Chapter 190: Julian Forrester Has Been in Love with Someone for Over a Decade

Chapter 190: Chapter 190: Julian Forrester Has Been in Love with Someone for Over a Decade

Ian Prescott knew his older brother was a man of few words, so he picked up the conversation. His tone was intriguing as he said, "Simon Sinclair’s relationship with the Prescott family... well, it’s a long story."

Keith Sterling was anxious to know the truth. "Then give me the short version."

Ian Prescott: "..."

Ian Prescott looked at him with a grin. "My dear young Keith, you seem to be in quite a hurry."

Keith Sterling instantly bristled.

’Could he please not call me ’my dear young Keith’!?’

’That nickname completely undermined his handsome, cool, and imposing image!’

Seeing the topic was about to wander off to Sylvas, Sienna Everett quickly cut in, "Alright, alright, stop teasing him and just tell us."

Seeing how eager Sienna Everett was to hear, Ian Prescott dropped the suspense and cut to the chase. "Simon Sinclair is my sister’s fiancé."

???

It was as if he had dropped a bombshell without any warning.

Keith Sterling looked utterly shocked, as if he’d misheard. "Whoa, that’s a little *too* short for a ’short version.’ Give us more details!"

Ian Prescott glanced at him and began to explain slowly, "Simon Sinclair is a complicated man with a mysterious background, but he is indeed my sister’s fiancé. The engagement was arranged right after they were born."

"It’s just that my sister went missing as a child and was never found. So the engagement just fizzled out and was never brought up again. It was unofficially called off, but it did exist at one point."

Sienna Everett: "..."

’Simon Sinclair is the fiancé of the Prescott family’s youngest daughter?’

’No wonder Simon said he hoped she was the Prescott’s long-lost daughter.’

’Thank goodness she wasn’t!’

’Thank goodness the DNA test results showed she had no relation to the Prescott family!’

Evan Shelby was stunned. He looked at Sienna Everett and said, "So if you were the Prescott family’s daughter who went missing as a child, Simon Sinclair would be your fiancé?"

Before Sienna Everett could say a word, Keith Sterling, his brother’s number one defender, immediately sounded the alarm and jumped in to object.

"What are you talking about?! Sierra already did a DNA test with the Prescott family. She’s not related to them, and she’s definitely not related to that Simon Sinclair! Stop trying to play matchmaker!"

After speaking, Keith Sterling quickly glanced at his brother.

A storm brewed in the depths of Julian Forrester’s eyes. He had never imagined that Simon Sinclair had such a connection to the Prescott family’s youngest daughter.

This time, Sienna Everett wholeheartedly agreed with Keith Sterling. Fiancé or not, it had nothing to do with her!

The group chatted for a few more minutes. It was now past midnight, and with Sienna Everett back safe and sound, everyone could finally relax. They all went back to their rooms to rest.

Before leaving, Orion Hawthorne asked, "Should I get a new room for Mr. Forrester?"

Keith Sterling nodded enthusiastically, though inwardly he was overjoyed. ’Why get a new room? His brother could just sleep with Sierra.’

’They’re a legally married couple, after all~~’

Sienna Everett happened to have something to ask Julian Forrester. After everyone had gone back to their rooms, she quietly pulled him into her room.

Seeing her furtive movements, Julian Forrester raised an eyebrow slightly. "A clandestine tryst?"

Sienna Everett: "..."

’What tryst?!’

"I have something to ask you." Sienna Everett picked up a hair tie from the vanity and began tying up her loose hair. As she did, she asked, "Why did you suddenly fly out to Meridia?"

Julian Forrester leaned casually against the vanity, simply watching her tie her hair. The girl’s fingers were slender and porcelain-white, her movements light and nimble.

He realized, helplessly, that he even found the ordinary sight of her tying her hair beautiful.

After watching for a few seconds, he said lightly, "During our video call this morning, I had a feeling our dear Sierra was upset, so I came to check on you."

Sienna Everett froze. She remembered being at the hospital that morning for the DNA test with the Prescott family, and then running into Lucas Everett.

Lucas Everett had told her she had the Everett family’s blood in her veins—that she was one of them. The disgusting, unchangeable fact had left her feeling numb and weary. She had pretended everything was fine during her video call with Julian Forrester, but he had still seen through her.

’Just for that little thing, he took a special flight all the way from home to be with her?’

"But my flight back home is tomorrow. You flew all the way here today just to see me. Isn’t that a huge hassle?"

"Is it?" Julian Forrester didn’t look like he found it troublesome at all. He reached out, tucked a stray strand of hair from her temple behind her ear, and then gently squeezed her soft, pale earlobe. "Getting to see you a day earlier makes any trouble worthwhile."

Sienna Everett’s heart skipped a beat. A lingering warmth spread across the earlobe the man had touched, refusing to fade.

She lifted her gaze, her glistening eyes fixed on him, and bit her cherry-red, moist lips.

"Julian Forrester, is there anything you want to ask me?"

Julian Forrester leaned down slightly, bringing his face closer to hers. His gaze bored straight into her clear eyes. "Our Sienna is quite popular, isn’t she."

Sienna Everett’s eyelashes fluttered. Of course, she knew what he meant by that.

"You’re talking about Simon Sinclair and me... Well, you’ve investigated him, right? His identity is complicated, so it probably wasn’t easy to look into him..."

"As for my relationship with him, to put it simply, he saved me once, but I also saved him once later on. So we’re even. Neither of us owes the other anything."

Hearing this, an almost imperceptible flicker crossed Julian Forrester’s eyes.

’Simon Sinclair had saved Sienna Everett, and Sienna Everett had saved Simon Sinclair...’

’Was it because of this bond that Sienna Everett trusted Simon Sinclair so completely, trusted that he wouldn’t hurt her?’

A sliver of jealousy actually sparked in Julian Forrester’s heart. He was jealous of the bond between Sienna Everett and Simon Sinclair.

Sienna Everett raised a hand to touch her nose. "As for Simon Sinclair pursuing me... to be honest, I don’t really think he’s ’pursuing’ me."

’Simon Sinclair’s way of thinking has never been normal. He acts erratically and even disregards her wishes, trying to forcibly keep her by his side. Could you even call that ’pursuing’ someone?’

Sienna Everett truly wanted nothing more than to avoid him.

Looking at Julian Forrester before her, Sienna Everett blinked. Julian respected her wishes and her freedom. With him, she could do whatever she wanted, and no matter what it was, he would indulge her...

After everything she had been through today, Sienna Everett thought she wouldn’t sleep well. But lying next to Julian Forrester, breathing in his crisp, pleasant, and reassuring scent, she fell asleep in no time.

「The next morning.」

Sienna Everett woke up starving and wanted to go to the hotel restaurant for breakfast. But Julian Forrester was on a call that didn’t look like it would end anytime soon.

Sienna Everett gestured to him, telling him to stay in the room for his call while she went ahead to the restaurant to eat.

Then, famished, she dashed out of the room. As soon as she reached the restaurant, she saw Keith Sterling and Evan Shelby eating breakfast.

Their backs were to her, so they didn’t see her approach.

Sienna Everett’s eyes darted around, a sly smile flashing in their depths. She tiptoed over, planning to give them a little scare.

But just as she snuck up behind them, she overheard them discussing all matters of love and heartbreak.

She heard Evan Shelby bragging to Keith Sterling, "That’s nothing. I have a buddy who was into a girl for ten years and never won her over. In the end, she even married someone else."

Keith Sterling sighed mournfully. "Now that you mention it, that reminds me of my brother. He’s been in love with someone for over a decade and still hasn’t won her over."

Sienna Everett had been listening with great interest, but she suddenly frowned.

’What did that mean?’

’Julian Forrester has been in love with someone for over a decade and hasn’t won her over?’