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.”

her delicate, fair fingers. She had a habit of picking at her nails when

was terrified he might investigate Simon’s identity and uncover their connection. She looked up at him anxiously and said, “I didn’t! I really just

she said was close to the truth. She had indeed gone out

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

following him, realizing his tone had

hadn’t had dinner and had only had a glass of liquor. Her stomach was upset, and the alcohol

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

her eyes caught was a WhatsApp notification, followed

saying at the bar that Dominic had a photo of her on

a light gray plaid skirt. Her long hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and she had a bright smile on her face. She

It was the parrot that Richard used to keep.

taken in the manor garden. If Bella remembered correctly, she was 17 at the time. Since she didn’t recall taking