Goodbye Forever Ex-Husband (by Ammund) novel Chapter 74

JULIAN’S POV

Did I just hear her right, or were my ears deceiving me? My mind struggled to process her words as if they were foreign sounds bouncing around in my skull.

YOs say?” I asked, my voice uncertain

“What… what did you just say?” I asked, my voice uncertain, almost shaky. I needed to be sure, because surely, I couldn’t have heard her correctly.

From the other end of the phone, I could hear her soft sobs. She was crying. Not just sniffling or tearing up, but genuinely crying. This was serious. My heart clenched as I imagined her sitting there, tears streaming down her face.

“Liv, breathe. Calm down for a moment,” I said gently, trying to steady my own racing heart. “Take a minute, then tell me what’s going on. What do you mean you’re adopted?” My voice was low, concerned, and urging her to explain.

She took in a shaky breath, then another, clearly trying to compose herself. I could hear the sound of her swallowing down her sobs.

“Remember when I told you I found something at Adrian’s place? And I said I was going to tell you about it?” she finally managed to say, her voice still trembling.

“Yes,” I replied immediately, my mind flashing back to that moment. She had seemed. disturbed, but I never imagined it was something this big.

“Well…” She paused, and I could tell she was gathering her courage. “After I found out what I did, I went over to confront them my so–called parents and while I was there, I overheard them talking. That’s when I heard them say it. That I was adopted.” Her voice cracked slightly at the end. “And when they realized I had overheard them, they confirmed it. They didn’t even deny it.”

Damn. I felt like the floor had dropped out beneath me. My knees buckled, and I had to sit down, running a hand through my hair in frustration and disbelief. Just earlier today, I had been feeling good – hopeful, now that we got one of them, And now this? My chest tightened with sympathy for her.

“That must be a lot to take in… I’m so sorry, Liv. Really, I am,” I said softly, my heart aching for her.

“There’s no need for you to apologize,” she responded quickly, her voice tight with pain and a trace of bitterness. “It’s not like you were the one who lied to me all these years.”

Her words stung, not because they were directed at me, but because of the raw hurt in her tone. I wished there was more I could do to comfort her.

“Do you want me to come over? Successfully unlocked! > properly,” I offered, hoping she‘ d let me be there for her in person.

But she quickly declined. “No, I’m at the hospital right now, and Adrian’s here with me. I really don’t want to create another scene,” she replied, her voice sounding exhausted.

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CHAPTER 074

My concern only deepened. “Hospital? Wait, why are you at the hospital?” I asked, my pulse quickening.

She sighed heavily, and I could hear the weight of her guilt in that breath. “I… I might have said some things I shouldn’t have told my dad. He got worked up, and he had a heart attack,” she confessed quietly.

Ouch. Even though, technically, he wasn’t her biological father, the news still hit me hard. It was complicated – painful and messy in ways I could hardly imagine. My mind. raced with questions, but all I cared about at that moment was her.

“Liv…” I began, my voice soft, but the words caught in my throat. How could I even begin to make this better for her?

“It’s not your fault, he kept something like that from you all these years, it’s only natural to react that way,” I replied to her.

Silence

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