Chapter 110: Won The Bet
"I know!" Julia held Rory’s hand. "I ask him to call you more often but he’d look perplexed. He’d say that he has nothing to say to you. But that’s how guys are, right? They don’t have to meet and talk all the time to prove their affection... It is different for us though... At least for me. If someone does not call me or leaves me on read, I’d imagine as if it is the end of the world, you know..." Julia chuckled.
Rory smiled as she understood. And she could see that
"Yeah...I am the same too... And Derick is right. Even if he calls, he will say what he needs to say and end the call. But I know if I call him for help, he will be there no matter what. I’ll do the same for him..."
Rory spoke from her heart. But she was a little fearful if she’s being too extra and Julia might take it the wrong way. She decided to clarify further.
"I’ll bet it will never come to that because now that he’s getting married, his top priority would be you and I’m married and I won’t have to~"
"Oh, calm down, heiress!" Julia playfully slapped Rory’s hand. "Don’t be so wary around me. I am not a child to not understand the relationship between my fiancé and his..." Julia paused and looked at Rory for a moment.
"I think he treats you more like his child that as a cousin or a sister... He always mixes up your name with Ryan’s..." Julia said.
Rory laughed. "That... might be true. He does nag like my mum..." Her face turned serious as she remembered her parents.
Julia gripped her hands. "Derick told me about your parents. I am so sorry," she said.
"Thanks," Rory smiled. Julia seemed to be a genuine person and she liked her. Derick chose wisely this time.
"I really like you, Julia. Derick needs someone like you in his life. Not some adult child."
"I am the lucky one to have met a man like him," Julia said and her eyes ended up on her engagement ring. Without knowing she smiled. "I still have to learn a lot about life, you know."