---- It wasn't just Julia herself who noticed this shift-others did too. Yves nudged Rex with his elbow. "Honestly, on this point? You really gotta admit defeat." Acompany worth tens of billions, handed over just like that-Franklin really left him in the dust. Rex said nothing. · ---- Even though he saw Franklin as a romantic rival, when it cto Julia, he had to admit-he couldn't compete.
Looking at her figure from a distance, he murmured, "She's worth it." Yves: "..." Was that really necessary? But clearly, both his childhood friend and Franklin were utterly captivated by Julia-like they were willing to give up everything for her without regret. Yves couldn't relate, so he didn't say more. Still, he couldn't help but mutter, "Financial freedom really is different. You can spend money on whoever you want, and no one can stop you. Honestly? I'm jealous as hell of Franklin for that." Rex shot him down coldly: "If you ever achieved financial freedom, you'd probably blow through everything in under a year." 'Yves: The shift in people's attitude toward Julia didn't go unnoticed ---- by Maggie and Johnny either. While chatting with others, a few people even teased that Franklin was unbelievably generous-spending billions on a beauty without batting an eye. Julia had been keeping an eye on Maggie and Johnny too, but since people kept coming over to greet them, she didn't catch on to the real reason they were here tonight.