He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 198

Julian's attitude toward Sylvia was just too cold—so cold it chilled Yardley to the bone.

And Julian's protectiveness over Scarlett was completely unexpected, catching him entirely off guard.

Julian didn't struggle. He just looked down at the hands gripping his collar, then slowly raised his eyes to meet Yardley's directly.

"Why I married Sylvia back then... you should know better than anyone."

Julian's voice was quiet, but it hit Yardley's chest like a sledgehammer.

"That night, we were both drunk. You and I were sleeping in the same room. But when I woke up the next morning, it wasn't you sleeping next to me. It was Sylvia."

"To this day, I still don't know what actually happened that night. I've always prided myself on my self-control, and even black-out drunk, I would never just sleep with someone casually."

"But you were standing there with red eyes, fists clenched, demanding that I take responsibility for your cousin."

At this point, Julian's grip on Yardley's wrist tightened, his eyes revealing the emotions he had kept buried for years.

"Yardley, I only agreed to marry her because I considered you a friend."

"You should know better than anyone why I married her, and whether or not I even touched her that night."

"I've always wondered... where did you go that night? Why did you disappear, and how did Sylvia get into the room?"

"My marriage to Sylvia... are you absolutely sure you didn't set me up?"

When Julian delivered that last line, a faint trace of hatred laced his words.

Out of respect for their friendship, he had planned to take these questions to his grave, never breathing a word of them.

But now that their friendship was completely destroyed, the old doubts felt like a thorn lodged deeply in Julian's heart.

He couldn't find peace until he pulled it out.

Standing to the side, Scarlett felt like she had just stumbled onto an earth-shattering secret. Her mouth dropped open in absolute shock.

So, what Julian was saying was...

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