Leaving You Bereft (Willow and Julian) novel Chapter 66

Willow prayed 500 times.

She burned the scriptures and shakily stood up. The moment she got up, she nearly fell.

Julian stepped forward to support her. He thought Willow would push him away in disgust, but unexpectedly, she didn’t. Instead, she said flatly, “Let’s go back.”

Julian’s feelings were indescribable, like something precious that had been lost and was now found because Willow was willing to speak to him again.

Outside the main hall, a gleaming, luxurious Maybach from Brindley was parked.

Willow walked over, gently stroking the car’s body, murmuring in a low voice, “So, this is the car you’re driving.”

Julian said yes.

He helped her into the car, and when he buckled her seatbelt, he spoke gently, “I went back to the Ziegler residence and switched to this one. I’ll take you to the hospital. We’ll wait for Grace to wake up together.”

Willow stared at him intently.”

Julian’s Adam’s apple bobbed. “S

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think Grandma will wake up?”

will. You have bowed so many times before the altar for her.”

He wanted to wipe the blood off Willow’s face…

Willow turned her face away and said in a calm voice, “I want to go to Lake Tolpond. Julian, take me there, will you?”

Julian turned his head to look at her.

She was acting completely out of character, but he couldn’t refuse her.

A moment later, Julian stepped on the gas and sped toward Lake Tolpond.

The midnight wind howled.

Lake Tolpond was where Julian had proposed to Willow. The sunset there was famous. It was there that, Julian had once said that, in his heart, Willow was the most important person.

More than half an hour later, the road widened, and the riverbank stretched into endless darkness.

The same place. The same car. The same man.

Willow sat quietly, staring into the night ahead of the car. Her voice was calm. “Julian, this place holds our most beautiful memories. This car

“You really understand human nature well. Every time you mess up, you drive this car to remind me of our past. But those memories, to me, are soaked in blood. And yet, you don’t care at all.

“The foundation of love is family, but Julian, we don’t even have that anymore. Get out of the car.”

Julian was afraid of provoking her, so he had no choice but to step out. He thought Willow would drive away, but instead, she got out as well.

A flicker of fire rose in Willow’s hand. She lit her bag on fire, then threw it into the Maybach’s cabin and shut the door.

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