Chapter 499: Chapter 499

Joel Thatcher, immersed in his own thoughts, finished lunch with Nina Sinclair, and then the two returned to the hospital together.

At this moment, Sharon Lancaster looked at Julian Lancaster and asked, "Brother, you really have a lot of patience! The Thatcher Family head actually tried to expose your identity. Luckily, Nina didn’t believe him, but I feel he won’t let it go easily. What are you planning to do?"

Julian Lancaster’s eyes grew solemn, "Instead of letting him reveal it, I might as well tell Nina myself."

"Huh?" Sharon looked at Julian in surprise, seemingly unable to believe what she just heard. The most update n0vels are published on ɴo(v)elFɪre.ɴet

After a while, Sharon finally snapped out of her shock and understood what Julian had said.

She asked somewhat uncertainly, "Are you deciding to tell Nina that you are Julian Lancaster?"

Julian tapped his fingers on the table. He didn’t answer right away, and after a long pause, he finally said, "It’s not the right time yet."

This made Sharon unclear about what Julian meant.

So, is he going to say it or not?

She asked, "Not the right time? So are you planning to keep it a secret, or?"

With an inscrutable expression, Julian said, "Now that Grandpa has Heidi Leighton competing with Nina Sinclair, we’re at a critical juncture. It’s not a good time to reveal my identity."

If Nina Sinclair were to fail at the hands of Heidi Leighton because of his identity, Old Master Lancaster might look down on Nina even more, which would bring them more challenges and make their path rougher than it is now.

Not to mention there is a sneaky Joel Thatcher eyeing Nina Sinclair. He couldn’t make this decision lightly.

"So, you mean?" Sharon pondered over it and said, "Do you mean... to wait until the competition between Nina and Heidi is over?"

After returning to the hospital, Nina Sinclair and Joel Thatcher spent a quiet afternoon with her mother.

Perhaps the events surrounding Sunny Hale affected her deeply today. Although Madeline Sherman still hadn’t woken up, the ability to quietly stay by her side already made Nina feel very happy.

Only after night fell did she return to her apartment in Crestfall.

She planned to stay here for the night and head back to Veridia with Sunny Hale tomorrow. While riding the elevator, Nina glanced at her phone and noticed that there was no reply to the message she sent to Julian Lancaster.

Was he really that busy today?

Ding, the elevator doors opened, and Nina walked out. After opening the apartment door but before turning on the light, she was suddenly pulled into a firm, strong embrace and fell into a familiar hold.

In the split second of panic, Nina recognized who was holding her.

"Lu... Julian?" Nina murmured in disbelief.

In her understanding, Julian should be in Veridia busy with work, and there was no way he would appear here.

But the tall shadow and the familiar cool scent from his body were so recognizable; the person in front of her was indeed Julian Lancaster!

Nina asked, "What are you doing here? Am I not dreaming?"

Julian wrapped an arm around her waist and then lowered his head to kiss her lips, showing Nina that she wasn’t dreaming through his actions.

Nina’s eyes widened in shock, and before she could react, the man had already pried her lips open.

Soon she softened, unable to do anything but lean into him, allowing him to kiss her domineeringly.