Chapter 10
My voice trembled slightly, and my throat let out a low, choked sob.
There were countless sorrows in my heart.
“It was me who let you down.”
He hung his head and gently rubbed his fingertips a few times.
“Bella, I know that whatever I say now is useless. You rest well, I will take care of Jane… As for
Lilly.”
“The police took her away.”
His hand unconsciously lifted, wanting to stroke my cheek. He opened his mouth, but for some reason, he stopped and slowly lowered his hand that was hanging in the air.
“Bella, Lilly, she… hasn’t graduated from college yet.”
“The police charged her with intentional injury, and I asked a lawyer who said the minimum
sentence would be three years.”
Speaking of this, his tone was subtly tinged with unease, “I assure you. I will never see her again. This is her resignation letter, and I have also arranged for her to repay the salary she received during her year at the company.‘
“Three years, how many three years can one’s youth have? This is too heavy for a young girl.”
“Of course, Bella, I didn’t mean to force you.”
“But she knew she was wrong, can you… forgive her?”
The air congealed in an instant.
I pulled at the corners of my mouth.
I couldn’t believe it, but he still protected Lilly.
His love for Jane eventually gave way to Lilly.
“Ryan, what would you do if I said I didn’t understand?”
He leaned back and said nothing.
“Using only the knuckles, he repeatedly tapped on the armrest of the chair beside him, accompanied
by the muffled sound of the ticking of the old–fashioned clock on the wall, which was somewhat
unsettling
A long time passed.
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He spoke, but avoided my gaze.
didn’t mean that.”
I caught sight of his subtle transformation.
So I smiled and changed the subject.
“Jane needs someone to accompany her, so you should go. Tomorrow morning, I will send you the
divorce settlement.”
“Bella, we have been together for almost twenty years, don’t you trust me?”
“I assure you. Such a thing will not happen again. Let’s talk, can you calm down a bit, please?”
‘I was very calm.”
These days, I pondered and weighed the pros and cons.
So, at this moment, I was absolutely certain about my decision.
So,
Ryan stood up and stared at me motionlessly for a while, then suddenly smirked and said, “Did you sign the property agreement with me earlier because you had already thought about divorcing me?”
His thick, stiff and long eyelashes trembled lightly, concealing the rapid formation of ice at the bottom of his eyes.
“Bella, you answered me–”
“Yes.”
At that moment, a tear rolled down from the corner of his eye.
“Bella, your dad used to bring women home every day, and your mom acted like nothing happened, raising you all by herself. Why can’t you do the same?”
“I was much better than your dad, Bella, I will change, I swear I won’t…”
He pursed his lips and watched as I got off the sickbed, with a look that he didn’t want to continue. talking to him, his face completely sank, “Bella, where are you going?”
“Jane and I are here, Bella. Where are you going?”
“Wake–keeping.”
What did you say?”
He suddenly stopped in his tracks and lifted his head in disbelief.-
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What spirit are you guarding, Bella? How could you have become like this now? How can you curse others with such words?”
