"By accident?" Lisa squinted. "I don't think so. It looks like someone has torn it apart."
Lisa smirked as if she had discovered a secret about Julia. With a composed attitude, she waited for
Julia's explanation.
However, no matter what explanation Julia would provide, Lisa wouldn't change her conjecture.
Julia's face darkened. She felt wronged and bitter when Terence raped her. However, Lisa's
harassment was much more embarrassing.
Since Julia still hadn't answered after a long time, Lisa couldn't help but sneer, "What's wrong? Do you
have nothing to say?"
Julia heaved a sigh and said, "I don't care what you say. I've already told you the truth. My conscience
is clear."
Was that true? Of course not.
However, since Lisa was interrogating her, Julia had to lie.
After such a remark, Julia turned around and left Lisa alone.
Initially, Sherry wanted to go to the hospital with Julia. However, Julia told her to stay in the film crew
and call if something happened. Sherry called Julia many times, but the latter's phone was always
powered off.
When she saw that Julia was finally back, Sherry approached her and said, "Julia, why is your phone
powered off? I've called you so many times. Why..."
While she was talking, Sherry suddenly noticed Julia's disheveled appearance. She widened her eyes
and asked, "Julia, what happened?"
"I'm fine." After what had happened just now, Julia was already exhausted. She was not in the mood to
explain further. A bitter smile painted Julia's face as she said to Sherry, "I don't know where my phone
fell. Go and get me a dress to change."
"Okay." Since she noticed that Julia was not in the mood to talk, Sherry didn't ask anymore.
After shooting today's scene, Julia decided to buy a mobile phone. However, Sherry suddenly came
over with a box and handed it to Julia.
"What's this?" Julia asked while removing her make-up.
"It's a phone," Sherry said in a light tone.
After a pause, Julia turned to Sherry and said, "I was about to say that I wanted to buy a phone. It's
surprising that you already bought one. How much is it? I'll transfer the money to you later."
"It's okay. You don't need to give me money." An anxious expression painted Sherry's face.
Julia became confused with Sherry's reaction. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's wrong with
you? You're acting strange."
"Julia, may I ask a question? How did your phone break?" Sherry asked in confusion.
Julia turned around and avoided Sherry's stare. Since Sherry was the one asking her, Julia was afraid
that she couldn't lie properly.
"Didn't I already tell you? I don't know where I lost it. Maybe someone picked it up," explained Julia with
a nervous expression.
"Really? Then, was it picked up by Mr. Chen?" Sherry asked coldly. She finally realized why Julia came
back with an untidy appearance. Bewildered of Julia and Terence's relationship, Sherry sighed deeply.
She couldn't understand why Julia and Terence tortured each other even though they were in love.
After she heard what Sherry said, Julia was stunned. She looked at the new phone in Sherry's hand
and asked, "Who gave you that? Did Terence send it here?"
'What the hell is this? He raped me and then gave me a phone for compensation?'
Julia cursed silently in her mind. The harm Terence had caused to her was indelible. No small favor
could make her forgive him.
"Yes." Sherry nodded. "Julia, what's going on between you and Mr. Chen? Did he bully you?"
When Sherry went out just then, she noticed Terence wandering at the door. She walked up to him and
asked what he was going to do. He breathed a sigh of relief after knowing that Sherry became Julia's
assistant. He hurriedly put the phone in Sherry's hand and told her to give it to Julia.
Sherry wanted to ask Terence about the situation, but he already ran away after sending the phone.
As a result, Sherry suspected that the previous incident was associated with Terence.
She worriedly looked at Julia and continued to ask, "Julia, what's going on?"
It was not because Sherry liked to gossip. She was genuinely concerned about Julia. If anything
happened to Julia, Sherry would feel miserable.
"Nothing. It was just an accident." Julia yawned. "You can go out first. I want to rest for a while."
"Julia..." Sherry wanted to say something more, but Julia had already asked her to leave.
When she noticed the cold look on Julia's face, Sherry realized that her words wouldn't matter
anymore. With a bitter smile, she said to Julia, "Then have a good rest. I'll go out first."
After Sherry went out, Julia gently closed the door. Then, as she laid her eyes on the box atop the
table, she felt uncomfortable.
Julia didn't want to accept Terence's kindness. When she was about to lock the phone in the drawer,
the phone inside the box suddenly rang loudly.
A surprised expression painted Julia's face. She was stunned for a long time before she realized that
her new phone was ringing. After she opened the box, Julia found that the call was from Terence.
Although there was no name on the phone's memory, Julia was already familiar with Terence's number.
After she hesitated for a long time, Julia finally picked up the phone. Terence's cold voice echoed from
the speaker. "Have you received the phone?"
"Yes." After a pause, Julia meekly asked Terence, "What's the meaning of this? Why did you send me a
phone?"
"It's nothing." Terence gave a maniacal laugh. "As my woman, I won't let you suffer any loss. I broke
your phone, so it's my responsibility to compensate you. And..."
"And what?" Julia bit her lips and tried her best to restrain her emotions.
"And you don't have a cellphone now. It would be quite difficult to contact you. If I want to have sex, I
can't find you. At least with a cellphone, I can find you at any time I want," Terence said with a sneer.
"Remember to turn on your phone twenty-four hours a day. Don't make it hard for me to find you."
Julia rolled her eyes. She already knew that Terence would never be so kind to her.
"I understand." Although still feeling uncomfortable, Julia had to agree.
After she hung up the phone, Julia lay on the bed in the hotel room. Her mind was in a mess. What
happened during the period of separation from Terence was like a dream for her. She had thought that
it would be good to wake up from the dream. Unfortunately, Julia didn't expect that a nightmare would
come afterward. All the unpleasant events didn't seem to stop.
She was exhausted. She didn't know when her troubles would end.
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