Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 396 The Final Farewell

At the Clarke residence, Rosa stepped out through the front door with her suitcase, lost in despair. The designer clothes she wore failed to give her any semblance of dignity. Seeing lan's car parked not far away made her eyes well up with tears.

lan leaned out of the car window. "Get in. I'll give you a ride."

Rosa remained silent, but tears started to stream down her face.

Once inside the car, lan handed her a box of tissues. "Where to?"

Rosa shook her head. "I don't know. My family hasn't cared about me for ages. I have nowhere to go. Just drop me off at any hotel."

lan complied and started driving. "How much did my dad give you for the divorce?"

Rosa managed a bitter smile. "Two million dollars. Pretty generous, isn't he?"

lan didn't respond. Given the power of the Clarke family, two million dollars was hardly more than a handout. It felt more like an insult. But in this situation, it was hard to say who was truly insulting whom.

After a moment, Rosa finally stopped crying. "It's funny. You were the reason I joined the Clarke family, and now, it's also you who's driving me off. Just the thought of having no ties to you for the rest of my life makes me feel so sad."

me to let you go when we broke up? You probably forgot how careful you

had just begun to subside, flowed freely again. She was sobbing now. "lan... I'm so sorry... I messed everything up.

"It's okay. What do you plan to

start, she had just seen it as a mere tool. She

reason to keep it. You asked me before who the father

thought the result

as the heir to the Clarke family. With such a simplistic mindset, it was no surprise she couldn'treach the end of her plan.

helped Rosa with her luggage. "Go on in. I'll be

fiery affection and reluctance she had when

second's pause,

"Can you wait until I go

Smiling, Rosa walked into the hotel with

estimating that she

her room, he prepared to leave. Suddenly, a loud bang erupted nearby, and blood pooled on the ground in front of the

breath caught in his throat when he saw Rosa

him erupted into chaos. Hotel security scrambled to call for an ambulance and the police, but lan couldn't bring himself to step out of the car or move an