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.

he wouldn’t have waited until now to

of letters into Simon’s hands. These are the letters my mother wrote to you but never sent. You should read them carefully

light, Simon opened the letters one by one, reading them intently without skipping

that it took him over an hour to finish. When he finally looked up, his face was streaked with

two. When I left, your mother was pregnant with you. Then I got swindled in business and ended up sentenced to

wanted to make something of myself before

right? So my mom deserved to be let down until

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

“At the time, I could barely make ends meet, constantly on

family, so I didn’t dare disturb you… But I’ve been keeping an 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

about her online? Bella

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

see this man again. Just as he had never been part of her life before, he was not needed

Deserving of

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