She was congenial to both Ian and Jessica, and they had a lot of good conversations back then.

That was the time before the Internet became widespread, so the two had kept in contact through the occasional letter.

Of course, the contents of the letters were only ever academic in nature.

At the time, Julie even considered Ian the only real gentleman she had ever met.

“Mr. Navarro is the vice director of the research institute," Maria explained briefly.