Second Marriage The Billionaire's Planned Love (Quinn and Julian) novel Chapter 215

Chapter 215 Turn Around

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Lucy called just as Quinn was getting into the car, her voice coming through fast and uneven, like she had been running or talking to too many people at once.

“Quinn, where are you right now?” Lucy said, almost breathless. “There’s a fire downstairs, right outside my building. It’s a mess over here.”

Quinn went still, her mind blanking for a second. “A fire? Are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” Lucy replied quickly. “But don’t come back here, seriously, just stay somewhere else for now,”

Quinn hadn’t even figured out what to say when Julian spoke from beside her, calm and decisive, like the answer had already been settled.

“Then you’re coming with me.”

Hearing that she was finally being discharged had felt like a release, like something tight inside her had finally loosened.

The hospital itself had been uncomfortable, but what made it unbearable was something else entirely.

Being alone with Julian.

And the condition she had agreed to.

As long as he was there, as long as his hands were free, he would reach for her without hesitation and hold on like it was the most natural thing in the world.

Quinn had stopped looking at him altogether.

Her eyes would land anywhere but him, the ceiling, the window, the edge of the bed, anything that gave her somewhere to hide.

What made it worse was that he never let go, not even when doctors or caregivers walked in.

He didn’t adjust, didn’t explain, didn’t care.

He just kept holding her hand.

And every single time, the same thought pressed down on her.

I’m still married.

What does this even make me?

The morning before discharge, a caregiver came in early to draw blood.

Julian hadn’t left yet.

He sat beside her, one arm loosely around her shoulders, letting her lean into him like it was nothing.

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When the caregiver tied the band around her arm, Julian said quietly, “She’s not great with needles, so if you can, go easy.

The caregiver smiled, clearly amused. “You two are really sweet together. Honestly, it’s kind of rare.” Quinn wished she could disappear on the spot.

She had always been afraid of needles, but this time the embarrassment drowned everything else out.

Leaning against him, breathing in that faint, clean scent that seemed to follow him everywhere, she barely even noticed when the needle went in.

By the time she left the hospital, it felt like half the staff had already decided what kind of relationship they had.

To Quinn, walking out of there felt less like discharge and more like escape.

And then Lucy’s call changed everything again.

Quinn turned to him immediately. “No, I’m not going.”

They were sitting side by side in the back seat, his hand still wrapped around hers like it belonged there.

He didn’t let go.

“If not my place,” he said, glancing at her briefly, “then where exactly are you planning to go?”

“I’ll book a hotel,” Quinn replied, holding onto the first answer she could think of.

Julian let out a quiet breath, not quite a laugh, more like disbelief. “You just got out of the hospital, and you think a hotel is a good idea?”

“I can rest anywhere,” she said. “Hotels have everything I need.”

“And what are you going to eat?” he asked, his tone still even, but sharper now.

Quinn frowned, refusing to back down. “You brought me food from restaurants the entire time I was in the hospital.”

Why does this feel worse…

This doesn’t even make sense… why do I feel like this….

The car moved forward smoothly, but the slight motion made her body tilt just enough.

And in the next second, Julian reached over again.

His hand closed around hers, firm, steady, like it had never left.

Quinn turned to look at him.

Julian didn’t look back.

He sat straight, eyes forward, expression calm, as if nothing had happened.

But his grip tightened.

Then, slowly, deliberately, his fingers slid between hers, locking into place.

“Turn around,” he said.

Quinn’s breath caught, and she quickly looked away, her voice catching slightly as she spoke. “I said I don’t

want to go…

There was a soft shift as Julian moved closer, the space between them disappearing without warning.

“Are you crying?” he asked, his voice lower now, gentler.

That was all it took.

The tears she had been holding back broke free all at once.

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