Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 25

Chapter 25 Deserving of Death

After walking down a narrow path for a while, Bella noticed a shadowy figure in the pavilion ahead. She composed herself and quickened her pace.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Simon stepped forward to greet her. "Belle...

Bella felt a strong aversion to his overly familiar way of addressing her and replied curtly, "It's Bella Jones.

Simon still bore some resemblance to his younger self from the photos, making him recognizable.

Faced with Bella's cold demeanor, Simon seemed a bit embarrassed. "Right... You took your mother's last name. It's a nice name.

"You know, we actually discussed your name before. We thought of calling you Cherry because your mother loved cherry blossoms. But then, everything changed so drastically."

he think a few words

remorse, he wouldn't have waited until now to

letters into Simon's hands. These are the letters my mother wrote to you but never sent. You should read them carefully and think hard about how much of

the dim pavilion light, Simon opened the letters one by one, reading them intently without skipping

him over an hour to finish. When he finally

that I didn't want to find you two. When I left, your mother was pregnant with you. Then I got swindled in business

wanted to make something of myself before returning with honor, but by the time I had a bit of success... your

you're innocent, right? So my mom deserved to

here, but you never

breath. "At the time, I could barely make ends meet, constantly on the move. How could I have taken good care of

you. A few days ago, I saw some things about

what he thought of the online gossip. Without a word, she turned and

again. Just as he had

Deserving of