NovelApexJonah scoured every corner of the hotel, desperation clawing at his chest, but Julien was nowhere to be found.
"Jonah!" Alyssa called out, breathless as she caught up to him. She grabbed his arm. "Calm down! I'll help you search for Jul!"
"I can't find him. He's gone," Jonah murmured, sinking to the floor. His tears mixed with sweat, creating dark patches on the
ground. "Lyse... | fear... if | can't find Julien this time, I'll lose him forever."
The agonizing thought of losing the love of his life pierced him.
"No, you won't!" Alyssa gripped his arm tighter, her voice trembling with conviction. "If Jul had given up on you, he wouldn't have
Jonah's eyes were bloodshot, filled with a pain too deep to hide. He shook his head slowly. "Julien cback for Jasper. He did it
because he's loyal... because he's a good friend. Not because of me."
"He does care!" Alyssa insisted. "If he didn't, he would've faced you without flinching. But he didn't. He left without a word because
he was avoiding you, Jonah. He just—"
Jonah cut Alyssa off, finishing her sentence. "He just doesn't want to see me. Because I'm a source of nothing but pain and rage for
him, isn't that it?"
A bitter chuckle escaped Jonah's lips. The pain in his heart felt like a physical wound, torn open and brutally trampled.
Before Alyssa could respond, Xavier approached, his face drawn tight with tension.
"Ms. Alyssa. Mr. Jonah," he greeted, his voice rough. Turning to Jonah, he hesitated before speaking softly, "Mr. Jonah, you can stop
searching. Dr. Lovelace has left the hotel."
Jonah's heart clenched. "Where did Julien go?" His voice was a raw whisper.
"He... didn't mention. He simply toldto pass this message to you."
Feeling utterly stressed out, Xavier continued in a low voice, "Dr. Lovelace said to please stop looking for him. He doesn't want to
see you right now."
Choosing his words carefully, Xavier conveyed the gist of Julien's message, omitting the harshest parts. He simply couldn't bring
himself to repeat them verbatim—the actual words had been too cutting.
The words hit Jonah like a punch to the chest. He stood frozen, the world blurring around him
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