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."

dare he think a few words of fegret could earn forgiveness? He was

remorse, he wouldn't have waited until now

you but never sent. You should read them carefully and think hard about how much of a bastard you

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

it took him over an hour to finish. When he finally looked up, his

I didn't want to find you two. When I left, your mother was pregnant with you. Then

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

right? So my mom deserved to be let down

mom passed, I was still here, but you never once sought me out or fulfilled any of your

ends meet, constantly on the move. How could I have taken

I saw some things about you online and found out you had left Miller Manor. That's why I came to find you." He saw things

to ask Simon what he thought of the online gossip. Without

had done what she had come to do and never wanted to see this man again. Just as he

25 Deserving of