Chapter 144 The Beginning Of A Lingering Goodbye

• Liam had faced assassins, corporate wars, betrayals and enemies who spent decades hiding behind power and influence. He had stood at the center of storms that would have broken lesser men. Yet nothing compared to standing helplessly beside Chloe's hospital bed as she fought through her twenty-fifth hour of labor.
• The delivery room was quiet except for the steady beeping of monitors and Chloe's strained breathing.
• The grief hanging over them was impossible to ignore.