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.

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

but never sent. You should read them carefully and

the dim pavilion light, Simon opened the letters one by one,

took him over an hour to

mother was pregnant with you. Then I got

something of myself before returning with honor, but by the time I had a bit of success… your

heart remained cold. “And you’re innocent, right? So my mom deserved to be let down until the day

still here, but you never once sought me out or

ends meet, constantly on the move. How

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

online? Bella frowned. Was

the online gossip. Without a word,

wanted to see this man again. Just as he had

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