Leaving You Bereft (Willow and Julian) novel Chapter 173

Even under such circumstances, Julian could remain calm and composed. He considerately shut the door after Heather and Willow and reminded Caleb to drive safely. “Willow is pregnant, so be careful when you drive. Don’t make any emergency stops.

Caleb gnashed his teeth angrily. He was such a faker!

Just then, Julian’s phone rang. He glanced at it but didn’t answer.

That alone was enough for Willow to guess who was calling.

Julian said, “Don’t worry. I’ll deal with it.”

She didn’t say anything. His and Alicia’s business had nothing to do with her.

Caleb stomped on the accelerator and sped off, deliberately leaving Julian with a mouthful of exhaust fumes. Still, the latter stood there with the maple leaves as his backdrop, watching as the car disappeared from sight.

The crimson background only made him seem that much more outstanding.

Julian headed to Heartwell Hospital. Charlie and Nancy were there, comforting Alicia and telling her that Julian wouldn’t abandon her.

She leaned against the headboard and allowed her tears to silently flow.

At that moment, the ward door swung open. Nancy turned and said in delight, “Speak of the devil! Look who’s here, Alicia!” Julian entered the ward. Nancy greeted him as warmly as she would her son–in–law, but he reacted coldly. He asked her and Charlie to leave because he wanted to speak to Alicia in private.

Charlie and Nancy were taken aback. They knew this couldn’t be good, but didn’t dare stay there lest they upset Julian—Alicia was only hanging on because of his money.

Julian only turned to look at Alicia once Charlie and Nancy were gone. “Alicia.”

Her tears fell as she smiled bitterly. “What are you doing here? Aren’t you going to be a father? Weren’t you refusing to see me and answer my calls?”

He stood there in silence for a brief moment before saying, “I wasn’t going to say these things, but I now think it’s important to make things clear.”

She snapped, “I don’t want to hear them!”

He said, “I’m in love with her, Alicia. I once thought what we had was unforgettable, but I was wrong. When I first saw Willow at Lake Tolpond on that evening, she wore a white dress, and her hair cascaded over her shoulders.

“She was painting there, and I thought what I felt in that moment was just fleeting admiration because she looked like you. I also thought I only considered her a partner in politics and power, and a wife with whom I could share my honor and disgrace.

“It wasn’t until I saw her cry and leave that I realized the kind of love that truly becomes etched in your bones is the type that you marry. I’d already fallen for her when I married her, but I refused to admit it.”

Julian looked Alicia in the eye. “I’m the one who’s changed, Alicia. I’ve fallen for someone else, and I don’t want to let her down anymore. I’ll continue paying your medical bills, but I won’t drop by anymore. You can speak to your parents and the doctor about everything else. Sorry is all I can say.”

Alicia’s face was wet with tears. The sight would’ve broken the old Julian’s heart, but the current Julian merely watched her for a while before leaving without hesitation.

He had to be desperate to get to Willow! How could she deserve such treatment? Was it just because she was pregnant with his

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child?

It wasn’t easy for her to conceive, yet Julian had still knocked her up. Was he that bewitched by her body? Had he fucked her time and time again so he could get her pregnant?

The mere thought of that drove Alicia out of her mind.

Julian opened the door to leave. Nancy had been eavesdropping at the door and felt awkward at being caught.

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