Second Marriage The Billionaire's Planned Love (Quinn and Julian) novel Chapter 280

Chapter 280 A Promise of Loyalty

“How am I supposed to tell my mom, then? You know how stubborn she is.”

Julian looked at him. “Do you plan to go through with an arranged marriage in the end?”

“I used to think I didn’t care,” Zeke said. “But now… I want to be with someone I actually like.”

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He wasn’t some reckless playboy who messed around without commitment. He’d dated a few girls before, and he’d never gone into a relationship just for fun..

They’d only split because things hadn’t worked out–and every time, it had been the girl who ended it.

He liked to think he wasn’t the bad guy.

Julian had no real romantic history. In all his life, he’d only ever liked one person.

Zeke turned to him. “Will you have my back on this?”

It wasn’t that Zeke couldn’t refuse the marriage.

He just didn’t want to hurt his mother.

She’d been trying to set him up with women from suitable families for years.

But the girl he liked now came from an ordinary background.

If his mother found out, she would definitely object.

Nearly every marriage in his family for generations had been an arranged alliance.

The few younger family members who’d married for love ended up miserable.

That was why his mother insisted even more on him marrying someone of equal status.

Zeke knew Julian cared for Quinn, and that he would never agree to an arranged marriage.

If Julian stood with him, his mother might be more willing to listen.

After all, in his mother’s eyes, Julian was the perfect example of a well–behaved, successful young man–his opinion carried a lot of weight.

“I’ll support you,” Julian said. “On one condition: I need to know how long this liking‘ is going to last.” Zeke frowned, confused. “Then how do you know you’ll love the person you like for the rest of your life?”

For men in their position, really–they could spoil someone endlessly while they felt attracted.

But once the feeling faded, they had more than enough means to move on to someone new.

That was how their circle worked. Rich men rarely stayed loyal to just one person for long.

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“I won’t.”

“How can you be so sure?”

“Honestly, I don’t know why,” Julian said. “But that’s just how I feel. And it’s not easy for anyone to catch my eye. This might be the only time in my life. Why wouldn’t I treasure her?”

“When you put it that way. I actually kind of envy you,” Zeke sighed. “Why do I end up crushing on people so easily?”

No one could answer that.

Julian wasn’t good at giving pep talks, but he promised he would support him.

Zeke was actually very capable among men his age.

It was just that Julian’s presence outshone everyone else.

He was more than capable of choosing his own marriage.

His only real concern was falling out with his parents.

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