Chapter 10
Chapter 10
ulian and I built a beautiful, stable life together in Paris. The branch office flourished under my leadership, and for the first time in years, I felt genuinely happy. Julian was everything Daniel wasn’t-considerate, supportive, genuinely caring. But life has a way of testing us when we least expect it.
The call came on a Tuesday morning while Julian was making breakfast. My hands trembled as I answered he phone, and the words from the other end shattered my world: “Miss Shaw, there’s been an accident.
Your parents…”
The car crash had been instant, they said. No suffering. As if that made losing them any easier.
ulian held me as I sobbed, his arms the only thing keeping me from falling apart completely. “I’m here, larling. I’ll always be here,” he whispered into my hair.
Vithin a week, we were back in New York for the funeral. The sight of my childhood home, now empty of heir laughter, nearly broke me. Julian handled everything-the arrangements, the condolences, the endless aperwork. He was my anchor when I couldn’t even stand.
he insurance payout was substantial, but Julian’s family business was facing serious debt problems. When e came to me with genuine concern in his eyes, explaining how his father might lose everything, I didn’t
Lesitate.
Take whatever you need,” I told him, signing over the insurance money without a second thought. “We’re ractically family now.”
When I suggested he temporarily oversee my father’s company while I stepped back to heal, it seemed like he right decision. “You need time to process everything,” he said. “Let me handle the business side.”
So I retreated, focusing on preserving my parents’ memory while Julian managed the company. After what Daniel had put me through, Julian’s reliability felt like a blessing.
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