Three years of loving him, three days to erase myself from his world novel Chapter 284

And now, because of a woman, he was beginning to panic.

Julian took an irritable drag of his cigarette.

Ultimately, he rationalized that this was simply a male rivalry, mixed with... a driving need to conquer Clara!

Yes, that had to be it!

Julian crushed his cigarette out and got into the car.

As he pulled away from the curb,

He instinctively glanced in the rearview mirror and saw Clara looking down at her phone. He frowned, his mind instantly racing. Was she texting Dominic? What were they talking about?

His burning stare was impossible to ignore.

Clara put her phone down and met his eyes in the mirror. She spoke with cool detachment. "I wasn't texting Mr. Jarrett! Stop being so paranoid."

Julian watched her quietly for a moment before offering a very faint smile. "That's the second time you've explained yourself to me today. Tell me, why? Is it because you don't want me going after him, or..."

Clara let out a bitter laugh. "What do you think?"

Julian's smile vanished.

He focused on the road.

Clearly, that wasn't the answer he wanted to hear.

Clara had no idea where he was taking her or what he planned to do. She was utterly exhausted. Leaning back against the leather seat, she rubbed her throbbing temples.

"Julian, I know seeing me with another man made you uncomfortable. But you've made your point and vented your anger. Can you just let me out now? I have my competition tomorrow, and I don't have the energy for your games."

Julian glanced at the rearview mirror, letting out a soft scoff laced with mockery. "You certainly seem to know everything!"

Clara ignored the biting sarcasm, turning her head to gaze out the window. She thought to herself in a daze—how could she not know his mind?

After three years of his nightly indifference, countless lies, and endless deception, she had seen through him entirely.

But to her surprise, Julian actually drove her straight to her hotel.

Clara was momentarily taken aback.

Yet she wasn't delusional enough to believe he did it for her sake. She knew perfectly well who he truly cared about.

Clara calmly opened the car door. She had been about to tell him never to look for her again, but then she remembered she was leaving tomorrow. They would never see each other again anyway. There was no 'after this.'

Pressing her lips together, she stepped out and walked away.

To her shock, Julian immediately followed her out of the car.

As his tall, imposing figure loomed over her, Clara's breath hitched. "Why are you..."

Julian draped an arm over her shoulder, lowering his head to whisper intimately against her ear, "If you don't want people to see us, just behave."

Clara bit her lip and glared at him fiercely.

Julian couldn't suppress a smirk, but a second later, the reality of the situation hit him, leaving a bitter taste in his mouth.

While he was distracted,

Clara shoved him away and darted for the elevators.

Julian frowned and immediately gave chase, but he was a second too late to catch the closing doors.

Staring at the glowing numbers rising steadily on the digital display,

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