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He suddenly looked up with flushed cheeks. “B-But I’m a man!”
“Of course you are. But I believe you’re the only lover Jonah would ever have. So, you’re the only in- law I will get.” Hugging him, she patted him on the back. “Oh, dear Julien, just let go of all your worries.”
He pressed his lips hard as he battled his overwhelming emotions, but he failed to stop his tears from falling.
“Lyse?” They heard Jeremy’s low voice from the other side of the door.
After consoling Julien, Alyssa rose to answer the door.
“What’s wrong, Jeremy?” She pressed her body against his and held his hand.
Jeremy quickly peered into the room before holding her waist. He whispered, “The Lovelaces are here. Their cars have entered the hospital’s underground parking garage.”
“What?” Enraged, Alyssa snapped impatiently, “Son of a bitch! How dare they challenge me when I’m still pissed at them? It’s time to teach them a lesson!”
“Jonah is with Winston. I haven’t informed them about the Lovelaces yet.” The look in Jeremy’s eyes hardened. He whispered, “We all know the reason the Lovelaces are here.
“Jonah ought to refrain from appearing during this delicate period. The same goes for Winston.
Otherwise, the Lovelaces would make a greater fuss about it. God knows what they’d resort to doing.”
“Hah! Try me.” Her eyes were filled with rage when she recalled the suffering that the Lovelaces inflicted on Julien. “Julien is a kind young man who got beaten up all because he wanted to treat Winston.
“The Lovelaces clearly treat Julien as their punching bag! How dare they call themselves his family? They have no right to!”
Jeremy nodded knowingly. “Well, this is a conflict between the Taylors and the Lovelaces. As an outsider, it’s not my place to interfere in this matter.
“Don’t worry, though. Liam and Silas have headed over to handle the Lovelaces, and I’ll lend a helping hand at the crucial moment to prevent any fight from breaking out. We don’t want them to disturb Winston.”
“You’re not an outsider! Y-You…” She almost blurted out her honest thoughts. Biting her lips, she grabbed his clean and crisply-ironed sleeve.
“Hm?” He lowered his gaze. His hot breath tickled her cheek, causing her to blush.
“You’re the Taylor family’s son-in-law. and my husband. You’re not an outsider.” Her voice was soft and tender. Her face reddened after making the remark, and she shyly fell into his arms.
His heart raced as he caressed her nape. He said to her in a warm and deep voice, “I will always be your husband. I’m your husband forever.”
He’d waited forever to hear her address him as her husband. Any ordinary couple would exchange such terms of endearment easily, but he dared not request it from her after how he had traumatized her.
Once again, he thought of the predicament she had been through. She was once his legal spouse but lived in loneliness like a widow, pining for his return. She dared not even call him “husband”.
Remorse flooded him. He swallowed hard and teared up.
At that moment, Julien had collected himself and approached them calmly, “Lyse, Jeremy, I’ll meet with them.”
“No way!” Looking worried, Alyssa quickly shot down the suggestion. “Your family nearly beat you to death the last time. Do you want to flirt with death?”
“Julien, it’s best if you lay low. If anything happens to you, Lyse and I will struggle to explain ourselves to Jonah,” Jeremy pointed out the key issue with a frown.
However, Julien merely shook his head in determination. “I am attracted to men, but that doesn’t mean I am not a courageous man myself. I don’t deserve to call Lyse my family if I choose to run from the problem. I don’t deserve to be called her in-law…”
Feeling touched, she called out to him, “Julien.”
“Besides, why do I need to shun my family when I haven’t done anything wrong in the first place?” Julien clenched his jaw and fist. “They are the ones who are at fault from the start!”
A procession of black luxury cars rolled into the Taylor General Hospital in grandeur.
“Dad, Julien has gone mad! He’s a lunatic!”
Aidan followed closely behind Joseph with fury as he ranted and badmouthed Julien. If he could, he would crucify Julien. “That’s why we couldn’t find him for days! It turns out he went to Jonah Taylor. Jonah Taylor kept him hidden!
“Just look at him! He led a promiscuous life with the foreigners abroad, but he didn’t change his ways after coming home. Not only that, he got involved with Jonah Taylor out of anyone else. It’s a disgrace to the family! If Grandpa learned about this¡ª”
“Shut up!” Joseph’s irritation increased when he heard Aidan’s rants. If only he could seal Aidan’s lips! “As the oldest son, you’re outperformed by Julien in medical expertise, and you don’t have talent in business either.
“How could you even fail at making Julien toe the line? That was a simple task. You are a good-for- nothing!”
Anger pulsed through Aidan. He felt unfairly implicated. Meanwhile, Joseph’s eyes were colored by rage. “If you had told me about Julien’s ridiculous affairs early on, the scandal wouldn’t have happened.
“Now, the entire world has heard of the monster our family produced! How can I ever hold my head high in public now?”
“Dad, I wanted to keep Julien in check, but he was at Mosgravia at that time. Besides, you know how stubborn and unruly he is. I couldn’t keep him in line even if I wanted to!” Aidan’s expression darkened.
He hissed, “Dad, now that this horrendous scandal has broken, you need to double down on disciplining Julien after we get home. He shall not be allowed to get in touch with the Taylors anymore, especially with Jonah Taylor. How disgusting it is for two grown men to hug and kiss each other!”
Joseph shared the same sentiments on the gay couple. For a second, he wanted Julien dead.
It didn’t take long for the Lovelace entourage to run into two towering men who exuded a regal yet intimidating air. They had bumped into Silas and Liam.
Despite showing up with a huge group, including secretaries and bodyguards, the Lovelaces were instantly flustered in the face of Silas and Liam. The two Taylor siblings had won the battle without a fight.
“Liam.” Looking stern, Silas quietly elbowed his sibling. “Look at their men. I’m kind of panicked. If there’s a fight, you need to protect me because I’m the worst at combat among the four of us.”
Liam flashed a faint grin at his sibling. “Don’t worry. I’ll protect you like you’re my woman if we get into a fight with them.”
Silas developed goosebumps from the cheesy metaphor. “That was a good metaphor, but maybe don’t bring it up ever again.”
“What are you doing now?” Aidan confronted the Taylor brothers, emboldened by their huge group and eager to show off in front of Joseph.
Silas chuckled. “Ah, you brat, you stole my lines. What are the Lovelaces doing, showing up at our hospital with that large group of men? You guys seem pretty normal, though. Is there perhaps something wrong in your head? Are you here to see the psychiatrist?”
Joseph’s face crumpled when he heard Silas’ taunt. Aidan angrily pointed a finger at Silas. “Silas Taylor, who are you taunting now?”
“That would be the person who felt offended by my remark,” Silas quipped with a lift of the brow. “I’m surprised my sarcasm went right over your head. I guess there are some real dimwits in the world after all.”
“You¡ª” Aidan nearly went up to fight Silas in a fit of rage, but he worried he might lose to the latter.
Arguing with Aidan was a piece of cake for Silas, a seasoned prosecutor who had ample practice in court.
“Aidan, that’s enough.” Joseph raised a hand to stop the escalation. He turned to Silas with a stern expression. “I know Julien is with you. Tell him to show himself. I’ll take him home.”
Silas coldly retorted, “If that’s what you’re here for, please leave. Julien will not come home with you.”
“Who do you think you are? You’re in no place to say that to us! Julien is a Lovelace; the Taylors have no right to decide for him!” Aidan growled.
“Do you even deserve to call yourself Julien’s family?” With a chilling expression, Liam stepped forward, “This is an eye-opening situation on one of my rare trips back home.
“I’m curious as to what kind of family would physically hurt their child over a personal grudge, even going as far as to strip him of his human rights and keep him grounded.”
“Right! You must be an animal to do that!” Silas chimed in indignantly.
“You know nothing. This is a Lovelace family affair. Those who go against our family rule shall be punished. It’s something we’ve long agreed on. I bet it must be hard for a non-monogamous and disrespectful family like the Taylors to wrap their head around morals.” Joseph snickered at Liam and Silas.
In contrast to Aidan’s quick temper, Joseph was calm and calculative as he took a swipe at the Taylors.
Frowning hard, Liam cracked his fingers. “Say whatever you want, but you shouldn’t dream of getting anywhere near Julien with me around, not to mention bringing him with you.”
“Aidan, lead our men upstairs and bring your brother down here.” Joseph’s patience wore thin. He decided to break his way in.
Silas was alarmed to hear that. Meanwhile, Liam started flexing his muscles underneath his suit. It seemed like a full-on war was unavoidable.
Suddenly, they were interrupted by a jarring honking sound. Four more SUVs sped over and surrounded everyone at the scene. After the doors slid open, a group of hooligans dressed in light- colored suits with patterned shirts hopped out of the vehicles. Hands in pockets, they gave off arrogant airs.
Aidan immediately sweated in fear. “Dad, they look like… gangsters!”
“Hah! Is this the way your family settles disagreements? How dare you ambush us with gangsters? Is there any rule of law on this land?” Joseph was on the brink of losing it.
He realized that he hadn’t brought along enough men. If they got into a physical altercation with the Taylors, they would be at a disadvantage.
However, Silas and Liam exchanged surprised looks, as they did not call any gangsters for help.
The gang members made way for a tall man in a pink shirt and white suit. The man quickly shuffled up to Liam and Silas. Then, he bowed to them. “Mr. Silas, Mr. Liam, it’s an honor to meet you. I’m Nathan Waters. Ms. Colene has requested for my presence to lend you a hand.”
Silas and Liam looked shocked. “Colene?”
“Yes. Ms. Colene worried that you might be outpowered, so she urgently called for my presence. She even threatened to block my contact if anything happened to the two of you.” Nathan rubbed his chest, still grappling with the lingering fear.