Second Marriage The Billionaire's Planned Love (Quinn and Julian) novel Chapter 232

Chapter 232 No Turning Back

He opened the door and stepped out without hesitation.

Quinn froze for a second before leaning forward. “Julian!”

Crushed

Julian paused by the car, then said without turning around, “Don’t worry. I’m not going to force anything. You can relax.”

Then he shut the door.

The sound echoed louder than it should have.

Quinn felt something twist sharply in her chest, sudden and painful.

The bodyguard moved quickly, following Julian to the car behind them, and within seconds, he was gone.

The driver did not speak, simply started the car and pulled away.

The silence inside the car stretched out, heavy and suffocating, and Quinn found herself unable to put a name to what she was feeling.

Today was supposed to be a fresh start.

She was divorced.

She was free.

She should have felt relieved.

But Chase’s words lingered, cutting through everything else. He did not know the full picture, but he was not wrong.

Someone like Julian, someone with that kind of power, his interest in her was probably nothing more than a passing curiosity.

Once it faded, he could walk away without hesitation.

There was no future in that.

No ending that would not hurt.

And Quinn knew herself well enough to understand one thing clearly.

She could not handle something intense and temporary, something that burned bright and then disappeared, leaving her to pick up the pieces alone.

I wouldn’t recover from that.

So maybe this was the better choice.

If it never really started, then it could not break her.

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Firashed

She had pushed him away again, and this time, there was no undoing it.

A man like Julian would not keep trying after that. Even ordinary men had pride.

Julian had far more than most. Maybe this was for the best.

She pressed down the bitterness rising in her chest, but the lightness she had felt earlier was already gone, replaced by something heavier.

I want a drink.

The thought came without warning.

If she could just get drunk, she would not have to think about any of this.

But she could not. Her body would not allow it.

And she had already learned what happened when she lost control.

By the time she packed her things and left, she truly believed that whatever had been between them was

over.

She called Lucy, planning to stay at a hotel for a while, but Lucy immediately shut that down and dragged her back instead.

When Quinn walked in, Lucy lit up, helping her unpack while casually bringing up the charity gala like it was no big deal.

She did not ask why Quinn had moved out.

She did not need to.

She did not want to hear anything about Julian anymore.

So she let it go.

“What are we eating then?” she asked instead.

Neither of them could cook.

Lucy relaxed slightly. “I’ll order something. We’ll split it, okay?”

Quinn smiled. “Deal.”

Soon they were lying on the bed together, talking about the gala, laughing over outfits and plans, letting the conversation carry them somewhere lighter.

It had been a while since things felt this easy.

Then Lucy’s phone buzzed.

She glanced at the screen and froze.

Julian.

He had not contacted her once while Quinn was in the hospital.

And now, the moment Quinn was here, he texted. Lucy frowned, already annoyed.

Quinn noticed. “What is it?”

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