After the Affair Falling into a Billionaire's Arms novel Chapter 305

Chapter 305

Louisa completely forgot what she was going to say.

Julian had been relentlessly picking on her moments ago, and now he was suddenly being gentle? Talk about mood swings.

She didn’t have time to dwell on it though, because Gareth was already standing in front of them. He was in his fifties, wearing silver rimmed glasses with a well–maintained physique that exuded the aura of someone in power.

At first glance, he seemed like an elegant, cultured older gentleman. But if you looked closely, you could catch glimpses of sharpness and calculation in his

eyes.

As he approached Julian, Gareth toned down his imposing presence, greeting him like a kindly elder. Julian’s attitude remained cool, responding with just a polite acknowledgment.

Gareth was about to say something else when he noticed Louisa beside Julian. Though her mask concealed her face, he locked onto her exceptionally beautiful, bright eyes. There was something strangely familiar about them.

“And who might this be?” Gareth asked.

Louisa was about to speak, but Julian answered first. “My assistant, Louisa Forbes.”

Julian didn’t introduce Gareth to Louisa.

Gareth didn’t seem to mind, as his attention remained fixed on Louisa, his eyes staring directly at her.

Louisa felt uncomfortable with his scrutiny, but not knowing his identity and fearing she might cause trouble for Julian, she suppressed her discomfort and greeted him. “Hello.”

The youthful voice seemed to disappoint Gareth. Not Melinda, then. If Melinda were still alive, she’d be in her forties–not someone with such a young voice

and appearance.

I’m meeting a friend,” Julian said coldly. “So I won’t keep you, Mr. Getty. Goodbye.”

“Very well, carry on,” Gareth waved them off.

Julian gave a curt nod and led Louisa away.

Once they were far enough, Louisa finally asked, “Was that Nicholas’s second uncle?”

“Yes,” Julian replied.

“Did they come together?” After all, the Getty family wasn’t based in Silverlight City/ Nicholas and Gareth typically operated in Sunrise City. Seeing them both in the same restaurant in Silverlight City made it hard not to draw that conclusion.

Julian looked down at her, his eyes seeming to hold too many unspoken secrets. Finally, he simply rubbed her head and said, “No.”

If they had come together, Nicholas wouldn’t have invited Julian to bring Louisa. Nicholas hadn’t known Gareth would be at this restaurant today–he’d just discovered it by chance, which was why he’d urged Julian to leave with Louisa quickly. But Julian kept all this to himself.

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When they entered the private room, they immediately spotted Nicholas sitting by the window, smoking and talking on the phone while gazing outside.

He wore a white knit sweater and black casual pants–an outfit that should have made him look refined and gentlemanly. Yet his relaxed posture and booming voice transformed the elegant attire into something wild and sexy, like a walking hormone bomb.

Louisa wondered how Julian could possibly be friends with someone like this. They were complete opposites.

Julian didn’t enter the room. Seeing Nicholas’s carefree manner, he told the manager, ‘We need a different room.”

“Of course, right away, the manager replied, hurrying off while issuing orders through his walkie–talkie.

Julian took a step back, not going in. As he retreated, he, casually placed his arm around Louisa’s waist, bringing her with him.

Noticing this, Nicholas ended his call and put out his cigarette. When he came out, his fiery phone demeanor had completely vanished.

He smiled warmly at Louisa, “Forgot you can’t stand cigarette smoke. Let’s change rooms–can’t let my dear sister suffer from secondhand smoke.”

“You’re too kind, Mr. Getty,” Louisa replied, while thinking, ‘Aren’t you both powerful figures? Isn’t this level of respect for someone like me a bit strange?

But since this was Julian’s request, she didn’t say anything more.

They switched to another room, sat down, and reordered. Nicholas glanced at Louisa’s mask and said cheerfully, “You don’t need to wear that around me. Take it off, get some air.”

Still confused about why Julian had made her wear the mask in the first place, Louisa looked to him for guidance.

Julian nodded. “Go ahead and take it off.”

Only then did Louisa remove it.

Nicholas, sitting across from her, gave them an amused look. “So my sister doesn’t listen to her brother, but she listens to Mr. Tudor.”

While pouring tea, Julian shot Nicholas a meaningful glance. “Don’t forget you’ve only met your ‘sister‘ twice. If you don’t make a good impression, why would she acknowledge you?”

Nicholas didn’t rush to respond. He leaned back in his chair, hands behind his head, and drawled, “Is that how you treat youe future brother–in–law? I think you’re the one who needs to make a good impression, or I won’t let you marry my sister.” He couldn’t have sounded more smug.

Julian remained equally calm. He placed a cup of freshly poured tea in front of Louisa, then gave Nicholas a composed look. “Then you’d better hurry up, or

else…”

He left the sentence unfinished.

Listening to their conversation, Louisa was internally freaking out. This brother she’d acquired out of nowhere was really taking this fake relationship

seriously!

And Julian–why was he playing along so earnestly when she and Nicholas were just pretending to be siblings?

She didn’t dare speak, trying to make herself invisible, nearly burying her face in her teacup.

Fortunately, Nicholas and Julian stopped discussing her and moved on to Vivian’s situation. After Julian gave him a brief update, he asked, “Did you come to

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Silverlight City just to hear about her?”

“Not just that,‘ Nicholas replied. “I came to share some news too.”

Julian nodded. “You’d make an excellent gossip columnist.”

Nicholas fell silent at the jab.

Seemingly annoyed, he threw an arm around Julian’s shoulders. “You ungrateful jerk. I was supposed to go abroad on business, but I changed my plans. specially to see you in Silverlight City. You won’t even give me a hug, and you’re making fun of me? Where’s your heart?”

Julian gave him a cool look. “Are you really here for me?:

That line might work on naive girls, but Julian knew perfectly well that Nicholas had come to see his “sister.”

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Louisa, the supposed sister in question, was completely out of the loop. She glanced quickly at the two men before lowering her head to drink her tea, pretending she hadn’t seen anything.

But she couldn’t help sneaking more peeks. Even though she knew there was nothing special between Julian and Nicholas, she couldn’t shake the feeling that they looked good together. What was wrong with her?

Julian caught her furtive glances and could guess what she was thinking.

He pushed Nicholas’s arm away. “If you have something to say, say it. Stop with the touching.”

“So cold. You forget old friends when you find someone new,” Nicholas complained.

But after receiving a warning look from Julian, he surrendered. ‘Fine, fine. I’ll talk business. I really do have something to tell you.”

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