Chapter 0084

"She once had a child?" I thought to myself and my body stiffened a bit. Surely never expected that update.

When could this have happened? Was it during those three interminable years when she had vanished without a trace? But despite the amount of questions I had, I still tried to act composed and I schooled my expression into one of indifference.

I focused on the almost invisible ripples forming on the surface of my coffee. as I slowly stirred the steaming liquid.

"I don't want to hear it," I said flatly with nonchalance.

To be honest, I was mostly not interested in hearing any stories about her murky past even though at some point before, I used to be interested in it. What purpose would it serve to dredge up all of those stories anyway?

In the background of where we both sat I could hear voices and clinks of cutlery, but it all faded like far away murmurs as Bella's eyes drove like nails. into me. Her fingers curled around her own cup and she slowly took a sip before rolling her eyes.

"I'm going to tell you anyway," she shrugged.

I also shrugged as I sipped my own coffee, turning my attention to the view outside the café window, I tried to lose myself in the bustling cityscape, hoping Bella would take the hint and spare me the sordid details of her tale.

deceived me into eloping abroad with him and shortly after that I found out

outwardly impassive, I was suddenly hanging on her every word with

survive on terrible... terrible food I tell you. But in spite of the hardships, I still felt happy and proud," she was now looking somewhere far away behind. me, "Knowing I

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arrangements and taken cor

my

fate without having to

say 'our family"? I took a second to scoff silently, but

however," Bella continued; her

I started running out of cash that

He got very abusive with me. He always gambled, and most heartbreaking was

What a story.

was narrating to me was quite sad, that was if it was true. But I mean, she'd chosen

last time he appeared was even a week before my due date." Her voice trembled, but she pressed on. "He ignored all my pleas and took all my remaining money that I'd intended on using

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