The Man Who Waited vs. The Man Who Wasted novel Chapter 479

Jocelyn's gaze dropped to Julian's wrist.

His cuff was stained with dirt and completely torn.

The exposed skin underneath was scraped raw and bleeding.

He must have torn it open against the concrete when they hauled him up.

It had to... hurt incredibly bad.

Jocelyn's chest constricted with agonizing tightness.

"I'm sorry I was late."

His voice was heavy with deep, unresolved guilt.

But that simple "I'm sorry" felt like a pair of hands closing viciously around her throat.

A suffocating wave of despair washed over her.

She knew he was terrified for her.

Terrified for the baby.

And she knew that if she just walked away with him, she wouldn't have to be afraid of anything anymore.

Julian would handle the entire world for her.

But she didn't want that anymore.

"Julian."

She pulled her hand completely free from his grasp.

"You're hurt too. Go get that treated."

He stared at her, unmoving.

"You're not coming with me?"

There was a fragile, desperate hope in his eyes.

She couldn't bring herself to meet his gaze.

"I still have things to discuss with Mr. Lowell. You go ahead."

The moment the words hung in the air.

Ethan exploded.

"Miss Evans, how could you leave with him?! Sir..."

Julian raised a single hand.

Ethan instantly snapped his mouth shut.

The words burned like acid in his throat.

His boss had only found this place because Gideon tracked Adrian's phone. Naturally, he was a step behind.

But even arriving late, he had thrown himself straight into the jaws of death to save her.

Ethan was still trembling from the residual terror of watching him fall.

He truly never expected his boss to plunge into the darkness without a single thought for his own survival.

Ethan always knew how much Jocelyn meant to him.

But only tonight did he truly comprehend that her life was literally more important than his own.

As she walked away.

Jocelyn heard Julian's parting words.

"Call me if you need anything."

It was such a familiar phrase.

Since the day they met.

He seemed to say it all the time.

Adrian pulled Jocelyn away, holding the arrogant posture of a victor.

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