Divorced Heiress
Chapter 125

My expression full of curiosity was replaced by a furrowed brow upon hearing Julian's words. I remained silent for a moment, hoping he would say it was a joke. It was impossible for me to believe he was being serious, especially now when the problems seemed to have ended. I didn't need another problem, especially not coming from him. Nevertheless, his face devoid of any hint of amusement told me he was very serious, especially when he picked up the cruise brochure that was on the desk and played with it, turning it over with his fingers.

"Julian, stop joking around, that's impossible"were the first words to leave my mouth. I held onto the hope that he was not being serious, and that maybe he said it to ease the tension from a few minutes ago, although he had achieved the exact opposite. Julian let go of the brochure in his hands onto the desk, with a faint smile on his face, and locked his gaze onto mine with an expression of embarrassment.

"Sarah, I'm not joking. I'm being very sincere with you. I know you didn't see it coming, but it's the reality. I've been infatuated with you since the first moment I saw you in New York, and I didn't give it much thought because I thought it would be a passing fancy, but I was wrong." Julian confessed, never breaking eye contact with my face, and his fingers lightly brushed against the brochure.

Of course, I didn't see it coming; I didn't expect Julian to tell me such a thing at this point. The last thing I wanted was to deal with another situation similar to Paul's.

"If I'm expressing my feelings right now, it's not because I want you to change your plans, or make you doubt and do something for me. I just want you to know that, in my eyes, you are a woman of great value and you don't deserve any of the tragedy you've experienced. I don't want you to think that I'm going to do something to fight for your love, because I know your heart belongs to someone else, and I won't interfere in your reconciliation with Alexander. I don't want to be the cause of any more complications in your life. I see you're very happy, and that's enough for me." He clarified, leaving me with a blank mind. I was completely confused, not knowing where this was leading. As sincere as he looked, I didn't fully trust his words.

"What do you want, Julian? Do you expect me to believe that you won't be an obstacle in my love life and then unexpectedly hit me, just like Paul did? Please." I spoke defensively, comparing him to that scum I didn't want to remember, but it was unavoidable that his name was mentioned in the conversation.

"No, of course not! That's not my intention. Don't compare me to a criminal just because I'm telling you how I feel. I don't want to harm you or anything like that. I want you to understand one thing, Sarah, and I won't talk about this anymore. I just want to be honest with you. I couldn't hide it any longer, but that doesn't mean I'll be an obstacle in your love life, nor will I prevent you from... You know who I am, where I come from, and what my goals are. That's why I prefer to step aside. I will withdraw without even entering your life, but you can count on me unconditionally. I'm not a villain, I'm just Julian, your partner and friend." Julian expressed everything he had hidden, remaining calm despite being directly accused.

I didn't know what to think of his words. I wasn't sure whether to believe him, even though he seemed sincere and confident in what he said.

"I just hope this doesn't affect our friendship or our business. From my side, everything remains the same. Trust my word."

Julian got up from his seat, grabbing his documents. After releasing a heavy sigh, as if he had relieved himself of a burden, I suddenly felt a weight on my back. I would have preferred if he had kept it to himself, but I understood that it may have been difficult for him to remain silent about his feelings.

"I appreciate your honesty, and although it's difficult for me, I will trust that you would rather keep our friendship." I said from my seat before he left the office without giving me a chance to respond.

"That's what I want. It's time for you to be happy, and what better way than with the father of your child, forming the family that it should have been from the beginning. So, friends?" He asked, extending his hand. I looked at it hesitantly for a few seconds, but something inside me told me that Julian was being honest, and that brought me some relief.

"Friends." I replied, shaking his warm hand, closing that tense and worrying topic completely.

"Thank you for your understanding, you have always been so kind." He said when I let go of his hand, which strangely didn't bother me after everything that came out of his mouth, and with a smile, he added.

"I'll go back to work. Don't forget that you can count on me for anything you need."

I nodded, not intending to say anything else, and under my watchful gaze, he walked towards the office door, which opened before his hand even reached it, revealing Alexander's flushed face.

My body tensed immediately, at the same time that I felt my face pale, and I stood up from my seat as nerves began to bubble up in my system, because the first thought that crossed my mind was that he had heard the entire conversation with Julian, who stood frozen in his place upon seeing Alexander and their eyes met for a few seconds, during which I felt that my legs were going to give out at any moment.

The next thing I thought was that it had all been planned by Julian, and he had achieved his goal.

"Oh my God, Sarah, do you know how worried I've been all day for you?"

My body instantly relaxed when Alex said that and I let out a disguised sigh, while watching Julian's body unwind as if he too had been startled at the thought that Alexander possibly found out everything.

Alexander made his way into the office to my side, and although I was certain that he hadn't heard a word of the conversation with Julian, my legs didn't want to respond, it seemed like my feet were glued to the floor.

"I'm sorry, I..." I left the word hanging in the air when he wrapped his arms around me as if he hadn't seen me in years, and I didn't feel able to return his embrace.

"If it wasn't for Mr. Ferrer, I would have never found out that something was wrong with you, how do you feel? Are you okay? You look pale." Alexander separated from me just a little to examine my face, and with just the mention of Julian, my gaze shifted to the man who remained standing a few meters away, and when our eyes met, he seemed to react.

"I'll leave you alone, with your permission." Julian said as he reached for the door to close it after leaving, but before he disappeared from my view, Alexander spoke to him.

"Mr. Ferrer, thank you." Alexander thanked him, and I knew it wasn't for leaving us alone, but for having informed him about my health. Julian gave a slight half-smile and nodded his head.

"You're welcome." It was the last thing he said before he lowered his gaze to the floor and disappeared from my sight as he closed the office door, leaving me alone with Alexander.

It was inevitable to feel a discomfort in my chest thinking about how difficult that situation must be for Julian, but there was nothing I could do about it.

"Tell me, are you okay? Why didn't you get in touch with me? What tests did you take? What's wrong with you?" Alexander bombarded me with questions, erasing any thought that was related to Julian, and I turned my gaze back to his face that looked worried and somewhat angry.

Considering that I wasn't sure what had caused my fainting spell, I had no choice but to tell the truth.

"I'm sorry, I'm fine, I feel fine. The results were from a pregnancy test I took with..."

"Are you pregnant?" Alexander didn't even let me finish speaking, when he asked with an illuminated face and a smile appeared on his face.

"You're pregnant, you're expecting my second child."

Unable to control his emotions, he lifted me in his arms and spun me around in the air, then he pressed his lips to mine, holding me by the waist.

"I can't believe it, Sarah, it's the best news you could give me, this time I won't miss a single moment of the pregnancy, I want to experience this stage like I couldn't with Tristan."

Alexander didn't even let me speak and although his reaction seemed incredibly endearing to me, I had to take a step back to clarify the misunderstanding before he shouted it to the four winds as if I really were pregnant.

"Alexander, I'm not pregnant." I said bluntly and immediately, the smile vanished from Alexander's face, who now looked at me without that twinkle in his eyes that he had a few seconds ago, my heart sank seeing him in that way, as if I had taken away his joy. "Don't play with me, Sarah, come on, you took a pregnancy test and..." He couldn't even finish speaking, his shoulders slumped as if he had lost all strength, and I could see a hint of sadness in his honey-colored eyes.

"It came out negative." He replied to himself, realizing that I was serious, and I nodded my head.

"Oh." He said.

"I'm not pregnant, but Abby is." I informed him, as if that would bring back the excitement. But he hardly seemed surprised, I didn't know what else to say to lift his spirits. Even though the misunderstanding was his fault, if only he had let me speak. "Now I understand the yelling in Vincent's office, I'll wait for them to finish arguing to congratulate the future mother."

I opened my eyes in surprise when he said that, and I wanted to run out of my office to make sure everything was okay with Abby. But Alex pulled my waist, pulling me closer to his body, and raised his hand to my face, exposing the brochure that had been sitting on my desk all this time.

"A cruise?"

I couldn't hide the astonishment on my face. He wasn't supposed to find out, especially now that I didn't even have a set date for the cruise. It was supposed to be a surprise. But with the whole Julian situation, I had completely forgotten that the brochure was visible to anyone.

"Give me that." I said, taking the brochure from his hand before he could read it in detail. He looked at me with a raised eyebrow, as if he was waiting for me to tell him about the cruise.

"Setting aside my disappointment with a negative pregnancy test, I would like to know more about that cruise. Are you planning on running away from me? Because if so, I can make you change your mind." He said almost in a whisper.

His gaze traveled all over my face until it stopped at my lips, which opened slightly when he grabbed my thighs and lifted me enough so that my legs wrapped around his waist. In the next second, he placed me on the desk and his lips met mine without any care. For a moment, I forgot about the outside world and focused only on the softness of his lips moving against mine, the way his hands roamed my back up and down before resting on my legs, pulling them towards him so that my body could feel the pleasurable sensation of his, which was beginning to harden between my legs as seconds passed. Lost in a kiss that was growing in intensity, I felt like I was floating on a cloud with the exquisite masculine aroma of my man.

"Sari."Abby's voice brought me back to reality, and I opened my eyes at the same time I pulled away from Alexander's lips. Stepping down from the desk quickly, I turned to see my friend, who had wet cheeks and tear-filled eyes. "Find a motel!"

"Abby, what happened?" I asked, worried. I was about to approach her so she could tell me what happened with Vincent when Alexander took me by the waist, pressing my back against his body, and I immediately understood that he was covering his erection. But he pretended as if he was hugging me from behind.

"Abby, congratulations, I heard about your pregnancy." Alexander spoke casually, as if he wasn't hugging me to hide the bulge in his pants. Suddenly, Abby stood frozen for a second, and in the next, she was sobbing as if I had said the most hurtful words to her. Seeing her in that state, I knew something was wrong. And without caring that he was using my body to cover himself, I moved away from Alexander and ran to my friend, who needed me now more than ever.

I closed the door behind her and guided her to the sofa so she could sit down and let out what was affecting her so much. Although she didn't need to tell me, I already suspected what had happened in Vincent's office.

I let Abby cry on my shoulder as much as she wanted, while I silently stroked her hair, waiting for her to calm down a bit. I looked at Alexander, who was sitting in my chair with his hands covering his crotch, watching the scene with concern but without any intention of getting closer.

Abby's sobs diminished little by little, although her tears continued to escape from her eyes uncontrollably, wetting the shoulder of my dress. But I didn't care about anything else except for my friend to let it all out, to cry as much as she could.

I understood that the news of her pregnancy had taken her by surprise, and I had only been able to convince her to change her mind about motherhood. Then, between sobs, she took a deep breath as she pulled away from my shoulder and wiped her tears, which were quickly replaced by others. Finally, she was able to speak with a broken voice.

"Vin... that idiot doesn't want to have children."