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Chapter 660
Author: Youngblood
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Julia stood alone in the hospital corridor, the fluorescent lights casting harsh shadows on the walls. Chance's question echoed in her mind, over and over, like a wave crashing against a shore she had tried to fortify for decades.

Would you have done the same if my father and Philip had switched places?

She pressed her hand against the cold wall, steadying herself. The walls she had built around her heart—walls that had protected her from pain, from vulnerability, from the fear of being hurt ag
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  • Chapter 661

    Julia's mind drifted to the years that followed her mother's sacrifice. She remembered the cold, gray walls of the prison visiting room, the way her mother's eyes had lost their light with each passing visit. She had been so young, so helpless, watching the woman who had given her everything waste away behind bars.She remembered the guilt that consumed her—a weight so heavy it felt like it would crush her. She had killed a man. Her mother had taken the blame. And now her mother was paying the price.The visits became harder as time went on. Eleanor grew thinner, her skin paler, her voice weaker. She would smile for Julia, but the smile never reached her eyes. She would tell Julia to be strong, to not let the world break her, to build walls if she had to."Promise me, Julia," Eleanor had said during one of their last visits, her hand pressed against the glass. "Promise me you won't let anyone hurt you the way I was hurt."Julia had nodded, tears streaming down her face. "I promise, Ma

  • Chapter 660

    Julia stood alone in the hospital corridor, the fluorescent lights casting harsh shadows on the walls. Chance's question echoed in her mind, over and over, like a wave crashing against a shore she had tried to fortify for decades.Would you have done the same if my father and Philip had switched places?She pressed her hand against the cold wall, steadying herself. The walls she had built around her heart—walls that had protected her from pain, from vulnerability, from the fear of being hurt again—began to crack. She could feel the old wounds, the buried memories, rising to the surface.She walked back into Steven's room and sat beside him, her hand finding his. But her mind was elsewhere. She was a child again, in a small house with her mother, before the hardness, before the walls.***Julia was eight years old when her mother brought home a stranger.The small house on Maple Street had always been their sanctuary—just Julia and her mother, Eleanor, a woman with kind eyes and a gent

  • Chapter 659

    Chloe was about to respond when Chance's phone buzzed on the coffee table. He glanced at the screen and saw Gary's name."It's Gary," he said, picking up the phone. "He probably wants to talk about Philip."He answered, his voice weary. "Gary? What's going on?"Gary's voice came through, heavy with emotion. "Chance, I know this is a lot to ask, but I need your help. Philip can't go to jail. He's my father, and I know he messed up, but he's willing to change. I need you to talk to Julia. Ask her not to press charges. Please."Chance was silent for a long moment, the weight of the request settling over him. He thought about Philip, about the years of love and guidance, about the broken man in that cold cell."Okay," Chance said finally. "I'll talk to her. I can't promise anything, but I'll try."Gary's voice cracked with relief. "Thank you, Chance. That's all I can ask."Chance ended the call and set the phone down, his heart heavy. Chloe placed a hand on his shoulder, her voice soft."

  • Chapter 658

    Gary sat across from Philip, the thick glass partition between them feeling like an unbridgeable chasm. Philip's hands were clasped in front of him, his knuckles white, his gaze fixed on the table."Dad," Gary said, his voice heavy. "I'm not going to abandon you. I want you to know that. But you need to face what you've done."Philip looked up, his eyes red and swollen. "I know, Gary. I know." His voice cracked, breaking on the last word. "I just—I don't know how I let it get this far. I was so consumed by fear, by jealousy. I thought I was losing everything, and I didn't know how to stop it."Gary leaned forward, his voice steady but filled with pain. "You almost killed a man, Dad. You almost killed Steven. That's not something you can just take back."Philip's shoulders shook as he wept. "I know. I know what I did. And I'll carry that guilt for the rest of my life. But I don't want to be that person anymore. I want to get help. I want to change."Gary studied his father for a long m

  • Chapter 657

    Julia shook her head, her voice barely a whisper. "I should have seen it coming. I should have known Philip was reaching his breaking point. I should have—""You can't blame yourself for someone else's actions," Wilfreda said firmly. "Philip made his choice. You didn't pull the trigger."Chance looked up, his voice heavy. "Mom, she's right. You couldn't have predicted this. None of us could."Julia's tears fell silently, but she nodded, drawing strength from their words.***Hours passed. The surgeon finally emerged, his face tired but his expression calm. "Mr. O'Connor is out of surgery. The bullet missed his vital organs, but he lost a significant amount of blood. He'll need time to recover, but he's going to be okay."A collective sigh of relief swept through the room. Julia's knees buckled, and Chance caught her, holding her steady."Can I see him?" Julia asked, her voice trembling.The surgeon nodded. "He's in recovery. He'll be groggy, but he'll know you're there."Julia didn't

  • Chapter 656

    Philip stormed through the hallways of the estate, his footsteps pounding against the hardwood floors like thunder. His heart was racing, his mind clouded with a storm of rage and betrayal. Every image of Julia in Steven's arms, every whispered conversation, every secret glance—it all burned through him like fire.He found Steven in the library, standing by the window, his back to the door. Steven turned as Philip entered, his expression shifting from surprise to concern."Philip," Steven said, his voice calm. "What's wrong?"Philip's hands clenched into fists at his sides. "What's wrong?" His voice was shaking, raw with barely contained fury. "You come back from your coma after all these years, and what do you do? You destroy everything I've built. You destroy my marriage. You take my wife away from me piece by piece."Steven stepped forward, his hands raised in a calming gesture. "Philip, I understand you're hurting. But I'm not trying to take anything from you. Julia and I—""Don't

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