Chapter 2180

Nathaniel let out a quiet sigh, the kind that left a faint wisp of fog in the hospital’s cold fluorescent light. He turned to Ernest, his eyes softer than anyone else in the room would have guessed, and said, “Come on. Let’s go.”

Ernest finally fell into step beside him as the two men left the corridor behind.

Off to the side, Zachary watched them disappear through the glass doors, his brow slowly creasing.

Why would Nathaniel shield Ernest? Doesn’t he know that man is my love rival? How strange…

Later, after returning, Nathaniel quietly informed Zachary that Ernest’s wife had died during childbirth.

Guilt hit Zachary like a sudden gale. His shoulders slumped under its invisible weight.

He might dislike Ernest, but rubbing salt into a fresh wound felt unforgivable.