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."

was swallowing a fly. How dare he think a few words of fegret could

even a shred of remorse, he wouldn't have

mother wrote to you but never sent. You should read them carefully and think hard

one by one, reading

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

I left, your mother was pregnant with you. Then I got swindled in business and ended

myself before returning with

Bella's heart remained cold. "And you're innocent, right?

After my mom passed, I was still here, but

make ends meet, constantly on

on you. A few days ago, I saw some things about you online and found out you had

to ask Simon what he thought of the online

to do and never wanted to see this man again. Just as he had never been

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