Finnian had stated he felt absolutely nothing for Liliana outside of gratitude. When she first read the post, she believed him.

But now, recalling the photo Liliana had sent her days earlier, doubt crept back in.

Would a man embrace a woman solely out of gratitude?

Was it possible that while he didn’t love Liliana, he still harbored some complicated affection for her?

The thought brought the suffocating pain rushing back.

Then she remembered Elysia’s advice to terminate the pregnancy, warning that the child would tie her to Finnian forever. Every word Elysia said was right; she was truly looking out for her best interests.

Amara touched her stomach. “Ely, let me think about it for another couple of days.”

She knew very well that her ultimate decision would likely be to not keep the baby, but making that choice was agonizing. She wanted a brief buffer period, which was why she asked for a few days.

Elysia nodded. “Take your time. Think it over carefully.”

After chatting with her best friend, Amara felt significantly more relaxed. Her phone suddenly rang. It was Kevin. She answered, “Kevin.”

“Ama, do you have some free time right now?” Kevin’s voice echoed through the speaker. “Do you want to come see me?”

Amara felt an instant pang of guilt. She had practically forgotten about him over the past few days. Even if she was too busy to visit, she should have at least called to check in.

“I have time,” she quickly replied. “I’ll come over right now.”

“Great, I’ll be waiting for you.”

Hanging up, Amara left Elysia’s apartment. She stopped to pick up some of Kevin’s favorite pastries on her way to the Everly Estate.

Assuming he simply missed her and wanted a visit, she walked into his room holding the bakery box.

However, she found him sitting on the sofa with a somber expression.

Placing the pastries on the table, she looped her arm through his and teased with a smile, “Why so

What are you doin

Sting the meaning of life?”

Seeing his heavy mood, she just wanted to lighten the atmosphere and make him smile.

Instead, Kevin patted her hand and said gravely, “Did you see the post Finnian made? To think that Liliana actually saved his life.”

Amara nodded. “I saw it.”

Kevin sighed. “I was always so puzzled as to why he was so infatuated with that actress. Turns out, she saved his life.”

Amara was slightly surprised. “You didn’t know about this before?” She had assumed he had known all along.

Kevin shook his head.

“I knew a girl saved his life once. But when the accident happened, I was on a business trip overseas. Bad weather kept me from rushing back in time and by the time freturned, he was already discharged

“I asked him if he had properly compensated the girl. He told me he bought her family a house and a car as a reward, and gave them large sum of money.”

“I checked and saw he had given her more than enough, so I let it go and didn’t pry further. I never expected that person to be Liliana.”

Kevin sighed deeply. He had always looked down on Liliana, finding it incredibly baffling that his grandson was so fixated on her.