No Escape from Love novel Chapter 35

Lila rolled her eyes. "Seriously, girl, I'm impressed. Alex is your brother, for heaven's sake. Can't you put in a bit more effort for him? Can't you just be a bit more concerned about him?"

I let out a long sigh and looked at her. "So, what should I do now?"

"Call him," Lila said.

I didn't move.

The thought of calling Alex made me uncomfortable, especially after the conversation we had in the car that day.

Lila said without any hesitation, "This watch is worth over a million. If you lose it…"

I pulled out my phone immediately.

The call connected quickly. I took a deep breath before blurting out everything in one go.

Alex was silent on the other end for a while. Then, he said in an incredibly gentle tone, "I'm heading out of town for a meeting and won't have time for now. Just hold onto it."

I frowned slightly. "But Mr. Hastings, this watch is incredibly expensive. If I lose it, then I might not be able to compensate you for it."

"Then compensate for it with yourself," Alex replied instantly.

For some reason, a flurry of images ran through my mind at that moment. Then, my face turned red as I stammered, "W-What… What did you say?"

Alex cleared his throat and said, "I mean, if you lose it, then you'll just have to work and earn the money to pay for it."

I breathed a sigh of relief but felt frustrated at the same time. "Are you joking? I'm supposed to earn enough money for a million-dollar watch? How long would I need to make enough money for that?"

"I'm about to board my flight. Just keep it for now. I'll call you as soon as I'm back," he said with a tone of finality.

I couldn't help but sneer, "I'm being cold to you? How do you think I should be acting after what you did to me?"

Elena said innocently, "That's why I came to apologize. Julian has feelings for you. He really does like you. Won't you give him a chance?"

"Why should I give him a chance?" I was really impressed with the way her mind worked.

She sounded like a lunatic. Yet someone like her managed to capture Julian's attention for so many years. What did that say about him?

Neither of them was a good person.

The only one I could blame was myself for being blind.

Elena slowly lowered her gaze as she said earnestly, "Julian really does care about you. At first, I thought that he was just playing around with you. But now, I see that I was wrong. Julian really likes you."