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.

of remorse, he wouldn’t have waited until now

mother wrote to you but never sent. You should read them carefully and think hard about how much of a bastard you are.

the letters one by one, reading

an hour to finish. When he

was pregnant with you. Then I got

make something of myself before returning

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

was still here, but

meet, constantly on the

few days ago, I saw some things about

her online? Bella frowned. Was

the online gossip. Without a word, she turned and walked

again. Just as he had never been part of her life before, he was

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