Chapter 101

The call rang for a good while before it was finally picked up. A low and raspy voice came through, "Evelyn?" Evelyn picked up on something off in his tone, frowning slightly. "You're still in bed?" She glanced at the time. It was already 1:30 PM. Julian let out a quiet groan. "Yeah, still sleeping." Evelyn sighed softly. "Then why don't you rest a bit more?" She really wasn't sure if this was just his usual schedule. Not that she was blaming him. Still, Evelyn couldn't help but feel his current routine seriously needed some fixing. "No, it's fine. I'm getting up now," Julian replied. Not long after, some muffled sounds came through the phone — he was probably getting out of bed. His voice remained hoarse. "I'm up now. Not going back to sleep. Did you need something?" Picking up on his effort, Evelyn said gently, "Alexandra invited you to come with me to her club tonight. You free?" She asked in a soft, careful tone. Julian chuckled lowly. "Yeah. What time do you get off work? Want me