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 were when you first asked if I would leave you. I let you go,

subside, flowed freely again. She was sobbing now.

What do you plan to do about

From the start, she had just seen it as

keep it. You asked me before who the father

the result of

With such a

at the hotel, lan helped Rosa with her luggage. "Go on in. I'll

him, her gaze filled with the same fiery affection and reluctance she had when they first fell in

chose to look away. Without a second's pause, he got back into

asked, "Can you wait until I

the hotel with her

estimating that

Suddenly, a loud bang erupted nearby, and blood pooled on the ground in front

when he saw Rosa collapse

security scrambled to call for an ambulance and the police, but lan couldn't bring himself to