Jonah stared nkly at Julien, even though he was emotionally affected. Did Julien really spend the


    entire time waiting for him?


    Jonah pondered whether Julien had truly foregone sleep and lingered by the door solely to catch a


    glimpse of him.


    He gathered his thoughts and clenched his fist.


    Julien pleaded, "Jonah, did I do or say something wrong? Tell me. Please." He could no longer stand


    Jonah''s cold shoulder. His voice shook in nervousness as he attempted to hold Jonah''s hand.


    Jonah suddenly took a step backward to dodge Julien''s move. Julien felt a shiver down his spine. He


    called out, "Jonah..."


    "Dr. Lovce."


    Julien''s eyes wavered upon hearing that. "What did you just call me?"


    "Dr. Lovce." This time, Jonah sounded more distant than before. He seemed to have reverted into


    the once arrogant eldest son of the Taylor family. "Thank you for your service. My dad''s condition has


    stabilized.


    "You have been in Belbanks for a long time. You haven''t had a chance to visit your family, am I right?


    Why don''t you go home?"


    Julien felt like he was punched in the gut. His hand froze in the middle of the air. "What did Aunt Mandy


    say to you?"


    Jonah shook his head. "This has nothing to do with Mandy. You''re overthinking it."


    "If so, why are you kicking me out just like she did?" Julien sounded pitiful. Tears welled up in his eyes.


    "Jonah, I do not want to go home. I do not want to go abroad. All I want is to stay by your side forever


    on whatever ground and status. I will give up everything just to be with you. You''re all I want!"


    Jonah teared up, but he insisted in an icy tone, "Dr. Lovce, you may stay at Heightsnew Vi for as


    long as you like if you wish to keep Mandypany.


    "By the way, I will leave for Sna City tonight for a short stay. Moving forward, I''ll get busy as the KS


    Group kicks off its racecourse hotel project in Mosgravia. I might have to take frequent business trips.


    So, make yourself at home."


    With that, Jonah spun around swiftly with a determined and heartless attitude.


    Seeing that, Julien rushed over and hugged him with all his might. Tears rolled down his face as he


    wailed, "Jonah, are you dumping me now?"


    Jonah felt suffocated. He opened his mouth.


    "Jonah, please don''t dump me. I''ll do anything you want me to in exchange for your attention. Please..."


    Julien, once a haughty yboy, humbled himself in front of Jonah in a desperate effort to retain Jonah''s


    affection.


    "I never thought of dumping you, Dr. Lovce, because we never belonged to each other in the first


    ce." Jonah, standing with his back facing Julien, made more hurtful remarks. "You are as free as a


    bird. There''s no need to give up on that freedom for me.


    "I''m the president of KS Group and a devout Christian. I can never be with you, given my social status


    and my religious beliefs. Even if I choose to marry and have kids, my partner cannot be of the same


    sex. Please don''t waste your time on me."


    The painful words stumbled out of Jonah''s mouth effortlessly, each word hurting more than the


    previous one. He was turning the knife into Julien''s wound.


    "Jonah, Julien."


    The two men were caught by surprise when they heard Mandy''s voice.


    Jonah''s mind went nk, and his jaw tightened. He forcefully removed the hand that Julien ced on


    his waist. Holding his breath, he lifted his gaze in a panic.


    Mandy stood some distance away from them. She looked calm andposed, as though she did not


    just witness their intimate exchange.


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    "Mandy," Jonah croaked.


    Mandy pursed her lips. She turned to address Julien, "Julien, Aidan''s here to pick you up."


    Julien''s shoulders sank. He felt as though he was free-falling into a bottomless abyss.


    When Alyssa and Jasper stepped into the living room of Heightsnew Vi hand-in-hand, they saw a


    man in an expensive brown suit seated on the couch. The man, looking tall, muscr, and regal,


    seemed to be around the same age as Jasper and Jonah.


    The man''s eyes were downcast. His frequent nces at his wristwatch indicated that he was impatient.


    Jasper frowned. He failed to recognize the man right away.


    The man looked up when he heard the footsteps. He showed no surprise at Alyssa and Jasper''s arrival


    and made no effort to stand up and greet them.


    What an arrogant man!


    Alyssa calmly approached the man with a smile. She courteously extended a handshake. "Mr.


    Lovce, it''s nice to meet you."


    Jasper looked at Alyssa in shock. Then, he shifted his gaze to the stranger, whom she referred to as


    Mr. Lovce. Could he be.


    "I''m surprised that you know me, given that I never bothered to step into your home." Aidan Lovce


    examined Alyssa with disdain. He folded his arms in a defensive and averse behavior, showing no


    respect for her at all.


    Then, Aidan jeered, "Too bad the Lovce family strictly adheres to its family rules. A Lovce shall


    never make any form of contact with the Taylors. So, let''s forget about the handshake."