Chapter 4

Julian ignored her.

He was busy discussing the store setup for a direct-to-consumer brand he was working on with me.

Zara heard this and deliberately made some noise at the dinner table. When we both looked at her, she chuckled.

"Oh, you're talking about something I'm good at. Got a little excited."

She spoke to a confused Julian. "My ex-husband had a pretty successful direct-to-consumer brand. He has a lot of channels he could share with me. For Cassie's sake, I could help you out."

After that, she even detailed the brand. I could tell Julian was really tempted.

He looked at me, then at Zara, a little conflicted, and asked,

"If it's your ex-husband, won't that be awkward?"

"Awkward? A little charm offensive will fix everything. Just wait for my news."

This time, Julian didn't refuse. I knew his SnapChat notifications wouldn't be on 'do not disturb' for long.

Sure enough, when he came into the room, he said, "Zara is really loyal, and so upfront."

I just looked up at him, my eyes instantly welling up.

He immediately came over to comfort me. "I was just saying. Do you think I'd be interested in a woman who's still entangled with her ex?"