Shattered Longings

Chapter 77 His Wallpaper Is a Picture of Her

Bella was so used to his taunts that she replied indifferently, “You should get some rest. I’m going back to my room.”

As she passed him, he grabbed her wrist.

She looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, “What is it?”

Their eyes met. His gaze was calm and steady as he asked, “Lia’s not in Joville. Who did you meet?”

Bella’s breath hitched. He hadn’t seemed concerned when she left. How could he have checked on this? She didn’t even know if Lia was in Joville.

She lowered her head and said softly, “It was that patient, Simon. He got hurt saving me, and he’s being discharged today. He’s leaving tomorrow, so I thought I’d treat him to dinner. I was going to ask Lia to join us, but when I called, I found out she wasn’t in Joville.”

slightly as he focused on her delicate, fair fingers. She had a habit of picking at her nails when she was lying or nervous. “Don’t say anything if

and uncover their connection. She looked up at him anxiously and said, “I didn’t! I really

the truth. She had indeed gone out to see

“I was just asking. No need to be so nervous. Since you can’t sleep, stay with me and

before following him, realizing his tone had

stomach was upset, and the alcohol was starting

cabinet, and his phone lit

glanced over subconsciously. The first thing her eyes caught was a WhatsApp

shock. She recalled Mandy saying at the bar that Dominic had a photo of her

shirt and a light gray plaid skirt. Her long hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and she had a

high, with a small parrot perched on it. It was the parrot that Richard used to keep. Sunlight filtered through the

photo was taken in the manor garden. If Bella remembered correctly, she was 17 at the time. Since she didn’t recall taking it, Dominic must have snapped it without