Chapter\u00a046<\/p>\n
For\u00a0the\u00a0sake\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0reputation,\u00a0Eloise\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0left\u00a0with\u00a0no\u00a0choice\u00a0but\u00a0to\u00a0promise\u00a0she\u2019d\u00a0send\u00a0Victor\u00a0abroad\u00a0for\u00a0six\u00a0years.<\/p>\n
Yet\u00a0after\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0drama,\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0life\u00a0had\u00a0only\u00a0gotten\u00a0harder.\u00a0Even\u00a0so,\u00a0she\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0lost\u00a0anything.\u00a0Compared\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0constant\u00a0fear\u00a0of\u00a0sleeping\u00a0next\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0pervert,\u00a0everything\u00a0else\u00a0felt\u00a0insignificant.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0fucking-\u201d\u00a0Victor\u00a0snarled,\u00a0then\u00a0suddenly\u00a0grinned,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0struck\u00a0by\u00a0a\u00a0thought.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0you\u00a0stare\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0nudes\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0sleep.\u00a0What\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0matter?\u00a0Caleb can\u2019t\u00a0satisfy\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0vulgarity\u00a0turned\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0stomach.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0clearly\u00a0underestimated\u00a0just\u00a0how\u00a0shameless\u00a0Victor\u00a0could\u00a0be.<\/p>\n
With\u00a0a\u00a0cold\u00a0laugh,\u00a0she\u00a0shot\u00a0back,\u00a0\u201cWho cares\u00a0about\u00a0a\u00a0sexually\u00a0underdeveloped\u00a0boy like\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Then\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0heel and\u00a0walked\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
Victor\u00a0always\u00a0preyed\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0weak\u00a0and\u00a0backed\u00a0down in\u00a0the\u00a0face\u00a0of\u00a0strength.\u00a0The\u00a0more\u00a0afraid\u00a0she\u00a0was,\u00a0the\u00a0harder\u00a0he\u00a0latched\u00a0on.\u00a0But\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0stood\u00a0her\u00a0ground,\u00a0he\u00a0hesitated.\u00a0Ever\u00a0since\u00a0the incident\u00a0six\u00a0years\u00a0ago,\u00a0he\u00a0harbored\u00a0a\u00a0faint\u00a0fear\u00a0of\u00a0her.\u00a0Still,\u00a0his\u00a0entitled\u00a0arrogance\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0go.\u00a0If\u00a0he couldn\u2019t have\u00a0her,\u00a0he\u2019d\u00a0try\u00a0to\u00a0break\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0remembered\u00a0the softness\u00a0of her\u00a0palm\u00a0from\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0slapped\u00a0her\u00a0before.\u00a0The\u00a0thought\u00a0stirred\u00a0something\u00a0in\u00a0him.\u00a0He\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0wrist\u00a0and\u00a0leered.\u00a0\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0even\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0down\u00a0there?\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0face\u00a0lit\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0smug\u00a0satisfaction,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0enjoyed\u00a0being\u00a0degraded.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0wave\u00a0of\u00a0revulsion\u00a0swept\u00a0over Sydney.\u00a0Goosebumps\u00a0rose\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0skin\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0fought\u00a0to\u00a0break\u00a0free.\u00a0\u201cLet\u00a0go!\u201d<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0then,\u00a0Elliot\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0rang\u00a0out from\u00a0the\u00a0living\u00a0room.\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Sterling,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0back!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0froze.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh\u00a0damn\u00a0it.\u00a0Why\u00a0the\u00a0hell\u00a0is\u00a0he\u00a0here?\u201d\u00a0Victor\u00a0muttered\u00a0under\u00a0his\u00a0breath,\u00a0instinctively\u00a0releasing\u00a0her.\u00a0He\u00a0growled\u00a0a\u00a0warning.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0him\u00a0find out!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDepends\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0mood.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0threw\u00a0over\u00a0her\u00a0shoulder.\u00a0She\u00a0pulled\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0packet\u00a0of\u00a0cotton\u00a0alcohol\u00a0pads,\u00a0wiped\u00a0her\u00a0wrist,\u00a0and\u00a0forced\u00a0herself\u00a0forward.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0living\u00a0room\u00a0buzzed\u00a0with\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0energy\u00a0than\u00a0before.\u00a0When\u00a0Sydney\u00a0first\u00a0walked\u00a0in,\u00a0the\u00a0mood\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0entirely\u00a0different.\u00a0Now,\u00a0Julian\u00a0had\u00a0entered\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0overwhelming\u00a0presence.\u00a0He\u00a0wore\u00a0a\u00a0tailored\u00a0black\u00a0dress\u00a0shirt,\u00a0the\u00a0fit\u00a0sharp\u00a0and\u00a0precise,\u00a0the\u00a0matching\u00a0trousers\u00a0sculpting\u00a0his long\u00a0legs.\u00a0He\u00a0handed\u00a0his\u00a0blazer\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0butler,\u00a0every\u00a0motion\u00a0elegant,\u00a0reserved,\u00a0and\u00a0detached,<\/p>\n
Victor\u00a0brushed\u00a0past\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0headed\u00a0straight\u00a0for\u00a0Julian,\u00a0grinning.\u00a0\u201cCuz,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0back?\u00a0If\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0known\u00a0you\u00a0had\u00a0time,\u00a0I<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
8:41\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a046<\/p>\n
would\u2019ve\u00a0picked\u00a0you\u00a0up\u00a0myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0bother,\u201d\u00a0Julian\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0dark\u00a0eyes\u00a0calm\u00a0and\u00a0unreadable.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0germophobic.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh\u2026\u00a0Uh\u2026\u201d\u00a0Victor\u2019s\u00a0grin\u00a0wavered.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0car.\u00a0Picked\u00a0it\u00a0up\u00a0yesterday.\u00a0No\u00a0one\u2019s\u00a0sat\u00a0in\u00a0it\u00a0yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Across\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0Fiona\u00a0spotted\u00a0Sydney\u00a0and\u00a0beckoned\u00a0her\u00a0over.<\/p>\n
\u201cAunt\u00a0Fiona.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0approached,\u00a0frowning\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0faint\u00a0scent\u00a0of\u00a0smoke.<\/p>\n
78%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0stubbed\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0half\u2013smoked\u00a0cigarette\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0ashtray\u00a0with\u00a0deliberate\u00a0precision,\u00a0then\u00a0gave\u00a0Victor\u00a0a\u00a0flat\u00a0look.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0said<\/p>\n
you\u2019re\u00a0filthy.\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0few\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0younger\u00a0relatives\u00a0stifled\u00a0laughter.\u00a0Of\u00a0course\u00a0Victor\u00a0was\u00a0filthy\u2013he\u2019d\u00a0been\u00a0chasing\u00a0girls\u00a0since\u00a0middle\u00a0school.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0as\u00a0Eloise\u2019s\u00a0favorite\u00a0grandson,\u00a0no\u00a0one\u00a0else\u00a0dared\u00a0say\u00a0it\u00a0out\u00a0loud.\u00a0Only\u00a0Julian\u00a0could\u00a0get\u00a0away\u00a0with\u00a0it,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0even\u00a0said\u00a0it<\/p>\n
with\u00a0a\u00a0smile.<\/p>\n
\u201cJulian,\u00a0come\u00a0on.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0joking.\u00a0Look,\u00a0our\u00a0cousins\u00a0are\u00a0laughing\u00a0at\u00a0me.\u2018<\/p>\n
11<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0gave\u00a0him\u00a0nothing.\u00a0Calm\u00a0and\u00a0almost\u00a0detached,\u00a0he\u00a0replied,\u00a0\u201cWho\u00a0said\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0joking?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0quiet\u00a0laughter\u00a0picked\u00a0up\u00a0again.\u00a0And\u00a0somehow,\u00a0their\u00a0usually\u00a0untouchable\u00a0elder\u00a0cousin\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0stirring it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s so\u00a0funny?\u201d\u00a0a\u00a0sharp,\u00a0commanding\u00a0voice\u00a0called\u00a0out\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0elevator.<\/p>\n
Everyone\u00a0stilled.\u00a0Sydney\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0others\u00a0murmured\u00a0under\u00a0their\u00a0breath,\u00a0\u201cGrandma.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone\u2013except\u00a0Julian.\u00a0He\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0spoken\u00a0to\u00a0Eloise\u00a0in\u00a0years.\u00a0He\u00a0never\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0family\u00a0dinners\u00a0or\u00a0greeted\u00a0her,\u00a0not\u00a0even<\/p>\n
out\u00a0of\u00a0formality.<\/p>\n
Eloise\u00a0scanned\u00a0the\u00a0room\u00a0before\u00a0settling\u00a0her\u00a0gaze\u00a0on\u00a0Sydney.\u00a0\u201cWhere\u2019s\u00a0Caleb?\u00a0Is\u00a0he\u00a0unavailable\u00a0again\u00a0today?\u201d<\/p>\n
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When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 46 Chapter\u00a046 For\u00a0the\u00a0sake\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0reputation,\u00a0Eloise\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0left\u00a0with\u00a0no\u00a0choice\u00a0but\u00a0to\u00a0promise\u00a0she\u2019d\u00a0send\u00a0Victor\u00a0abroad\u00a0for\u00a0six\u00a0years. Yet\u00a0after\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0drama,\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0life\u00a0had\u00a0only\u00a0gotten\u00a0harder.\u00a0Even\u00a0so,\u00a0she\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0lost\u00a0anything.\u00a0Compared\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0constant\u00a0fear\u00a0of\u00a0sleeping\u00a0next\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0pervert,\u00a0everything\u00a0else\u00a0felt\u00a0insignificant. \u201cYou\u00a0fucking-\u201d\u00a0Victor\u00a0snarled,\u00a0then\u00a0suddenly\u00a0grinned,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0struck\u00a0by\u00a0a\u00a0thought.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0you\u00a0stare\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0nudes\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0sleep.\u00a0What\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0matter?\u00a0Caleb […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-when-love-is-gone-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22029\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}