He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 120

Scarlett didn't know what to say, so she simply reached out and patted Julian's shoulder in quiet support.

"Thank God you caught it in time. If that had kept going, who knows what would have happened to him."

Julian stood with one hand in his pocket, looking quietly at Scarlett. There was a striking, almost heartbreaking sadness hidden in his gaze.

"The doctors are pumping his stomach now. Once they're done, they'll move him to the pediatric ward for a full diagnostic workup."

"I'm completely done with this marriage. But right now... it's not the right time to pull the trigger on a divorce."

Julian spoke as though Scarlett were an old, trusted friend, naturally confiding his deepest thoughts to her.

Yet, this was only the third time they had properly spoken, and they had never discussed anything this personal before.

Perhaps it was the shared trauma of being completely betrayed by their spouses that drew an unspoken camaraderie between them.

Scarlett nodded understandingly.

"Yeah. If you're miserable, cut your losses early. I'm trying to do the same, but Yardley refuses to sign the papers."

Julian nodded in agreement.

"I went to see Yardley tonight. I made it very clear that I've already set up all the accommodations for Sylvia and my son, and there is absolutely no need for him to help anymore. I hope he got the message."

Scarlett couldn't help but let out a dry, humorless laugh.

"I guarantee you, he will never get the message."

Julian picked up on the implication, furrowing his brow slightly. "Why."

Scarlett pulled out her phone, pulled up the photo Sylvia had just sent her, and held it up for Julian to see.

Having just seen Yardley hours ago, it only took Julian a fraction of a second to recognize the silhouette in the frame. He also immediately recognized what kind of angle and position was required to take a picture like that.

Julian's face darkened instantly. His usually gentle, refined features hardened into a mask of pure anger.

Seeing his fists clench, Scarlett quickly tried to talk him down.

"Julian, most of the time, you can't change how these people think."

But right now, Scarlett's brief, unfiltered advice offered him an entirely new way of looking at the problem.

If someone pushed you to the absolute brink, to the point where being at peace with the world was no longer an option... maybe learning to be a little reckless, a little ruthless, and fighting back to tear it all down to rebuild... wasn't such a bad way to live.

Julian finally smiled, the heavy, oppressive aura around him dissipating.

"I came over here to comfort you, and somehow I ended up being the one comforted."

"Your advice is brilliant. I'm going to think very carefully about what you said."

Scarlett smiled back. She felt that even though she hadn't known Julian long, he gave off an incredibly comforting presence—like a warm spring breeze against the face. He was remarkably easy to be around.

"Family of Dawn Langley? Are the family members of Dawn Langley here!"

Just then, a nurse burst out of the emergency room, scanning the hallway and yelling frantically.

At the sound of the nurse's voice, the slight ease Scarlett had just found vanished, her nerves snapping tight again. She bolted forward.

"I'm here! I'm here! How is Dawn!"