Chapter 430

Tears flowed down Sylvia's gentle face as she clung to the bedframe in her hospital gown. She pleaded, "Ethan, please spare Forrest. He's young and foolish. Try to look past his actions." Forrest's eyes were swollen, and he let out a low, mournful cry. "I told you not to beg him. Can't you hear me?" As Ethan observed this emotional exchange between mother and son, he couldn't help but find it surreal. 'She tore my family apart as the homewrecker; she should have seen this coming. If she had really chosen to leave and move on, why didn't she go farther away? Why did she let Dad find her? She brought this upon herself by stubbornly giving birth to Forrest. As long as I'm here, the Arnold family will never acknowledge him.' In that very moment, Ethan's phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and, without hesitation, answered the call. Ethan's demeanor shifted from hostility to something unexpectedly gentle. His once icy aura suddenly turned warm. "What's the matter?" Madelyn was on t