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.”

She had a habit of picking at her nails when she was lying or nervous. “Don’t say anything

at him anxiously and said, “I didn’t! I really just wanted to thank Simon

fact, what she said was close to the truth.

was just asking. No need to be so

briefly before following him, realizing his tone had been

dinner and had only had a glass of liquor. Her stomach was upset, and the alcohol was starting to make her feel a

turned his back to her as he opened the liquor cabinet, and his phone lit

The first thing her eyes caught was a WhatsApp notification, followed by

had a photo of her on his phone, but she hadn’t expected it to be

photo, she wore a white shirt and a light gray plaid skirt. Her long hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and she had a bright smile

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

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