Chapter 61

The figure standing in the doorway exuded an air of elegance combined with an intimidating chill. It was Aaron Vance, the man Bella had heard so much about yet never met until now.

"Mr. Vance..." The moment Bella laid eyes on Aaron, she couldn't look away.

He was strikingly handsome.

No wonder Serena had been infatuated with him for seven long years.

Aaron's gaze fell icily on the jewelry scattered across the table. These were pieces marked by time, astonishingly beautiful, yet they were left carelessly exposed to the air. His eyes narrowed as he strode into the villa, and the atmosphere in the room immediately turned tense and heavy.

Everyone instinctively stepped back, driven by a sudden wave of fear.

Bella, overwhelmed and unsure of what to do, cried out, "Mom! Mom!"

down from the master bedroom on the second floor. Her expression shifted slightly when

might

greeted with a forced smile, trying to mask her unease, "What a surprise! To what do we owe the pleasure?

to meet

words suggested he

Serena. Why

in Serena's antiques. That would explain

glanced towards Bella. "Mr. Vance,

his long legs elegantly crossed. "Anything you have to say can

sighed and took a step forward,

collection of antiques... If there's anything

the middle-aged woman before him. Time had been kind to her; she was still quite beautiful, and he could even see traces of

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