A deathly silence descended upon the other end of the line. Julian could distinctly hear Catherine Sterling's breathing suddenly come to a halt.
After what felt like an eternity, Catherine Sterling's voice finally resonated through the receiver, trembling and laden with a profoundly helpless warning: "Jules... you should not recall those matters. Just live your current life."
But Julian harbored no intention of stopping. He recalled the entirely emotionless eyes of that child, recalled the terrifying bullet-dodging reflexes of his very own body earlier today. He pressed a step further, dropping the ultimate bombshell: "Who is B-00?"
Crash!
The sound of shattering glass transmitted through the phone. That piercing noise served as absolute proof that the woman who perpetually maintained a noble and composed demeanor had entirely lost her control. Catherine panicked, her breaths becoming rapid and fragmented, much like a person on the verge of drowning.
