Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 463

"S-sorry," Vivian choked out.

She frantically tried to wipe her face, but Julian caught her wrist.

Left with no choice, she let the tears fall, looking at him with red, swollen eyes. Her voice trembled. "I didn't mean to cry."

"I know."

Julian sat up, leaning in to press his lips against her cheek. He kissed the wet trails, tracing them upward, tenderly tasting the salt on her skin.

"It's okay. Take a breath."

Wrapped in his gentle reassurance, Vivian's panic slowly ebbed. The shock of his affection managed to staunch the flow of her tears.

As his heated lips moved to the skin just beneath her eyes, she instinctively closed them, yielding to his touch.

In this brief, breathless moment, she finally found the Julian she loved.

Not the terrifying stranger from a minute ago—the man who sat right beside her but felt a million miles away.

This was the man she had idolized for years.

Sensing her finally relax, Julian pulled her softly into his embrace.

"Earlier..."

Enveloped by his familiar warmth and intoxicating scent, her heart settled back into her chest. She found the courage to voice her terror. "You felt like a complete stranger."

The hand stroking her back abruptly stopped. Julian stiffened, drawing a complete blank on what his expression had even been.

"Did I scare you?"

He assumed his intense, brooding glare had intimidated her.

But Vivian shook her head, burying her face in his chest. "I don't know how to explain it. You were right in front of me, but it felt like you were looking right through me. Like you were going to throw me away."

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