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.”

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

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

was close to the truth. She

be so nervous. Since you can’t sleep, stay with me and have a couple of drinks.” With

hesitated briefly before following him, realizing his tone

only had a glass of liquor. Her stomach was upset, and the alcohol was starting

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

glanced over subconsciously. The first thing her eyes caught was a WhatsApp notification, followed by a

in shock. She recalled Mandy saying at the bar that Dominic had a photo of her on his phone, but she hadn’t expected it to be his

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

a small parrot perched on it. It was the parrot that Richard used to keep.

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