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

taken a few steps when Simon called out to her. “Bella, let’s call it even, shall we? If it weren’t for

Think of this as a way to pay me back, alright? I won’t trouble you any further. Besides, it’s just a kidney. It

life? Was

me by my mother and the Miller family.

was mugged. Besides, you and your wife are your daughter’s closest relatives. Why not use one of your kidneys instead of mine? Don’t waste

at Miller Manor, Bella realized she was shivering. Her calm exterior was merely a facade. How could

only Simon had fulfilled his duties as a father all these years,

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

there would be more, even a fourth and fifth. She was determined to persevere, never compromising. Unlike her mother, she wouldn’t fall into the hands of this

as she was unable to fall asleep.

about the surgery she 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 poured herself a

down her throat, leaving a scorching sensation in her