"You reckless brat! Your brother just narrowly escaped death, and you can''t even be bothered to visit him? What urgent business could possibly matter more than that? Has making moneypletely driven you mad?"


    Mr. Kevin Everly assumed Finnian was caught up in work again, his face thunderous, even considering reaching for his cane to give his grandson a piece of his mind.


    Finnian''s reply was cold and t. "It''s not work. It''s Liliana-she may have lost the baby."


    The words "lost the baby" seemed to suck all the air out of the room.


    Truth be told, Mr. Everly had never cared much about Liliana''s pregnancy; if anything, he''d always thought things would be simpler if there was no child at all. But that was still Finnian''s child. If something happened to the woman and Finnian didn''t even show up, it would reflect badly on the Everly family.


    With a dismissive wave of his hand, Mr. Everly grumbled, "Go on, get out of here." Finnian said nothing more, striding out without a backward nce.


    Amara watched him go, surprise flickering in her eyes. Liliana had miscarried? She hadn''t expected that.


    Still, she''d never believed Finnian and Liliana were together because of a child. It was obvious they were together first, and the pregnancy had simply followed. If they lost this baby, there could always be another, though of course it would take a toll on Liliana''s health. Amara didn''t dwell on it, and instead, she apanied Mr. Everly to the hospital.


    In the car, Mr. Everly seemed weighed down by guilt. He squeezed Amara''s hand and said, "Finn''s heart still isn''t in the right ce. Ama, you''re the one who''s been wronged..."


    Just a moment ago, he''d been singing Finnian''s praises to Amara, and now his grandson had run off to be with another woman. Mr. Everly felt his old face burn with embarrassment-he couldn''t even bring himself to look at her.


    But Amara didn''t seem upset. After all, she''d seen enough on set-Finnian had always gone out of his way for Liliana. Besides, a miscarriage was serious, and it was only right for him to be there.


    She held Mr. Everly''s hand and said gently, "Grandpa, you don''t have to worry about me. Mr. Everly and Ms Porter love each other they were always meant to be together Haven''t we known that for adong time?"  s


    Mr. Everly heaved a sigh. He didn''t agree, but he said nothing more.


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    women''s clinic. He entered the hospital room to find Liliana lying pale and exhausted. in her bed, her


    crying Jenny


    _eyes rimmed red from a


    sat beside her, dabbing at her own


    tears, clearly devastated.  s


    The moment Finnian walked in, Jenny stopped sobbing and rose, her voice trembling. "Finn, you''re here."


    He nodded to her, then crossed to Liliana''s bedside. "What happened?"


    Liliana reached for his hand. Finnian instinctively tried to pull away, but seeing her ashen face, he let himself stay.


    She leaned into him, her voice trembling. "Finn, you''re finally here... I had an ident at an event this afternoon. I slipped and fell, and then there was so much bleeding..."


    "They brought me to the hospital, but the doctors said there was nothing they could do. The baby''s gone, Finn. Our baby is gone..."


    She broke down, tears rolling down her face.


    Liliana had always been the picture of grace, rarely letting her emotions show. Even the few times she cried she was delicate andposed. But now she was sobbing openly, utterly shattered. Even the nurses nearby had to turn away and wipe their eyes in secret.  s


    Finnian patted her shoulder, awkwardly trying tofort her. "idents happen. Maybe this wasn''t meant to be. Don''t be too hard on yourself."


    Finnian had never been good atforting anyone; that he managed even these words was a rare effort.