At 7:00 pm, Julian’s car arrived bat /bthe Ziegler residence.

As soon as bthe /bcar stopped, Dominic’s attendant stepped forward to open the doorb, /bsmiling. He said, “Mr. Ziegler Senior is quite angry this time. Mr. Julian, you’d better tread carefully and not add fuel to bthe /bfire.”

Julian got out of the carb, /bshut the door behind him, and followed the man inside.

Dominic was waiting for him in bthe /bstudy.

The air in the study carried the bscent /bof aged wood and bincense/b, and the dim candlelight flickered. As soon as Julian stepped in, Dominic let out

ba /bcold sneer.

“So, our great lover has finallye home. Should we line up and shower you with flowers in celebration?”

Julian didn’t dare bact /bout of turn. He lowered his head and stood still. “Grandpa.”

Dominic sipped his tea, his aged byet /bsharp eyes sweeping the cane. I’ll discipline him tonight.”

Ver his grandson. After a moment, he turned to the person beside him. “Bring me

As soon as the words fell, Mnie’s cries echoed from outside.

Annoyed, Dominic walked over and shut the door. When he turned back, his eyesnded on Julian. “Strip, Mr. Julian.”

Julian’s Adam’s apple bobbed, but he still followed borders/bb, /btaking off his coat and bthen /bhis ck dress shirt.

He said, “The shirt can’t bget /bdirty. Willow bought it for me.”

Dominic looked at his grandson’s well–built physique and scoffed. “Your bwife /bbought it for you? Then, she really wasted her kindness on a worthless cheater. Good. Now, bI /bcan beat the hell out of you on her behalf.”

A cane, about as thick as a thumb, was handed to him. It felt just right in his grip.

Dominic didn’t hold back. bHe /bshed the cane across Julian’s back without mercy. Soon, angry red marks crisscrossed Julian’s skin. It was a gruesome view.

As he struck, Dominic asked, “Who was in Grandsburg? What made you blose /byour damn mind over thereb?/b”

Julian remained kneelingb, /bsilent.

Dominic’s bfury /bonly deepened, and his blowsnded even harder.

Outside bthe /bstudy, Mnie’s sharp voice rang out again, but Dominic ignored herpletelyb. /bbHe /bcursed her for having bno /bbsense /bbof /bright and bwrong /band ordered her bto /bleave at once. Otherwise, he would beat her son to death today.

Dominic was old. After a while, bhe /bgrew winded, gasping for breath. But his mouth still worked just fine.

Pointing at Julianb, /bbhe /bbscolded/bb, /bb“/bJulianb, /bbno /bone bgets /bto bhave /bbit /ball. Do you think life bis /bthat beasy/bb? /b

“Back thenb, /bbwhen /bbit /bbcame /bbdown /bto blove /bbor /bpower, you bchose /bpower. And nowb, /bbetween bthat /bperson and Willowb, /byou’re choosing that bperson /bagain. bTell /bmeb, /bis that fair bto /bWillow?

b“/bHahb! /bI know exactly what byou’ll /bbsay /bthat blove /bbis /bnever fairb, /bbThen/bb, /blet me ask youb, /bhave byou /bbslept /bwith your bwife/bb? /b

b“/bbIf /bbyou’re /bso in love with that personb, /bhow could you bsleep /bbwith /bWillow? bBe /bhonest bwith /byourself. When you bsleep /bbwith /byour wife, do you really feel nothing? Not even bthe /bslightest flicker of emotion?”

The crimson blood bon /bJulian’s back bseeped /binto bthe /bbthick /bbcarpet/bb, /bbstaining /ba small dark patch.

Yet, he remained silentb, /bunwavering.

Dominic’s words struck a chord. He couldn’t help but think back to how he chose Willow back then.

bThe /bgolden autumn leaves, Willow in a flowing white dress–she was unyieldingly livelyb, /blike the toughest de of grass.

That yearb, /bhe had someone he loved deeply. He envied Willow’s liveliness. He thought, if only the woman he loved could be as full of life as Willow.

But fate was cruel

In the end, winning Willow’s heart had been far too easy.

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