Chapter 423
Mia Lawrence's smile instantly froze on her face.
Julian Garnache kept scrolling through his phone.
After a long while, he finally handed it to her.
"This is a photo of Anna when she was little."
"You probably haven't seen it before?"
Mia gently shook her head.
Her heart ached sharply the moment she took the phone.
The little girl in the photo was thin and frail.
There wasn't a trace of a smile on her face.
A faint sadness hid in the depths of her eyes.
"Anna has always kept her feelings to herself since childhood."
"She rarely talked to others."
Julian Garnache ate his instant noodles unhurriedly.
He even drank the last bit of broth clean.
Mia didn't know what to say for a moment.
She remembered what Anna Ross had said.
She had never seen her father since birth.
Mia had grown up with both parents.
She could never truly understand that feeling.
At such a young age.
She should have been innocent and carefree.
"I often invited her to come over and play back then."
"The little girl always refused."
Julian Garnache started laughing to himself.
As if remembering something amusing.
"We only started talking because of an accident later."
Mia put down the phone.
She rested her chin on her hand and listened quietly.
Julian Garnache took a sip of water.
He suddenly felt the desire to talk.
"She loved candy most when she was little."
"She always pulled on me asking for sweets."
"Later, she slowly became willing to get close to me......"
That night.
Mia heard many unfamiliar stories from the past.
About her closest friend.
She unknowingly fell into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning.
Mia opened her eyes to see a simple room.
The gray sheets carried a masculine scent.
She suddenly remembered what happened last night.
She almost jumped out of bed.
She had actually fallen asleep just like that.
Who carried her to the bed?
Could it have been Julian Garnache?
Thinking of this, her entire body grew hot.
She felt like a thoroughly cooked shrimp.
Mia glanced at the time.
It was still early.
She decided to do something.
She dialed Anna Ross's number.
Anna Ross was being woken up by Adrian Sinclair.
She was busy preparing to go to the company for a project meeting.
She didn't notice the incoming call.
Mia waited for a while before hanging up.
She originally wanted to ask her friend about Julian Garnache's preferences.
Now she had to figure out what to buy on her own.
She gently pushed the door open.
No one was outside.
He should still be asleep.
She walked out quietly on tiptoe.
After looking around, she found there were no large supermarkets nearby.
She randomly bought some groceries and returned.
Pushing the door open, she saw Julian Garnache sitting on the sofa.
"Julian, you're awake?"
She changed into slippers and walked in carrying the groceries.
Julian Garnache had just woken up not long ago.
His hair was somewhat messy.
It inexplicably gave him a more languid momentum.
"Mia, what did you go out for?"
Mia held up the groceries in her hand.
"I went to buy some food."
"I'll cook later."
She put the groceries in the refrigerator.
She picked out a few items and walked into the kitchen.
Julian Garnache watched her retreating figure.
His expression was somewhat dazed.
After a moment of silence, he walked towards the bathroom.
It had been a long time since he last felt this way.
The feeling of someone cooking for him and waiting for him.