Too Late to Ask Too Late to Love (Julian and Eleanor) novel Chapter 22

Eleanor felt like she could almost hear Jason’s chest exploding with rage, so she quickly tried to smooth things over, “I was just kidding, you… Mmph!”

Before she could finish, he spun her around.

The next second, a hard, possessive kiss landed on her lips.

Like he was poisoned and she was the only cure.

“Forgot to text back, hmm?”

“I told you I was kidding!”

Eleanor gently pushed him back a little, then belatedly asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Well, a certain little trickster wouldn’t text me back, and I couldn’t wait any longer.”

Jason shrugged with a helpless look.

Of course, he knew Eleanor had just gotten off work.

Her “forgetting” to text him back was just her way of teasing him.

Otherwise, with his personality, he would have stormed the set long ago.

He wouldn’t have waited until now.

“You haven’t eaten yet, have you?”

“I’ll take you out for something good.”

Hearing this, Eleanor nudged him.

After dinner, they went for a walk in the small town.

There was a hot spring steaming nearby, but Eleanor hadn’t brought a swimsuit, so she could only wander around the area with Jason.

It was pleasant and cozy.

A turn of his head brought Eleanor’s fair, beautiful face into view, making his heart flutter.

Jason thought how wonderful it would be if time could just freeze at this moment.

But then he greedily thought that if it froze now, he wouldn’t get to see all the other sides of

Eleanor.

“Eleanor, I love you.”

When you’re deep in love, you can’t help but want to tell the other person how you feel.

Even a simple “I love you” never gets old.

“I love you, too.”

Eleanor never held back her response, giving him a big hug.

Isn’t love something that needs to be reciprocated?

In the past… you could say she was just young, unable to understand the true nature of love. A simple crush made her think she could have a future with him.

The moment she looked up at Jason, she saw the man behind him and froze.

It was Julian.

Julian seemed to be walking toward them. Eleanor pulled her gaze away, stood on her tiptoes, and planted a kiss on Jason’s lips.

Jason was taken aback, but in his peripheral vision, he saw the man who had stopped walking behind him.

Seeing the girl’s bright, beautiful smile, a solid, subtle joy instantly filled his heart to the brim.

His Eleanor.

The Eleanor who loved him.

The Eleanor who willingly belonged to him.

Maybe it was because Julian’s figure looked too lonely, or perhaps his gaze was too intense, but Eleanor lowered her head slightly and turned away, avoiding his eyes.

She pulled Jason away.

She didn’t know how long it took to cook those meals, but she knew it was a four–hour round trip from the city.

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But the man in front of her now just wanted to see her and make sure she ate well.

“You still have a two–hour drive back. I’ll walk you to the intersection.”

“Okay.”

“Eleanor-”

In that usually ice–cold voice, Eleanor could now hear a slight tremble.

It wasn’t loud, and she decided to pretend she hadn’t heard it.

But Jason clearly heard it, and his grip on her hand tightened and tightened.

Before she got in the car, Jason pinned her against the door and kissed her again and again, not stopping until her lips were nearly swollen.

Eleanor sensed the jealousy behind his frantic possessiveness and stroked Jason’s head reassuringly.

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