Altar 183

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    Julian turned to Alicia and asked softly, “Isn’t this enough? Alicia, what else do you want?”

    Originally, he could have been happy.

    Willow and the child would have stayed by his side, surrounded by happiness. Even if he was burdened with countless sins, bhe /bcould’ve had the chance to grasp happiness.

    But now, that was gone. After Alicia’s repeated acts of self–harm and unreasonable demands, his patience had finally run dry. In the end, he and Willow had finally reached this point of no return,

    Julian’s voice was low and hoarse. “Alicia, we’re done.”

    He turned around and walked away, ignoring Alicia’s cries behindim. She fell to the ground in tears. “Julian… Julian…”

    But he never looked back.

    The team of specialists remained helpless when it came to Willows condition.

    They were simply toote.

    This type of neurological disorder, triggered by the weather and atmospheric pressure, was extremely rare. There was no effective treatment at present.

    Moreover, Willow was pregnant, so she couldn’t be given medication rashly.

    Heather was heartbroken, while Timothy could onlyfort her, promising

    On the surface, Willow appeared calm.

    to

    seek out the best doctors.

    But who could truly remain indifferent after losing their hearing? Yes, she could still use hearing aids, but it wouldn’t be the

    same.

    No matter what, she wouldn’t be the same as before.

    Apanied by her parents, Willow left the consultation room. Julian was waiting at the door, his face devoid of color. When he saw Willow walk out, his voice trembled as he called out softly, “Willow.”

    Heather could no longer hold back anymore. She said sadly, “She can’t hear you anymore. What’s the point of calling her?

    “Julian, the Ziegler family is like a monster that devours people until there’s nothing left. You’ve devoured everyst bit of Willow.

    “But I ept it. Since you don’t love her, can’t you just return her bto /bme and Timothy intact? We will take care of and cherish both Willow and the child. You don’t need to concern yourself with her anymore.”

    Julian replied softly, “I’ll find the best doctors to treat her.”

    Heater replied coldly, “We, the Chapman familyb, /bcan do the same.

    Julian couldn’t refute.

    All he could do was watch her walk away with her parents.

    That evening, Julian returned to the Ziegler residence.

    As the car stopped, Julian got out and stared at the sky, burning red as the sun set. Noah walked over and said, “Mr. Liam is in Dominic’s study, waiting for you.”

    Julian gave a slight nod and followed Noah to Dominic’s study.

    Along the way, the autumn wind picked up, causing the withered leaves of the trees on both sides to rustle…

    After a while, Noah pushed open the study door, inviting Julian bin /b

    The study was bathed in the golden glow bof /bdusk.

    Liam was looking at the portrait of thete Dominic with a serene expression.

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    When Julian stepped in, he spoke softly, “Earlier, your mother, Tyler, Karen, and I all went to the Chapman residence. No matter how much we apologized and pleaded, they refused to meet with

    “She was once your wife, and nowb, /bshe’s carrying your child. No matter what, she shouldn’t be treated as a second choice.

    “Julian, you can’t always get everything in life. Let her be free, at least for now. She’s the one who’s carrying the child, and that’s tough.”

    Julian understood what his father meant. Liam wanted film to give up, to set Willow free.

    But he didn’t say a word. He just walked toward Dominic’s portrait and closed his eyes.

    When he left, Liam was struck by a bad feeling. His instincts were telling him that his son was about to do something drastic.

    However, Julian refused to say a word. He just opened the door and stepped out.

    Outside, Karen stood there, with tears in her eyes. She asked, “Julian, will Willow’s hearing recover?”

    Julian fell silent for a moment.

    He didn’t know, but he would do everything in his power to make it right.