The Man Who Waited vs. The Man Who Wasted novel Chapter 250

Julian nodded. "Lana happened to stumble across the situation and texted me."

Jocelyn closed her eyes tightly.

"I never expected my savior to be Adrian's confidante. Hah, life really is unpredictable."

When she opened her eyes again, she finally noticed the cut on Julian's mouth.

"How did your lip get hurt?"

Julian turned his face away, clearly uncomfortable, and swiftly changed the subject.

"Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"

Jocelyn wasn't so easily distracted.

"Did someone hit you?"

Did he get hurt trying to save her?

The man who was usually so incredibly composed now looked like a child caught doing something wrong, so nervous he seemed ready to bolt.

"Julian?"

Julian cleared his throat awkwardly. "It's nothing."

"Why are you acting so weird? Are you not feeling well?"

As she spoke, Jocelyn reached out, worriedly pressing her fingers against his cheek.

"Why is your face so warm? Are you coming down with a cold?"

Julian dodged her hand like he'd been shocked.

Only he knew just how much sheer torment those very hands had put him through not too long ago.

He had almost...

Thankfully, he hit the brakes just in time.

Otherwise, he never would have forgiven himself for taking advantage of her while she was so vulnerable.

But the intoxicating memory of their lips and tongues tangling together completely refused to leave his mind.

The second the image of their intense encounter in the back of the car flashed through his thoughts, Julian grew even more flustered.

The only silver lining was that Jocelyn didn't remember a single thing that happened in the car.

Because if she did, he honestly didn't know if their friendship would have survived the fallout.

Thankfully, the doctor walked in, breaking up their conversation.

If he hadn't, Julian had no idea how he was going to answer her questions.

The doctor brought excellent news.

"Fortunately, the dosage wasn't very high, and the ultrasound shows the embryo is perfectly normal. So there shouldn't be any negative impact on the baby."

The suffocating awkwardness only broke when Sarah and Liam Bancroft finally burst into the room.

Sarah rushed over. "You terrified me! When Julian texted Liam, Liam was stuck helping me deal with my parents. The second we heard, we bolted straight over here."

Liam's expression was absolutely murderous.

"Did he talk? Who did it?"

Julian shook his head. "This guy is a tough nut to crack. He absolutely refuses to talk. He insists he acted alone and that it was just a random sexual assault."

Liam swore viciously.

"Damn it, using a dirty trick like that! If I find out who's behind this, I'll chop them into pieces and feed them to the dogs."

Sarah scoffed angrily. "Filth like that isn't even fit for dogs."

She turned to Jocelyn, her voice dropping to a concerned whisper.

"Did you... you know..."

Realizing the rest of the question was too horrible to say out loud, she stopped herself.

Jocelyn shook her head.

"No."

Sarah spoke with pure sympathy, completely unaware of the tension. "Taking a drug like that must have been absolute torture, especially with no way to relieve it. You must have suffered so much."