Left for Dead Came Back for Everything novel Chapter 35

She wiped away another stray tear. "Maybe my baby knew its father didn't love its mother, so it decided to leave."

"Does he still not know?" Julian asked, his voice laced with ice.

She shook her head. "It doesn't matter anymore."

"When he came back to save me, an aftershock hit. Yvonne convinced him it was too dangerous and dragged him away. That was the moment he lost the right to know he ever had a child."

"After that, a load-bearing wall collapsed and crushed my leg. My dancing career was over. I don't even know who ended up pulling me out of the rubble."

Julian lowered his gaze, his eyes burning with fury.

So that was the truth. Of course she didn't know.

Because he was the one who had pulled her out of the wreckage.

He had been on a business trip in Hartford. Knowing she was performing, he had bought a ticket on a whim.

No one could have predicted the earthquake.

It was during that rescue that his wrist had been severely injured, ending his career as the top surgeon at Riverport General Hospital.

Everyone had told him he was destined to be a medical pioneer.

But the damage to his wrist was permanent.

He knew she was married. He knew she would never be his.

But he had still run straight into the danger for her without hesitation.

Even if she had never even known he was there.

He never regretted saving her.

He only regretted not getting to her sooner.

If he had been just a little faster, her leg wouldn't have been ruined.

Afterward, he had no choice but to follow his father's orders and return to The Lawrence Group to start over.

Shock, anger, disbelief, guilt, and sheer heartbreak warred within him.

He had always told himself that as long as she was happy, as long as her husband treated her right, he would bury his secret feelings forever.

Loving her was as natural as breathing.

But by the time he had gathered the courage to confess, she was already dating Zander. Then, they were married.

He had given up all hope.

He took over his family's massive empire and completely removed himself from her life.

And now, she was sitting here telling him this nightmare was the reality of her marriage.

Staring at her left leg, a sharp pain pierced his chest.

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