CHAPTER 739: CHAPTER 739: IN THE END, IT’S STILL TOO LATE

"Who is the man you mentioned?" Julian Lancaster asked with a gloomy expression.

"It’s..." Nina Sinclair hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Julian, steeling herself before saying, "It’s Joel Thatcher! We grew up together, there’s no obstacles between us, and the Thatcher Family really likes me. I feel like it would be better than now..."

Nina silently apologized in her heart: I’m sorry, Joel, I had no choice but to use you as a shield now.

"Enough!" Julian interrupted Nina through gritted teeth.

His gaze darkened as he stared unblinkingly at Nina and asked, "Are you sure you really don’t want to try with me anymore? We’ve walked through so much together, are you really willing to give up now?"

Nina remained silent, saying nothing.

After a long while, she finally lifted her gaze, looking at him with clarity, and retorted, "Julian, every time something happens in the Lancaster Family, it always involves me, and what can you do?"

"I’ve been pushed into the water twice at the Lancaster Family’s place. How many more times will it happen in the future? And Old Master Lancaster doesn’t even like me, always trying to shove women at you. What’s the point of persisting like this? Do you want me to always live under such a shadow?"

Hearing Nina’s words, Julian instantly calmed down.

A hint of hurt appeared in his eyes.

Is it really too late?

He had been trying hard to create a beautiful environment for Nina, yet now she was telling him she was tired and wanted to choose someone less exhausting.

No more obstacles, no more traps and schemes.

He wanted to say something, but felt that he had no right to say anything, or even to ask Nina to strive with him.

What right did he have to ask Nina to suffer with him?

Julian looked at Nina in a daze, his expression pained, "Have you really decided?"

"Yes!" Nina clenched her fist and nodded.

Julian said nothing, turning directly to leave.

Nina watched his dejected figure as he left, feeling as if a large part of her heart had been torn away.

Tears slipped down the corner of her eye, and she reached out to wipe them away, but they kept falling, impossible to wipe clean.

Everything she said earlier was really just to make Julian leave and stop thinking about her.

Let them be like this.

Ultimately, they were not destined to be together until the end.

...

After Julian left Nina and returned to the Lancaster Family, he seemed completely out of sorts.

He shut himself in his room.

Old Master Lancaster and Old Madam Lancaster, seeing him return without a word, couldn’t help but worry.

Finally, Old Master Lancaster couldn’t hold back anymore. He looked at Old Madam Lancaster, anxiously asking, "What’s wrong with Julian? Could it be that something happened to him? Was he rejected by that woman?"

After that day, Old Madam Lancaster told him not to meddle in their affairs anymore.

And now they received such a result?

"Weren’t you the one who disliked Nina the most? Shouldn’t you be happy now that Julian and she are not together? It’s exactly what you wanted."

Used to bickering with Old Master Lancaster, Old Madam Lancaster couldn’t help but retort when she heard his words.

"..." Old Master Lancaster’s voice faltered, and his face turned grim.

He grunted, "What are you saying! I’m just worried about Julian. What if something really happens to him because of that woman?"

Although Julian was pretending last time, now he didn’t seem to be pretending.

Despite bickering with Old Master Lancaster, Old Madam Lancaster was also concerned about Julian and said, "After those incidents, Julian must have some shadow towards you. Let Sharon come and see him. Sharon and Julian still have a good relationship."

"Right, right, contact Sharon to come over now!"

So, they called Sharon Lancaster to tell her about Julian’s troubling state.

After receiving the call, Sharon rushed over, "Grandma, you said something happened to my brother, what exactly is going on?"