagerly.

However, she never expected that Fabian's subsequent words would end up extinguishing all her expectations and fantasies in an instant.

"I invited her here so that I wouldn't owe her any favors."

Julie's excited heart skipped a beat. 'He did all this because he didn't want to owe me any favors?'

She looked at Fabian in astonishment, she could not and did not want to imagine what Fabian would say next.

To prevent that from happening, Julie adjusted the smile on her face.

"Mr. Johnson."

She walked over and interrupted Fabian and Evan's conversation.

When Fabian heard her voice, he looked at Evan before looking at Julie.

"Miss Charles, are you done with your phone call?"

"Mhm. It was a call from home. My parents were wondering when I was coming home." Julie smiled faintly and sat by the side before extending her hand toward Lillian. "Lily, can you come over here? I'd like to tell you something."

Lillian looked at Fabian, who understood what Lillian meant. He put her down.

Lillian slowly walked up to Julie, who picked her up in a friendly and gentle manner before seating Lillian beside her.

Julie gently took Lillian's hand and complimented, "Lily, you're such a lovely and understanding child. I hope that you'll grow up healthy and happy and that you'll be able to speak one day." Lillian understood what Julie meant and she nodded to indicate that she acknowledged Julie's words.

"Mr. Johnson, I hope this isn't presumptuous of me, but what exactly is Lily's relationship to you?"

"Lily is my friend's child," Fabian answered matter-of-factly and frankly. "And Lily's staying with me for now because of her health. II

"I see." Julie finally cleared the suspicions in her mind. "So Lily doesn't talk because..."

Toward the end of her sentence, Julie vaguely saw a subtle glint of light flash across Fabian's eyes for a moment.

Fabian would never forget that the reason Lillian could not speak was because of his sister, Lana.

When Evan saw that Fabian was in a daze and became quiet, he spoke up and explained on behalf of Fabian, "It's because Lily had a scare once and fell ill because of it. she got better after, but the only people Lily can talk to at the moment are her parents."

After hearing Evan's explanation, Julie's eyes softened, she looked at Lillian with even more heartbroken eyes.

"I see. It's really unfortunate that such a thing happened to Lily. I hope things get better and she'll get better soon."

"Thank you for your well wishes," Fabian returned the thanks. "By the way, there's a question I've been meaning to ask you if it's okay."

Julie lifted her pretty eyes curiously to meet Fabian's gaze. "What's your question, Mr.

Johnson?"

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

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Julie was stunned by his question.