《CHASING THE CARPENTER'S HEART》全部章節：第 101 章 - 第 110 章

CHAPTER 101 — WITH HIS LITTLE BOYMidday sunlight streamed through the tall windows of Liam’s office on the second floor, casting a soft glow across the spacious room. Along the right wall stood rows of worktables cluttered with chair and table sketches, while miniature furniture models rested neatly on towering wooden shelves.The faint scratch of pencil against paper blended with the quiet murmuring of a little boy trying very hard to stay busy.Liam sat behind a large desk with rolled design drafts spread open before him. He was finishing a new concept for a custom order, drawing sharp, symmetrical lines softened by graceful curves that revealed the hand of a true artist.Across from him, Evan sat on a small chair with his short legs swinging freely above the floor. In front of him lay a sheet of white paper and a handful of colored pencils. Liam had prepared a tiny table for him so the boy could stay occupied without interrupting his work.“I can do it too!” Evan proudly held up a

CHAPTER 103 — UNVEILING THE STRANGE SECRETFLASHBACK — TWO MONTHS EARLIERThe gallery office was silent that night.The lights in the main room had already been turned off. Only the dim glow from Chatrine’s desk lamp remained alive in the darkness. In front of her, stacks of documents and personal belongings had been neatly packed into cardboard boxes. She had also left several small notes for Liam.When she finally stood and looked around the room, Chatrine drew a long breath, trying to steady her heart.No matter what happened, she had fought hard to help build the future of Conelli Gallery. Now that everything suddenly had to end, it was impossible not to feel reluctant. Painful or not, she still had to leave.Chatrine, Liam, and Evanka.Three names tied together by tangled threads that could no longer be explained through simple logic.Chatrine did not hate Evan’s existence. She also did not hate Liam’s decision.But there was one thing her instincts simply refused to accept.Some

CHAPTER 105 — HAPPINESSTwo months later, after constant pressure and relentless threats from Chatrine, Evanka finally brought Evan to Canterbury to introduce Liam as his father.And of course, Evanka carried another mission of her own.She intended to win Liam’s heart.With Evan beside her, that mission no longer seemed impossible. A man like Liam would never deny his son happiness. He was the kind of man who placed a child’s joy above everything else.Besides, Evanka was clever when it came to earning sympathy. If yesterday she had brought Evan to the gallery, today she brought him to Isabel’s house so he could spend time with his grandmother.That morning, Canterbury was wrapped in the soft air of autumn. The sky glowed silver beneath a pale sun that had only just emerged behind maple trees painted entirely gold. The stone streets were covered in damp fallen leaves while remnants of last night’s rain still dripped from branches in the small gardens lining the road.A red sedan stop

CHAPTER 107MAKING USE OF AN OPPORTUNITY“Don't,” Liam said as Evanka moved to pick Evan up. “Let me carry him.”He carefully lifted his sleeping son into his arms, making sure not to disturb the boy's peaceful slumber.Together, they walked toward the car, passing through the small garden bathed in the soft glow of yellow lamps. Behind them, the Conelli family home stood warm and tranquil, holding laughter, the lingering aroma of home-cooked meals, and memories that were slowly nurturing something new between two hearts that had once spent years avoiding each other.That night, Canterbury felt warmer than usual.As though the autumn sky itself sensed that something long broken was finally beginning to mend.Liam gently settled Evan into the child's safety seat. The handsome little boy, his cheeks still rosy from the evening, remained fast asleep. Then they both climbed into the car.The doors closed, and silence settled around them. Liam did not start the engine immediately.“Does he

CHAPTER 109IT ONLY TAKES TIMEThe gentle hum of an engine drifted through the autumn air as tires rolled slowly across a road scattered with fallen leaves.From a distance, Liam paid little attention to the black sedan leaving the park.He merely watched it for a moment before it disappeared around a bend.He never realized who had been inside."Daddy, look at the duck!"Evan's excited voice instantly stole his attention.The little boy burst into laughter as a duck hurried after the last breadcrumb in his hand.Inside the departing car, Chatrine glanced at them one final time through the rearview mirror.For a brief moment, she felt as though she were looking at a piece of the future.A small family.A father.A son.And the bright laughter of a child tying everything together.She turned on the radio and allowed an old song to fill the silence inside the cabin.When the car rounded the corner and the park vanished from view, Chatrine finally understood something.For the first time