Love or Leave Behind Novel

Shelmine smiled and said, “Wow, the shots are

he amazing!”

“It’s mainly because you’re beautiful. You’d look good in any shot,” Julien complimented.

For a moment, Shelmaine spaced out and thought of Samuel in the next second, she snapped out of it and tried not to think about him any longer.

Meanwhile, Julien posted a photo on his instagram. Without including a location or captions, he publicly posted a shot of Shelmaine’s profile

Josie was the first to like and comment on the photo. “Is that my future sister–in–law?”

Likes and comments started rolling in However, juben didn’t reply to anyone, not even to Josie

After not receiving a response, Josie called Julien. He answered the call cheerfully, “What’s up?”

“What’s with your flirty voice? Are you on a date with your girlfriend?”

“I’m just enjoying myself. Julien was indeed feeling smug. He cleared his throat, reminding himself to maintain his image in front of Shelmaine and not to appear too reckless. Don’t you have anything to do?”

“Of course, I do! I saw your girlfriend on Instagram! But why isn’t there a front–facing photo?”

“I prefer to keep some mystery”

“Mystery? Can’t you tell me? Who exactly is my future sister–in–law? You can at least tell me her name!”Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

“You’ve met her,” Julien teased, refusing to reveal anything

“Alright, I’ve got to go. You can get back to your work.” Jullen ended the call. He put his phone on silent mode to avoid any interruptions during their date

When he looked up at Shemaine, she was already watching him. He explained, “My sister was checking up on me. I don’t have other women calling me, and if they do, they’re just business partners and colleagues.”

my younger sister.”

Worrying she wasn t convinced, he showed her his call log. “Ser? It’s Josie, my

shelmained responded nonchalantly, “You don’t need to explain.”

“But I do! I’m worried you won’t believe me.”

“If you really wanted to hide something. I wouldn’t be able to find out even if I tried.” Shelmaine thought of Samuel

She had already been hurt once before

Somehow, puben had a hunch that her words were tied to Samuel. He hadn’t known about Samuel and Natasha’s situation at first. He only looked into it after learning about Shelmaine and Samuel’s relationship

Samuel was his cousin, but they weren’t very close. Although they had 1

when business brought them together that they started reconnecting,

I hung out as kids, they eventually grew apart and formed separate social circles. It wasn’t until last year

Last year, he hadn’t even known Samuel was married, let alone his wife, who was now someone he cared about. If he had known earlier, he would’ve fought for her to spare her the pain

A miscarriage was an immense pain for any woman, especially when it was this far along.

No wonder she hadn’t been out for so long. It turned out she had a miscarriage.

He had only found out today.

If he had known earlier, he would we visited her,

Jullen felt bad for Shelmaine and couldn’t bear to see the sorrow in her eyes, “I’m not that kind of person,”

He explained, “I know it’s hard for you to trust me now. Words mean nothing, but I’ll prove it to you.”

Shelmaine lowered her gaze, her thick eyelashes concealing her emotions, “You don’t need to prove anything. If you ever fall for someone else or have someone in your heart, just tell me directly. I won’t cling, cause a scene, or make things difficult”

“I don’t have feelings for anyone else, and I’m serious about you. Of course, I won’t pressure you. We can keep things as they are if that’s what you prefer.”