Time-Limited Love: A Contract Expired, Not Renewed novel Chapter 410

The Fords had already learned about everything Yuri had done, including luring Landon to Selvoria in an attempt to have him killed. His obsession, which had spanned more than two decades, had been reduced to nothing but dust.

“Dad, should we tell Violet?” Yale asked his father.

Zane waved a dismissive hand. “No. Just let her be. She can serve her time in peace.” He looked years older, as if the life had been drained out of him. One grandson’s fate was uncertain, and the other was gone.

“Dad, you need to take care of yourself.”

Zane sank into the sofa and let out a long sigh. Yale fell silent beside him. He had been furious with his nephew for what he’d done, yet for some reason, he had let him continue to run the Ford Group. In that time, every decision Yuri made had benefited the company. He hadn't tried to destroy it, as he’d once threatened.

Perhaps, deep down, Yale had known that the boy still had some good left in him after all.

A year later, spring had arrived, and the flowers were in full bloom.

Zinnia returned home after walking Dapper. Hearing the door, Cozy trotted over, meowing a greeting.

Yuri had entrusted Cozy to Elijah and Jessica before he left to volunteer as a doctor in Selvoria. Now, with Dapper as a ‘little brother,’ Zinnia also had a ‘little sister’ who shared her nickname. Elijah, for his part, was just happy to have an excuse to call his daughter “Cozy” again.

Just then, her phone rang.

“Dapper, go play with Cozy. I have to take this,” Zinnia said, patting the dog’s plump rump. She glanced at the caller ID—it was the hospital.

The news hit Zinnia so unexpectedly that she simply froze. She’d had no warning, no phone call, no message. She found out the same way as everyone else: from the morning news.

And he had been awake for several days already.

“When did Landon wake up? You never mentioned anything!” Zoey exclaimed, just as surprised as she was when she saw the trending topic. She knew that even though Zinnia hadn't spoken a word about Landon in months, as if he no longer existed after their divorce, it wasn’t that simple. A clean break was one thing, but he had ended up like that saving her life. Zoey knew Zinnia wasn’t as indifferent as she pretended to be. Why else would she have applied to a neurosurgical institute in Durmara? It was all for him.

Zoey’s question snapped Zinnia out of her daze. “I just found out myself,” she answered, her voice raspy as she pointed to the news on her phone.

Zoey stared at her, a complicated emotion in her eyes.