Chapter 31

“She stayed three weeks under a doctor’s care,” Augustus said, earning pained looks from his son. “The situation put stress on the pregnancy. It was touch and go for a while.”

Julius grimaced, bowing his head in shame. It was his fault. Because of him, she almost lost the babies, their babies. What would have happened if his father hadn’t intervened? He was both angry and grateful to the man who kept it all secret.

“When she was finally stable, I told her you were looking for her. She told me about the divorce papers,” Augustus gave his son a disapproving scowl. “I asked her what she wanted to do. She said she wanted to leave. She couldn’t stay. It was too painful. She wanted a fresh start, to go back to school and finish her studies. I told her to pick a city. She said she always wanted to visit Paris.”

Vaguely, Julius remembered Macey talked about seeing Paris. She stopped short of asking him to take her. Instead, she treated it like