I glanced at Alexander questioningly.

He understood immediately.

"After everything that’s happened recently," he explained calmly, "I realized it isn’t safe for you to go anywhere without security."

I nodded silently.

First Alexander had been attacked.

Then I was kidnapped only days later.

It was only natural to be cautious now.

Especially since I still didn’t know whether Lucas Summer had been arrested yet.

When we finally stopped in front of my father’s gravestone, I quietly placed the bouquet of flowers down before reaching out to lightly trace the engraved name on the stone.

"Dad... I’m here to see you."

My voice trembled slightly.

"I’ve missed you so much."

My eyes slowly reddened.

"Not long ago, I dreamed about you again," I whispered softly. "It was the old courtyard back home... I was playing beneath the tree while you repaired my bicycle nearby."

A faint smile appeared on my lips, though it carried sadness.

"I wish that dream never ended."

"I wish I could’ve grown old with you..."

The cemetery fell quiet again.

After a long pause, I lowered my gaze to my stomach and gently rested my hand there.

"So many things keep happening lately..." I murmured. "But I’m grateful my baby stayed strong."

"I hope that one day... I’ll be able to bring him—or her—to visit you too."

The moment my emotions began to spiral, Alexander crouched beside me and gently held my hand.

"Alicia," he reminded softly, "the doctor said pregnant women shouldn’t get too emotional. It’s not good for the baby."

I nodded lightly.

After staying there a while longer, I finally asked him to take me back to the car.

Alexander carefully pushed me away from the gravestone while the bodyguards followed several steps behind us.

Soon, Jim drove us back toward the villa, with the security vehicle trailing closely behind.

<<<<>>>>

When we returned to the master bedroom in the villa, I looked at Alexander curiously.

"You haven’t been staying at the office for long these past few days. Is everything okay at work?"

"It’s fine," he replied softly. "I just want to spend more time with you."

For a moment, I didn’t know how to respond to that.

Alexander suddenly walked toward the table nearby and picked up a few books.

"I bought these earlier," he said.

"What books?"

He handed them to me.

The moment I saw the titles, my eyes widened in surprise.

"How to Support Your Wife Through Pregnancy*, Important Things to Know as a Soon-to-Be Dad..."

There were several others stacked beneath them.

I looked back at him, unable to hide my surprise. "Do you really think you’ll finish all these?"

"It’s fine," he said calmly. "There are still a few months left. I’ll read them slowly."

Before I could respond, his phone suddenly rang.

Alexander glanced at the screen before standing up. "I’ll step outside to take this."

He walked toward the balcony, while I silently sat watching his back.

Third Person POV

Once Alexander stepped onto the balcony, he answered the call.

"Hello."

"Sir, we’ve gathered enough evidence," the officer reported. "Including CCTV footage from a camera near the building. It captured Lucas Summer leaving his car and entering the area around the time of the incident."

Alexander’s expression darkened slightly, but he remained silent.

"Combined with the suspect’s statement, we were able to obtain an arrest warrant. We’ll be arresting Mr. Summer today."

"That’s good," Alexander replied calmly. "Keep me informed if anything else comes up."

"Yes, sir."

After ending the call, Alexander stood quietly on the balcony for a while.

The police had wanted Alicia’s statement, but considering her condition, he refused to let them question her. He didn’t want those memories resurfacing while she was still recovering.

Fortunately, the investigation had progressed without it.

Once Lucas was arrested, Lilian would be sent abroad.

Then Alicia would finally be safe.

At least, that was what Alexander believed.

Summer Corporation

Lucas was in the middle of a meeting with several company executives, discussing the company’s recent decline in stock prices, when his assistant suddenly rushed into the conference room.

"What’s the meaning of this—"

Lucas stopped abruptly when he noticed the panic on his face.

"Sir... the police are here asking for you."

Before he could finish speaking, the conference room doors opened again.

Two police officers walked in.

Lucas’s expression hardened slightly. "Can I help you?"

One of the officers stepped forward and handed him an envelope.

"Mr. Summer, we have an arrest warrant for you."

The room instantly fell silent.

Lucas quickly grabbed the document and scanned through it. The moment he saw the charges listed, his jaw tightened.

Involvement in the leak of Blackwood Dominion Enterprises’ confidential information.

Kidnapping.

Attempted murder of Alicia Sinclair.

Lucas slowly closed his eyes in frustration.

He already knew this was Alexander’s doing.

Honestly, he had expected this ever since the men involved in Alicia’s kidnapping suddenly became unreachable. Lilian had also informed him that she saw Alexander personally carrying Alicia out of the hospital a few days ago.

That alone had told him everything he needed to know.

There was nowhere left to run.

After a long silence, Lucas simply leaned back in his chair and waited for the police to take him away.

Meanwhile, Lilian sat on the hospital bed in frustration.

Most of her injuries had already healed, but she knew that once Alexander was certain she had fully recovered, he would immediately send her abroad.

The thought made her chest tighten.

She had considered escaping more than once, but Alexander had stationed guards outside her room to keep an eye on her. There was no opportunity to run.

A few days earlier, Lucas had informed her that Alicia had already been taken care of.

But then...

While pretending to take a walk around the hospital in search of a chance to escape, Lilian had seen Alexander personally carrying Alicia out of the hospital.

The sight had stung her eyes.

Wasn’t Alicia supposed to be dead already?

She immediately called Lucas to inform him, but after that, he never contacted her again.

Now, unease crept into her heart.

Lilian quickly grabbed her phone and dialed his number again.

The call wouldn’t go through.

Frowning, she immediately contacted his assistant instead.

"Miss Lilian, I was actually about to call you," the assistant said nervously. "Mr. Lucas was arrested earlier today."

Lilian shot up from the bed.

"What do you mean he was arrested?"

"It seems the police caught the men involved in Mrs. Alicia’s kidnapping," the assistant explained carefully. "Mr. Lucas was taken in for questioning."

The phone nearly slipped from Lilian’s hand. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Apart from Lucas, she and the assistant were the only ones who knew the truth about what had happened.

Now Lucas had been arrested.

Her only source of support was gone.

A wave of panic crashed over her.

What was going to happen to her now?

The company shareholders would definitely appoint a new CEO soon, and her mother would never support her.

Was this it?

Was this how everything was going to end?

Despair slowly consumed her.

With everything that had happened, not only would Alexander never forgive Lucas...

He would never spare her either.

Lilian sat there helplessly, her face pale.

After a long silence, something finally crossed her mind.

She picked up her phone once more and searched for a number she hadn’t contacted in years.

Her fingers hesitated briefly before dialing it.

The call connected after a long while.

"Hello?"

The man’s voice was calm... almost indifferent.