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

she

Simon called out to her. “Bella, let’s call it even, shall we? If it

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

taken aback by his audacity. She slowly turned to face the hypocrite and sneered. “You gave me life? Was that during the accident when you were cheating on my mother or when you just happened

by my mother and the Miller family. It has nothing to do with

mugged. Besides, you and your wife are your daughter’s closest relatives.

calm exterior was merely a facade. How could

duties as a father all these

harmonious family, where such desperate measures were unnecessary. Simon wasn’t giving up. He continued texting and calling Bella, leaving her no choice but to

and fifth. She was determined to persevere, never compromising. Unlike her mother, she wouldn’t fall

unable to

had the next day, she tried to force herself to sleep. When she realized she couldn’t, she went downstairs, grabbed one of Dominic’s bottles from the liquor cabinet, and

her throat, leaving a scorching sensation in