Second Marriage The Billionaire's Planned Love (Quinn and Julian) novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78 The Wrong Assumption

Chapter 78 The Wrong Assumption

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Hearing him criticize Lucy made Quinn instinctively defend her.

“Lucy is actually very considerate.”

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“Considerate?” Julian frowned. “If you think that’s considerate, does that mean you’re comfortable with her crossing boundaries with you?”

Quinn looked completely confused. “Mr. Sterling, what exactly do you mean?”

Julian decided to be direct.

“What I mean is that you shouldn’t let Lucy get that close to you. I saw her kiss you earlier. That kind of behavior is inappropriate.”

Quinn felt that someone like Julian must have very strict social boundaries.

The people around him were probably all from powerful and wealthy backgrounds.

So perhaps, in Julian’s eyes, Lucy should only be friends with people from similar social circles.

Maybe he believed someone like her, with a much more modest background and a pending divorce, was not suitable to be Lucy’s friend.

She stayed silent for a few seconds before speaking.

“Mr. Sterling, I don’t know what kind of person you think I am. But before Lucy and I became friends, I had no idea what her family background was. I became friends with her simply because I liked who she is as a person.”

Julian’s frown deepened. She said she liked Lucy.

“I would never try to get close to her because of her family,” Quinn continued. “I wouldn’t build a friendship based on that.”

Julian immediately understood what she had assumed.

“That’s not what I meant,” he said quickly.

Before he could finish, the hospital room door opened. Lucy rushed in, interrupting him.

“I’m back! Quinn, how are you feeling now?”

Quinn smiled at her. “Much better. The fever has gone down a little.”

“That’s good.” Lucy then looked at Julian. “What about you? Feeling better?”

No. If anything, he felt even worse.

But with Lucy back in the room, it was not the right moment to continue the conversation,

Julian said, “Go buy something for me.”

Lucy looked confused. “Buy what? You can just have the bodyguards get it.”

“I want you to go,” Julian said in a tone that left no room for argument. “You know that bakery on the west side of town

Lucy gasped. That place is really far away!”

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“They’re known for their desserts,” Julian said. “Get a few different kinds.”

“I just got back,” Lucy muttered under her breath, clearly unhappy, but she did not dare argue.

She turned to Quinn.

“Quinn, I’ll grab some desserts from there. Their pastries are amazing. You have to try them when I get back.”

After she left, the room fell silent once again.

Julian spoke, “You misunderstood what I said earlier.”

Quinn asked, “Then what did you mean, Mr. Sterling?”

“My point was, don’t…”

Julian suddenly realized he could not tell Quinn the truth.

It would scare her. The words reached his lips, but he changed them at the last second.

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“What I meant was that Lucy shouldn’t behave in ways that cross basic social boundaries. I think it’s inappropriate. My frustration is with her behavior, not with you. In fact…”

Julian paused, choosing his words carefully before continuing.

“Lucy has good judgment when it comes to people. If she considers you her friend, then that tells me you’re someone exceptional. I’m also glad to see that the two of you share a genuine friendship without any hidden motives.”

After finishing, he asked her, “Does that make sense?”

Quinn nodded softly. “Yes.”

She had not intended to continue the conversation with Julian.

But now that the topic had reached this point, there was something she still wanted to clarify.

“So,” she said carefully, “earlier you told me that you wanted me to move out soon and stop living with Lucy, but later you asked me to look after her…”