Chapter\u00a076\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0worry\u00a0tightened\u00a0his\u00a0voice.\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Sterling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0responded\u00a0with\u00a0cold\u00a0detachment,\u00a0his\u00a0face\u00a0unreadable.\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Shepard,\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0afraid\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0traffic\u00a0her\u00a0off\u00a0into\u00a0some\u00a0remote\u00a0mountain?\u201d<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0fell\u00a0silent.\u00a0He\u00a0recalled\u00a0rumors\u00a0and\u00a0ramblings\u00a0from Alan\u00a0suggesting\u00a0a\u00a0past\u00a0intimacy\u00a0between\u00a0Julian\u00a0and\u00a0Sydney.\u00a0Before\u00a0that,\u00a0Julian\u00a0had\u00a0seemed\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0brother.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0Marcus\u00a0nodded.\u00a0\u201cIn\u00a0that\u00a0case,\u00a0thank\u00a0you,\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Sterling.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0nodded\u00a0once,\u00a0then\u00a0lifted\u00a0Sydney\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0single\u00a0motion\u00a0and\u00a0placed\u00a0her\u00a0sideways\u00a0inside\u00a0the\u00a0car.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0sudden\u00a0movement\u00a0snapped\u00a0Sydney\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0daze.\u00a0She\u00a0scrambled\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0leather\u00a0seat\u00a0and\u00a0blinked\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0confusion,\u00a0murmuring,\u00a0\u201cMarc\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0car\u00a0cruised\u00a0quietly.\u00a0Under\u00a0scattered\u00a0streetlights,\u00a0Julian\u2019s\u00a0profile\u00a0looked\u00a0harder\u00a0and\u00a0colder,\u00a0impossibly\u00a0sharp\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0gloom.\u00a0\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0Marcus?\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0voice\u00a0cut\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0fog\u00a0clouding\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0mind,\u00a0easing\u00a0her\u00a0tension\u00a0with\u00a0its\u00a0familiarity.\u00a0She\u00a0rested\u00a0her\u00a0head\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0headrest,\u00a0hazy\u00a0but\u00a0honest.\u00a0\u201cYes,\u00a0we get\u00a0along.\u00a0Marc\u00a0treats\u00a0me\u00a0well.\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0gaze\u00a0lingered on\u00a0her\u00a0pale,\u00a0delicate\u00a0cheek.\u00a0His\u00a0voice\u00a0grew\u00a0patient\u00a0and\u00a0coaxing.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0Jules\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0treat\u00a0Precious\u00a0well?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJules?\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0years\u00a0since\u00a0anyone\u00a0called\u00a0her\u00a0by\u00a0that\u00a0nickname.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0the\u00a0alcohol\u00a0loosened\u00a0her\u00a0nerves.\u00a0She\u00a0whispered\u00a0softly,\u00a0voice thick\u00a0with\u00a0resignation,\u00a0\u201cHe\u2026\u00a0He\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0me\u00a0anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0drunken\u00a0haze,\u00a0she\u00a0remembered\u00a0how\u00a0coldly\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0sent\u00a0her\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0Eloise\u2019s\u00a0side\u00a0seven\u00a0years\u00a0ago.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0etched\u00a0permanently\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0heart.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0trusted\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0family,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0treated\u00a0her\u00a0like\u00a0trash.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0never\u00a0stopped\u00a0caring.\u201d\u00a0Julian\u2019s\u00a0expression\u00a0remained\u00a0unreadable.\u00a0He\u00a0opened\u00a0his\u00a0mouth\u00a0to\u00a0speak,\u00a0but\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0glazed\u00a0over\u00a0as\u00a0sleep\u00a0took\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Before\u00a0drifting\u00a0off,\u00a0Julian\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cStill\u00a0living\u00a0at\u00a0Viridian\u00a0Garden,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot\u00a0anymore.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0moved,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0slurred\u00a0in\u00a0reply\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0pressed.\u00a0\u201cAurum\u00a0Road,\u00a0Haven\u00a0Building\u00a02,\u00a0Unit\u00a021.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0car\u00a0jolted\u00a0over\u00a0a\u00a0speed\u00a0bump,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0head\u00a0rocked\u00a0gently.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0felt\u00a0uneasy\u00a0until\u00a0a\u00a0large\u00a0hand\u00a0cradled\u00a0her\u00a0head,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0relaxed\u00a0into\u00a0its\u00a0warmth.\u00a0She\u00a0sensed\u00a0the\u00a0soft\u00a0palm\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0cheek.<\/p>\n
Julian\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0withdraw\u00a0his\u00a0hand,\u00a0intending\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0her\u00a0rest\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0shoulder,\u00a0but\u00a0changed\u00a0his\u00a0mind.<\/p>\n
Elliot\u00a0quietly\u00a0turned\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0toward\u00a0Aurum\u00a0Road,\u00a0his\u00a0tor\u00a0oddly\u00a0pleased.\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Sterling,\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0expect\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0to\u00a0live\u00a0so\u00a0close,\u201d<\/p>\n
Julian hummed\u00a0and\u00a0replied\u00a0flatly.\u00a0\u201cIs\u00a0that\u00a0something\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0glad\u00a0about?\u201d<\/p>\n
Elliot\u00a0choked\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0excitement.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0an\u00a0impression.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0misread\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
Thirty\u00a0seconds\u00a0later,\u00a0they\u00a0pulled\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0parking\u00a0garage<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a076<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
The\u00a0harsh\u00a0glare\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0lights\u00a0made\u00a0Sydney\u00a0raise\u00a0her\u00a0arm.\u00a0She\u00a0blinked\u00a0as\u00a0they\u00a0rolled\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0stop\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0building.\u00a0She\u00a0blinked\u00a0again,\u00a0steadying\u00a0her\u00a0vision,\u00a0and\u00a0recognized\u00a0her\u00a0home.<\/p>\n
Fragments\u00a0of\u00a0earlier\u00a0conversations\u00a0buzzed\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0mind.<\/p>\n
\u2018That\u00a0voice\u2026\u2018\u00a0Her\u00a0whole\u00a0body\u00a0stiffened.\u00a0She turned\u00a0slowly\u00a0to the\u00a0side,\u00a0locking\u00a0eyes\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0towering\u00a0figure\u00a0and\u00a0an\u00a0angular\u00a0jawline.\u00a0Her\u00a0gaze\u00a0climbed\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0sharp\u00a0bridge\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0nose\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0into\u00a0those\u00a0fathomless\u00a0dark\u00a0eyes\u00a0above\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAren\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0madly\u00a0in\u00a0love\u00a0with\u00a0Caleb?\u00a0Why\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0living\u00a0separately\u00a0from\u00a0him?\u201d\u00a0Julian\u00a0questioned.<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a077<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/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 76 Chapter\u00a076\u00a0 Marcus\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0worry\u00a0tightened\u00a0his\u00a0voice.\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Sterling.\u201d Julian\u00a0responded\u00a0with\u00a0cold\u00a0detachment,\u00a0his\u00a0face\u00a0unreadable.\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Shepard,\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0afraid\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0traffic\u00a0her\u00a0off\u00a0into\u00a0some\u00a0remote\u00a0mountain?\u201d Marcus\u00a0fell\u00a0silent.\u00a0He\u00a0recalled\u00a0rumors\u00a0and\u00a0ramblings\u00a0from […]<\/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-22059","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\/22059","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=22059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}