He Never Noticed Me Until I Loved Someone Else novel Chapter 162

Julian pleaded, "Ms. Rhodes, couldn't you give me a little hint?"

Summer was genuinely taken aback by how overly familiar Julian was acting.

They had known each other for less than a minute, and he was already pestering her about Stella's private thoughts?

How on earth did an arrogant, icy man like Jarrod end up with such an aggressively extroverted friend!

"Julian, back off," Sebastian finally intervened. "That question is way out of line."

"I'm just out of options here!"

Julian sighed heavily. "You saw it last night. Jarrod is clearly falling for her, but the guy is too stubbornly proud to admit it. As his friend, I have to step in and help, right?"

Summer finally understood. Julian had noticed Jarrod's feelings and was trying to sabotage the impending divorce.

While Summer personally believed staying married to Jarrod was Stella's best strategic move right now...

Stella had made her absolute desire to leave crystal clear, and Summer refused to play matchmaker against her friend's wishes.

So, Summer merely offered a polite smile. "I think it's best if they handle their own relationship. As friends, our job is simply to respect their decisions."

Since she had drawn a firm line, Julian couldn't push the issue any further.

"Ms. Rhodes, let's at least exchange numbers. It might be helpful if we need to keep each other in the loop about them."

Fearing rejection, Julian quickly added, "Or, setting them aside entirely, we could just be friends?"

Summer chuckled softly and went ahead and added Julian's number.

Julian looked incredibly pleased with himself. "Thanks! If you're free today, you should bring Stella along and we can all grab dinner!"

Summer politely declined. "She's swamped with SD Apparel. Forget today, she probably won't have time to breathe for the foreseeable future."

"Alright, rain check then!"

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