Shattered Longings

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.”

Whenever Simon brought up the past, Bella felt like she was swallowing a fly. How dare he think a few words of fegret could earn forgiveness? He was the one who had caused all of this.

a shred of remorse, he wouldn’t have waited until now

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

light, Simon opened the letters one

to

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

too ashamed to face you. I wanted to make something of myself before returning with honor, but by the time I had a bit

“And you’re innocent, right? So my mom deserved to be let down

mom passed, I was still here, but you never once sought me out or

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

eye on you. A few days ago, I saw some things about you online and found out you had left Miller Manor. That’s why I came

online? Bella frowned. Was

didn’t bother to ask Simon what he thought of the online gossip. Without a word,

Just as he had never been part of her

Deserving