Shattered Longings

Chapter 76 A Brainless Person

Simon saw the determination in her eyes, yet he still refused to give up. “I know I’ve wronged you and your mother. I’ve realized my mistakes, and I’ll do everything I can to make things right. You only have me and your sister left in this world. Can you bear the thought of losing her too?”

Bella sneered. “Why wouldn’t I? You’re strangers to me. Do you have any idea how desperate I felt watching my mother die?

“Simon, why did you lie to my mother when you left? Why give her hope only to have her die in despair? If your daughter hadn’t fallen ill, would you have ever thought to find me?”

Bella expected him to argue or at least lie, but he remained silent, admitting he had come to her only because his daughter was ill.

All her patience snapped at that moment. Bella stood up and warned him coldly, “What you’re asking is impossible. Don’t ever come looking for me pretend you don’t exist.”

again. From now on,

I’ll

that, she turned and

let’s call it even, shall we? If it weren’t for me, you

way to pay me back, alright? I won’t trouble you any further. Besides, it’s

me life? Was that during the accident when you were cheating on my mother or when you just happened to save

to me by my mother

are your daughter’s closest relatives.

shivering. Her calm exterior was merely a

a father all these

a testament to their harmonious family, where such desperate measures were unnecessary. Simon wasn’t

fourth and fifth. She was determined to persevere, never compromising. Unlike her mother, she

turned in bed as she was unable to fall asleep. Adults

tried to force herself to sleep. When she realized she couldn’t, she went

its way down her throat, leaving a scorching sensation in her