CHAPTER 134: CHAPTER 134: WE’VE BEEN IN A SECRET RELATIONSHIP FOR A LONG TIME

He turned off the stove and walked up to her.

"Wash your eyes clean first, then come out to eat the noodles."

Saying that, he spun her around and pushed her towards the bathroom.

When Juliana Jacobs came out after washing up, the egg noodles were ready.

The tea-colored noodle soup still had bits of chopped scallions floating on top.

This was Adrian Langley’s signature "home-cooked dish" that Juliana had tried to imitate many times, but she could never capture the same flavor.

She buried her head and ate quickly, finishing more than half of the bowl in no time.

Adrian Langley laughed as he watched her eat.

"I really can’t finish it," she pushed the remaining small half-bowl away, "I’ll put it in the fridge and heat it up again for dinner."

The smile on Adrian Langley’s face faded, "If you like it, I’ll make it for you again tonight."

Juliana Jacobs looked at him, her eyes especially serious this time, "So, you’re not planning to fight Jared Langley anymore?"

Adrian Langley wiped his mouth and after a moment of silence said, "I went to the Langley Family originally to make some money so you all could live better. But now that Grandpa is gone, you don’t need me anymore, so I’m planning to leave the Langley Family and take my mom abroad."

"Barring any surprises, we’ll leave in a few days," he added.

It seemed he didn’t plan to let the Langleys know and just leave quietly.

Juliana Jacobs was a bit surprised, but she also felt that perhaps this was a good choice.

However, while they were talking, Adrian Langley’s phone rang, but he glanced at the name and ignored it.

Adrian Langley handed her the medicine, "The fever is down, but you still need to keep taking the medicine. No cold or raw food for the next few days, remember?"

After taking the medicine, Juliana Jacobs remembered something, put down the water cup, and picked up her bag.

"I still have to go to the company. Recently, Summer Shaw has been busy with business expansion, and I can’t just laze around here."

Adrian Langley didn’t try to stop her. Instead, he packed up the medicine she needed for lunch, put it in her bag, and drove her there.

Along the way, several calls came in, all of which he ignored.

Juliana Jacobs sensed something, "Are you sure you can just leave like that?"

Adrian Langley smiled nonchalantly, "The situation is special these days. Jared’s mom insisted on pairing him with a suitable girl, but he refused. The two are at odds, with his mom threatening suicide, and he’s responding with passive resistance, leaving a lot of work to fall on me."

But as he said this, he laughed.

"It’s been lively at the Langley Family these days, with all the commotion making Victor Langley sleep in the study."

Juliana Jacobs didn’t respond to this, instead saying, "Before you leave, let’s all have one more meal together."

Adrian Langley nodded, "We’ll eat at Celestial Vista’s place, and I’ll cook."

"Okay."

Rosalind Linton and her son leaving was a good thing, but Juliana Jacobs couldn’t help but feel a little sad.

Upon reaching Aetherflame, she buried herself into the lab.

It wasn’t until the afternoon, when she had to go to the hospital to change her dressing, that she emerged from the lab.

Originally, Summer Shaw was supposed to take time to send her there, but a client changed the appointment last minute.

Juliana Jacobs said she wasn’t that delicate and went there by taxi alone.

With Caleb Shaw’s connection, she was able to change the dressing quickly.

Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly bumped into the discharged Mrs. Quinn in the outpatient hall.

Yvonne Quinn was still detained at the police station, and seeing Juliana Jacobs made Mrs. Quinn burn with anger.

But instead of rushing up to argue, she approached and suddenly grabbed Juliana Jacobs’ hand.

Then she cried pitifully, "Miss Jacobs, please, let my daughter go! She’s still young, she doesn’t know better, if she goes to jail she’ll be ruined for life!"

Juliana Jacobs tried to pull her hand back, but Mrs. Quinn held on tightly, refusing to let go.

She frowned, "Your daughter is 28, not 82 and suffering dementia. She committed a crime by buying illegal drugs. You should find a lawyer, not me."

Mrs. Quinn, tears streaming down her face, looked at her, "As long as you forgive her, we’ll figure out the rest."

Juliana Jacobs gritted her teeth, finally freeing her hand, and replied with five words, "Not a chance in hell."

Seeing that pleading was useless, Mrs. Quinn’s expression suddenly changed, dropping to her knees with a "thud" in front of Juliana Jacobs.

The usually bustling outpatient hall didn’t pay attention to their disagreement, but Mrs. Quinn’s sudden kneeling immediately drew everyone’s attention.

Mrs. Quinn clung to Juliana Jacobs’ lame leg, wailing.

"Miss Jacobs, you can’t do this! My daughter and her boyfriend truly love each other. You can’t out of jealousy and wanting her boyfriend, push her to the brink and even report her to the police. They’re truly in love, please let my daughter go."

Mrs. Quinn perfectly flipped the situation, and the onlookers immediately started pointing fingers at Juliana Jacobs.

Yet Juliana Jacobs showed no sign of embarrassment.

She’s been slandered countless times before, and even if everything was torn apart, she didn’t feel a bit of it.

She calmly waited for Mrs. Quinn to finish her act, then coldly smiled, with composure, "You’re Professor Quentin Quinn’s wife, you should know the law. If you firmly believe Yvonne’s drugging is unfounded and the police have made a mistake, you should appeal through legal channels, not come begging to me."

With her words, Mrs. Quinn’s sobbing stopped instantly, and her face turned pale.

The surrounding chatter also gradually quieted down.

At this moment, a male voice came from the crowd, "Mrs. Quinn, you must have some nerve."

Nobody knew how long Jared Langley had been watching the scene; this time he walked out of the crowd, stood next to Juliana Jacobs, and wrapped an arm around her shoulder.

"My relationship with my girlfriend is stable, it’s your daughter who’s persistently pestering me, even drugging me. How did she end up as the innocent doomed victim in your story?"

As Jared Langley finished, the crowd gasped in surprise.

Mrs. Quinn never expected Jared Langley to transform into the ’boyfriend’ in her story, siding with Juliana Jacobs.

A flicker of unhidden panic flashed in her eyes.

When everyone understood, they began to criticize her instead.

Juliana Jacobs, although unsure why Jared Langley helped her, seized the opportunity to escape Mrs. Quinn’s grip.

Eventually, the hospital security escorted a sheepish Mrs. Quinn out, bringing the disturbance to an end.

As everyone dispersed, Juliana Jacobs retreated from Jared Langleys’ embrace without delay.

Just about to question him on the reason for his assistance, a woman’s angry voice sounded from behind, "Jared Langley! What do you mean by this?"

Both turned back simultaneously.

Juliana Jacobs was momentarily stunned, as Jared Langley once more draped his arm around her shoulder.

"Miss Caldwell, do you see this? This is why I’ve turned you down."

The woman found herself speechless.

Jared Langley continued with a faint smile, "We’ve been secretly together for a long time, just waiting for the right time to go public, so don’t waste your efforts on me, go tell my mom."

The woman, filled with rage, pointed at him, "You’ll regret this!"

With that, she spun around and left, heels adorned with diamonds clicking away.

Juliana Jacobs frowned, once again disdainfully brushing off his hand.

"Well played, President Langley, always handy with a human shield."

Jared Langley laughed, "Honey, you sowed this seed last time; shouldn’t you help reap the results without getting mad?"

Juliana Jacobs really wanted to slap him but restrained herself.

Jared Langley noticed her concern and said dismissively, "Don’t worry, my mom won’t trouble you."

Juliana Jacobs bit her lip, "Quite the pastime, President Langley, coming to the hospital for a matchmaking session. It’s a stroke of bad luck running into you here."

She finished her words and walked away without looking back.

Jared Langley watched her limping departure, squeezing the sleeping pills in his hand, thinking that perhaps tonight he wouldn’t need them. He felt strangely uplifted.

But once he returned to the Langley Family, a storm was brewing...

Late at night, Elias Langley came back from outside, seeing the Langley Residence’s living room brightly lit.

Victor Langley and his wife were sternly reprimanding their son.

Elias Langley originally didn’t want to involve himself in his big brother’s family affairs and was about to go upstairs via the other staircase.

However, he heard Victor Langley angrily scolding, "Of all the women, why do you have to mess with a married one? Don’t you know who Evan Grant is? Tell me, how far have you two gone?"

Elias Langley paused and immediately turned back.

Looking at Jared Langley, his gaze held a slight chill.

"Big brother, who did you say Jared was with?"