Julian\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cWould\u00a0you\u00a0refuse\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0the\u00a0project\u00a0just\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0no?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0meant.\u00a0Since\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0his\u00a0project,\u00a0she\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0upset\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0under\u00a0your\u00a0name,\u00a0so\u00a0of\u00a0course\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0respect\u00a0your\u00a0decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
After\u00a0marrying\u00a0Caleb,\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0grown\u00a0so\u00a0distant\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0practically\u00a0strangers.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0moment\u00a0of\u00a0silence\u00a0passed\u00a0before\u00a0Julian\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0low,\u00a0almost\u00a0mocking\u00a0chuckle. His\u00a0gaze\u00a0turned\u00a0icy.\u00a0\u201cThen\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0pushed\u00a0open\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0and\u00a0strode\u00a0out\u00a0without\u00a0looking\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0sat\u00a0stunned.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0anger\u00a0him.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0flipped\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0so\u00a0quickly.<\/p>\n
\u2018Fine.\u00a0If\u00a0he\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0me\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0project,\u00a0I\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0join.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still,\u00a0bitterness\u00a0lingered.<\/p>\n
That\u00a0night,\u00a0she\u00a0dreamed\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0pestering\u00a0him,\u00a0whining,\u00a0\u201cJulian,\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0me\u00a0join,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0never\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0you\u00a0again!\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0raised\u00a0an\u00a0eyebrow,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0sharp\u00a0and\u00a0teasing.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0just\u00a0call\u00a0me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0wrong,\u00a0Jules!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0jolted\u00a0awake,\u00a0heart\u00a0pounding,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0dark\u00a0ceiling.\u00a0It\u00a0took\u00a0her a\u00a0long\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0calm\u00a0down.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0each\u00a0other now.\u00a0She\u00a0would\u00a0not\u00a0act\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0clingy\u00a0child\u00a0again.<\/p>\n
She turned\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0light,\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0living\u00a0room,\u00a0and\u00a0dug\u00a0through\u00a0her\u00a0bag\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0the\u00a0protective\u00a0charm.\u00a0Back\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0room,\u00a0she started\u00a0slipping\u00a0it\u00a0under\u00a0her\u00a0pillow,\u00a0then\u00a0suddenly\u00a0froze.<\/p>\n
Something\u00a0was\u00a0off.\u00a0The\u00a0charm\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0quite\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0as\u00a0before.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0next\u00a0day\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u2026<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0suddenly\u00a0became\u00a0the\u00a0center\u00a0of\u00a0attention.\u00a0Even\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0cafeteria,\u00a0a\u00a0crowd\u00a0of\u00a0young\u00a0female\u00a0coworkers<\/p>\n
surrounded\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0Sydney\u00a0passed\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0lunch\u00a0tray,\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0cheerfully\u00a0patted\u00a0the\u00a0empty\u00a0seat\u00a0beside\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0come\u00a0sit\u00a0with\u00a0us!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0accepted\u00a0politely,\u00a0quietly\u00a0ate\u00a0her\u00a0meal,\u00a0and\u00a0ignored\u00a0their\u00a0gossipy\u00a0chatter.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0pulled\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0box\u00a0of\u00a0cherries.\u00a0\u201cThese\u00a0just\u00a0flew\u00a0in\u00a0from\u00a0overseas\u00a0today.\u00a0Can\u00a0someone\u00a0help\u00a0me\u00a0wash\u00a0them\u00a0so\u00a0we\u00a0can\u00a0all\u00a0share?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0young\u00a0women\u00a0oohed\u00a0and\u00a0aahed,\u00a0eyeing\u00a0the\u00a0glossy,\u00a0golden\u2013red\u00a0cherries.<\/p>\n
\u201cWow,\u00a0thank\u00a0you!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPenny,\u00a0you\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0loaded!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u2019d\u00a0you\u00a0land\u00a0a\u00a0rich,\u00a0perfect\u00a0boyfriend\u00a0like\u00a0that?\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a066<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0acted\u00a0shy\u00a0under\u00a0their\u00a0bombardment.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0actually\u00a0knew\u00a0each\u00a0other\u00a0since\u00a0we were\u00a0kids.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0who\u00a0pursued\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0young\u00a0women\u00a0gushed.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh\u00a0my\u00a0god!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0childhood\u00a0sweethearts\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0made\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0move?\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0total\u00a0fairytale!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUgh,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0rich\u00a0girl\u00a0meets\u00a0heir\u2013level\u00a0romance.\u00a0We\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0compete\u00a0with\u00a0that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPenny,\u00a0when\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0two\u00a0getting\u00a0married?\u00a0Let\u00a0us\u00a0bask\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0good\u00a0vibes!\u201d<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0smiled\u00a0coyly.\u00a0\u201cSoon,\u00a0I\u00a0think.\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0tiny\u00a0obstacle,\u00a0but\u00a0once\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0settled,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0definitely\u00a0invite\u00a0you\u00a0all.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYay,\u00a0we\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0wait!\u201d<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0Sydney\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0bright\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0calmly\u00a0dabbed\u00a0her\u00a0mouth,\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0coolly,\u00a0and\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cMidday\u00a0really\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0perfect\u00a0time\u00a0for\u00a0daydreams.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0stood\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0off,\u00a0tray\u00a0in\u00a0hand.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0had\u00a0not expected\u00a0such\u00a0shamelessness.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0practically\u00a0spelled\u00a0it\u00a0all\u00a0out,\u00a0and Sydney\u00a0still\u00a0clung\u00a0to\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cMrs.\u00a0Hampton\u201d\u00a0title\u00a0like\u00a0it\u00a0meant\u00a0something.\u00a0On\u00a0top\u00a0of\u00a0that,\u00a0she\u00a0dared\u00a0to\u00a0insult\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0everyone?<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0breath,\u00a0forcing\u00a0down\u00a0her\u00a0anger.\u00a0Then\u00a0she\u00a0heard one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0young\u00a0women\u00a0whisper,\u00a0\u201d\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0mind\u00a0her,\u00a0Penny.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0just\u00a0got\u00a0divorced.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0mood\u00a0for\u00a0wedding\u00a0talk.\u201d<\/p>\n
Penelope\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0widened.\u00a0\u201cDivorced?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she\u2019s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.<\/p>\n
When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 66 Julian\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cWould\u00a0you\u00a0refuse\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0the\u00a0project\u00a0just\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0no?\u201d Sydney wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0meant.\u00a0Since\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0his\u00a0project,\u00a0she\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0upset\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0under\u00a0your\u00a0name,\u00a0so\u00a0of\u00a0course\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0respect\u00a0your\u00a0decision.\u201d After\u00a0marrying\u00a0Caleb,\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0grown\u00a0so\u00a0distant\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0practically\u00a0strangers. […]<\/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-22049","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\/22049","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=22049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22049\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}