"Julia, what do you mean by that?"

Christian stared at Julia, who looked furious. "I have nothing going on with Ms. Edwards. You can't just attack her like that. What if something happened to her? Have you thought about the villagers?"

Julia blinked repeatedly, her expression growing more aggrieved under Christian's disapproving gaze.

She then narrowed her eyes at Clara, who was rising slowly from her seat. Her words dripped with sarcasm, "Ms. Edwards, you must be thrilled, ...