Chapter 607

Josie's emotions spiraled out of control. "Do you have any idea how worried the entire family is about you? Everyone's walking on eggshells, afraid of saying or doing anything that might set you off. I know what happened with Shelmaine was devastating, but it's been so long. Can't you let it go?" A failed relationship had triggered a chain reaction. He couldn't move on and couldn't let go, torturing himself to the brink of death. "Please, Julien," Josie begged. "Think about us, too. Please stop doing this to yourself." Julien hung up the phone and was swallowed by a deafening silence. After Helen returned, she didn't go back to the hospital. Despite her lingering concern for Julien, she forced herself to stay away, unwilling to trap herself in a dead-end spiral. Meanwhile, Marcus had been visiting the Sanders family frequently these days, always bringing gifts and fruit. James and Amelia understood perfectly well why he came. Precisely because of this, they both felt guilty towar