Chapter 196.4 - Gaze

"Only yours…."

Julia's grin widened.

"This guy ignores the questions or others most of the time and doesn't let other people enter his personal space. But he doesn't do that with you? I guess those pictures were there for a reason."

Irina's cheeks flushed the faintest shade of pink, her expression stiffening at Julia's pointed words. "It's because you guys are always messing around with nonsense," she retorted quickly, her voice sharper than necessary.

"Eeeeh? Really?" Julia drawled, her grin only widening at the rare sight of Irina's slight fluster.

Before Irina could shut down the conversation further, Julia smirked and smoothly stood up from her chair, striding over to Astron's desk with all the confidence of a predator closing in on prey. She propped herself up onto the edge of the desk, legs swinging slightly as she tilted her head at Astron with exaggerated curiosity.