Her Revenge Was His Regret (Shirley and Gilbert) novel Chapter 422

"Julia is impressive, and she's built quite a reputation for herself. Having her as his first love is something he brags about."

One way or another, Julia had made a name for herself.

"That much is true," Lucas said.

"See? Even you think so," Sherry muttered, her lips puffing out unconsciously.

"Someone's being sour. Jealous?" Lucas turned Sherry to face him.

They finally locked eyes.

Sherry had rambled on so easily precisely because she hadn't been looking at his face.

Now that she was, her nerves kicked in.

"Am I wrong? You were practically praising her!"

Part of her was stalling for time—she had no idea how to handle this. She still wasn't sure if this was a real proposal.

She didn't want to misread the situation and end up being painted as the desperate woman who forced him into marriage. She'd been through that once already, and she refused to go through it again.

What she wanted was certainty.

And besides, he had just complimented Julia.

He almost never praised anyone, not even her.

Her pink, pouty lips looked utterly adorable to him.

He'd never found any woman charming before. To him, people who obsessed over their crushes looked ridiculous, blind to obvious flaws. He'd never thought he'd develop such feelings for anyone.

Life had a funny way of proving him wrong.

"I was acknowledging her skill, based on the information we've gathered," he said calmly.

"A lot of misleading fake stories about her have been spread around here. That's why I didn't tell you everything right away—I couldn't sort out what was real and what wasn't, and I didn't want us to follow the wrong lead."

"Is it because she has serious pull here? If we stay, will we..."

If Julia found them, they'd be in deep trouble!

It could definitely put them at a disadvantage.

The Harrisons had no real business or influence in Keiperian.

Is she really that bold?

She actually jumped?

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