"Mm." Julian Fairchild added, looking calm and composed: "The plan is to get married this year. To make it up to Zoe, I'll give her a grand wedding."
The last few words were spoken with genuine emotion. They were originally meant to follow this path: fall in love, propose, get engaged, marry, and then have a wedding.
Raymond Roland sighed heavily. Miles Hughes felt that the man, who once dominated his field, seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant. The sense of weariness was palpable, reminding him that Raymond was, after all, a father who loved his child.
If Maeve Lane really is their child, perhaps they've only just found out?
Wanting to keep her by their side a little longer is only human nature.
But for Julian, this is unfair. He's been waiting for this day for a long time, and now that the arrow is nocked, not even Maeve herself could stop him, let alone her parents.
Therefore, their wishes are destined to be in vain.
