A Quiet Exit for a Loud Love novel

---- seafood. Dylan's phone rang at that moment. He got up to take the call, his wide and muscular back facing her. She had seen that suit in a magazine. He could have bought her old neighborhood with the price of that suit. "Have a taste." Kaitlyn suddenly lowered her voice, "I bet a woman of your social status rarely eats expensive food like this." Julia looked up immediately and saw Kaitlyn beaming at her.

"Did you really think you'd marry into the Schneider family just because you dated him?" Kaitlyn gently tapped her fingertip on the rim of the cup. "A low- class woman like you doesn't even deserve to work for him, if he hadn't lost his memory." Julia clutched the napkin tightly until the fabric became wrinkled. She might be poor, but she wouldn't allow anyone to hurt her dignity. She spoke up. "Ms. Lynch, we don't know each other. You...

"Ouch!" Kaitlyn cut her off with a scream and knocked over the bowl of seafood chowder . The hot liquid spilled on the back of her hand, as well as on Julia's. ---- Hearing the commotion, Dylan returned and grabbed Kaitlyn's hand. "What's wrong?" "It's nothing..." She grew teary. "It was all my fault. Ms. Thalman is your girlfriend. I understand her anger when she sees me dining out with you..." Dylan glared at Julia. "Julia, I've explained to you multiple times.

Why did you have to do this?" "T didn't. It was her-" "Enough!" he interrupted her. "I saw it with my own eyes. It's true. Since when have you turned into an unreasonable woman?" With that, he put an arm around Kaitlyn and left without looking back. While resting her head on his shoulder, Kaitlyn slowly turned around to flash a victorious smile at Julia. Julia extended her hand, red and swollen from the burn. The blister had swelled, sending prickling pain through her hand.

But all that mattered to Dylan was the small patch of red and swollen skin on Kaitlyn's hand. He left in such a hurry that he did not even take a look at Julia. Dylan once treasured her the most. Three years ago, he teared up when she was scalded while cooking. He ran to the pharmacy overnight to get her some cream. When he got home, he applied the cream to her hand, ---- asking, "Jules, does it hurt?" She was the apple of his eye then, but now, he no longer wanted to see her.