#Chapter 216: The Most Important Meeting of Their Lives

Aria’s POV Seeing William and Joe safe and sound at that table sent a rush of relief through me so quickly that I very nearly lost my balance. Liam, as if noticing, placed a hand at the small of my back just in time to keep me upright. I didn’t have time to think about anything else going on, or how hurt I was, not with my lost children right there in front of me. Without thinking, I leaned into Liam slightly, sharing my joy with him. In response, his hand pressed a little more firmly against my back. Wordless, together we stepped toward the table. I was ready to rush there and shower the boys with reassurance and affection, but before I could take more than a few steps, Isabelle rose and stepped into our path, blocking us. Never before had I been as annoyed at my friend as I was at this moment. “You must convince William,” she whispered to us. “He thinks that if you get divorced, he will be abandoned.” The thought made me sick to my stomach. Not that long ago, William ha