Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

Chapter 0017

"Sydney!" Dad's teeth were clenched as he glared. Mum's palm came on his shoulder.

"I ask, dad, what nonsense?" I continued, unstoppable. That your darling Mark got dumped by his lover and fiancée on the day they were to be made man and wife?"

Mum's eyes widened and she glanced behind her. "Sydney. Stop it!"

I took a step forward. I cocked my head and frowned. "Or is it the nonsense that your little princess Bella is a slut who seduces her brother-in-law?" I enunciated the word 'slut' and made sure it stuck.. The look that crossed their faces would have worried me a little if we were alone because then, I was sure one of their palms would have connected with my cheeks but not here, there were far too many people - too many of their elite society- and they cared too much about their image to do anything.

The day I prepared to come back to my parents had been one of the happiest days of my life. Even though while growing up, I felt abandoned by them, I had still yearned to meet them someday. I had been disappointed. I had felt unwanted especially with Bella around.

Then the wedding bells rang and Bella didn't seem excited like I had expected. It wasn't very shocking when, on the day of the wedding, she fled. She had left a letter. I had been the one to find it and I read before taking the letter mum and dad. She wrote - Mum, dad, I've met my true love and I'm leaving with him. Don't bother to find me.

Spoilt brat! I thought

remember pitying the man she was to marry; he fell in love with a woman who didn't want him. I pitied my parents too. I wondered how they'd

man on the day that was to be one of the happiest of his

the room. "Dress her up

smile long gone

my face until I was fully dressed. The makeup artist had to redo my

family." There was a dramatic pause before he continued,

felt sorry for Mr

such a thing about your sister!" I was thrown out of my reminisce and in a blur,I

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one more time and I'll spill the whole truth to Mark." I threw her arms away from me. "Think of what will happen then." "Michael," with a polite smile, Mark shook hands

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cleared his voice, "Thank

of the tension in the air while Mark was looking between

between her and Mark and they hugged. "Thank you for showing up, Mark." Her smile shone as if her face hadn't just been