'But if that child really is hers with another man, what can he do? What else can he do?'
That evening, he met Caleb Rhodes and Felix Draper for drinks in a private room at a bar. The scene from earlier that day kept replaying in his mind—the way she had indifferently asked him, "And you are?" As soon as Felix walked in, he sat down, picked a song, and began singing, completely lost in the music. Julian took a sip of his drink and asked Caleb,
"Caleb, do you really think there can be two people in the world who look exactly alike?"
Caleb Rhodes was currently the happiest of their group of four. He had finally won the girl he had loved for so many years and now had an adorable daughter, Ariel Rhodes. Back then, they all thought his quiet persistence wasn't worth it. Now, it seemed there was no "worth it" or "not worth it." When it came to love, persistence was what truly mattered.
