bLiam’s /battitude instantly changed when he turned to face Heather He said amicablyb, /bb“/bHeatlierb, /bfeel free to punish fun however byou /bwant since he’s made a mistake. I came here with my amily to see Willow and the baby.”

    He waved a handb, /band Sebastian instructed the men to get the gift out of the vans. They were all expensiveb, /brare items.

    Heather smiled faintly with one finger on her temple. “What does Zieglersb? /bTake the things back—we can taise the child ourselves. with someone else.”

    Liam remained polite. “He didn’t end up leaving the country.”

    he Chapman family’s good news have to do bwith /bthe doesn’t need a father like Julian, who has the nerve to belope /b

    Heatherughed coldly. “Saying that is like telling me a man did cheat if he took off his pants but failed to stick it bin /banother woman because he couldn’t get it up.”

    Liam cleared his throat awkwardly.

    Heather didn’t want to waste her time and energy on them anymore and said, “Shut the gates! Caleb, see them out.”

    Caleb dusted himself off and got up. He strode to the Zieglers, towering over them with his tall frame. “My mother–inw has made herself clear–please leave, everyone. Don’t worry about Ms. Harper’s child because bI’ll /bbe around to care for and love

    them.

    “Once the baby is bornb, /bI’ll raise it like my own. It won’tck anything, whether in terms of shelter or sustenance. Save your concern for something else.”

    Mnie almost had an aneurysm when she heard that. The baby had Ziegler blood in its veins–how could she allow Caleb to raise it

    Fortunately, Liam was still rational. Judging from how Julian was still on his knees, he didn’t think Caleb stood a chanceb. /b

    So, he and the rest of the Zieglers retreated, leaving Julian kneeling before the manor.

    Mnie was reluctant to leave him there even after getting into the car. Liam told her off for being too weak. “You can’t win big without taking risks. Do you want to have a grandchild or not?”

    “I do,” she said tearfully.

    He dried her tears and said, “You did well stopping Julian at the airport, but you can’t continue being so silly. You’re going to be a grandmother soon.”

    She sounded aggrieved as she said, “All I can do is support Julian.

    “That’s more like it.”

    It started raining again as night fell. It wasn’t heavyb, /bbut the droplets didn’t stoping.

    The temperature dropped to about 50 degrees Fahrenheitb, /bbut Julian remained on his knees with his back straight. He was still in the clothes he’d worn earlier and had nothing to shield him from the rain..

    Caleb leaned over the balcony on the second floor as he looked down at Julian. As he chewed gum, he couldn’t help thinking that thetter wasn’t to be trifled with.

    Julian had been there for a day and night without eating or drinking anything–this trick would have worked for anyone! It was a sly move.

    Fortunately, Willow hadn’t taken pity on him. Caleb would have thrown a fit if she had.

    The steps outside the Chapman residence were brightly lit. Julian kneeled before them, a water droplet hanging from his nose. He didn’t speak as he remained unmoving, silently pleading with Willow to stay with him, forgive himb, /band give him another

    ?

    chance.

    bThe /bbnight /bbgrew /bbdeeper/b, band /bthe surrounding area bbecame /bsilentb. /bbA /bthat was left was bthe /bpattering of the brain/b.

    bThe /bbChapman /bbresidence’s /bdoor slowly opened, and Willow came out with an umbre. bThe /braindropsnded bon /bbit/bb, /bthe sound bloud /bbenough /bto rip the silence bof /bthe night apart..

    bJulian /blooked up at herb, /bhis face soaked by the rain. She said indifferently, “You should go.”

    However, he reached out to grab her wrist. He’d been on his knees for a day before being given the chance to speak, and his voice was shaky as he said, “You’ve always been the one toe to me, Willow. From now on, I’ll go to you. Whether or not you want meb, /bI’ll forever be your husband.”