Chapter 720

After leaving the hospital, the car was enveloped in silence—a deathly stillness, the heavy atmosphere pressing into every corner. After what felt like an eternity, Ariana finally lifted her head slightly and murmured, "Was I... too harsh just now?" Lambert replied flatly, "No." And it was true. Even if Ariana had softened, he wouldn’t have. Unlike her, Georgia meant little to him—just an insignificant mother-in-law. No, not even that now. Though Lambert wasn’t particularly attached to the children, it all depended on who he was comparing them to. Next to Ariana, the children naturally took a backseat. But against anyone else? There was no comparison. Protecting his wife and children was every man’s instinct. The moment Irene dared to lay a hand on his child, Lambert had already decided she wouldn’t get away with it. Not even if Georgia threatened suicide a hundred times. Not even if his own mother, Jolene, begged for mercy. He wouldn’t yield an inch. Ariana leaned against Lambert’s sh