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.”

a habit of picking at her nails when she was

connection. She looked up at

the

wrist and said with an indifferent shrug, “I was just asking. No need to be so nervous. Since you can’t sleep, stay with

before following him, realizing his

glass of liquor. Her stomach was upset, and the alcohol was

back to her as he opened the liquor cabinet, and his phone lit up with a

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

a photo of her on his

was pulled back into a ponytail, and she had a bright smile on her face. She looked so young

perched on it. It was the parrot that Richard used to keep. Sunlight filtered through the branches, casting dappled shadows on her, and

remembered correctly, she was 17 at the time. Since she didn’t recall taking it, Dominic must have snapped