Chapter 284:
Julie's POV
I stepped across the threshold of the apartment, feeling a weight pulling my body toward the ground. It wasn't just my feet carrying me; a mountain of worries and regret sat upon my shoulders. I didn't feel well at all; my body trembled with a frailty I had never known, as if the blood had been drained, leaving my veins as cold as ice. We rode the taxi in a stifling silence, and when we reached the clinic, I felt the gazes of passersby and patients piercing me like needles. Their looks were filled with wonder and curiosity, as if I were an alien that had just landed among them because of this concealing black garment.
But I pulled my cloak tightly around me and paid them no mind; this blackness wasn't just fabric it was my only shield, my fortified fortress preventing Robert's eyes and his men from identifying me.
