Chapter 56

As I watched Julian walk through the door, I could tell that something was wrong. His usually stoic expression was replaced with a look of anger and frustration. I knew he had been with James, and the thought of the two of them fighting made me sick to my stomach.

"I'm sorry, Julian," I said, approaching him cautiously. If he blames me for how everything turned out, I won’t even be mad. Because I was the sole cause and I could have prevented all of these from happened.

"I never meant for this to happen." Somehow I feel like I was the sole reason why everything was happening. Maybe if I didn’t choose to handle this on my own, maybe it would have been avoided. I can imagine all my stubbornness only to end up doing nothing.

He turned to me, his eyes softening at the sight of me. "It's not your fault, Rosella," he said, taking my hand in his. "James is a bastard, and he'll do anything to try and get what he wants."

“Don’t worry about him. Just be here for me and for our baby. I will pr