Shattered Longings

Chapter 75 Horribly Ugly

Bella hoped Dominic wouldn’t notice her and didn’t want him to know about Simon. Just as she reached the entrance, he suddenly asked, “Where are you going?”

She tried to sound casual as she said, “I’m going out with Lia, I’ll be back soon.”

Dominic said nothing more, and she took his silence as agreement. She drove to the private dining room where she had arranged to meet Simon.

When Bella arrived, she couldn’t help but feel a bit amused. Simon could easily choose an expensive private restaurant or even a more upscale one for a meal, while she and her mother had been left to struggle alone for five years.

She often wondered if her mother’s life would have been different if she hadn’t loved Simon enough to have her. The most infuriating thing about Simon was that, even after abandoning them, he still gave her mother false hope by promising to return.

they couldn’t take responsibility, they just couldn’t. Why ruin someone’s life with lies? After they sat down, Simon poured her a cup of tea. “This place doesn’t

say what you need to say. I don’t have much time

face faded slightly. “I’ve never mentioned this before, but you have a younger sister. She’s five years younger

“So? What exactly

together, his fingertips turning white from the pressure. “She’s been sick her

kept her composure. “People get sick. What’s the

“I need you to donate a kidney to your sister. Please, I’ll give you anything you want. Just save her! Dialysis has been so unbearable for her lately that

she’d overheard between Simon and his wife at the hospital, she suddenly realized they’d been talking about this. It seemed Simon had been approaching her with

veil of deception was lifted, exposing

she was furious. She had once believed Simon genuinely wanted to make