Shattered Longings

Chapter 84 What More Do You Want from Me

Having probably never encountered much darkness in her life, Bella couldn’t believe that Simon would go to such lengths. After all, Bella was his biological daughter. Even if he had abandoned her, they still shared the same blood.

How could he be so cruel?

When Simon first found her in the small town and saw the letters her mother had left behind, his regret and tears seemed genuine. If he could so easily fake heartbreak in that situation, then Simon was even more terrifying than she had imagined.

With a glimmer of hope, she locked on Dominic’s door

When he opened the door and saw her, his eyes darkened slightly. Her hands trembled as she held the documents, and her eyes were red and brimmed with tears.

She asked him softly, her whole body trembling as if she might collapse,

Leaning against the doorframe, Domine hesitated, then said, “Maybe I shouldn’t have told you”

Bella’s tears finally fell, but she quickly wiped them away. “I understand,” she whispered, her voice barely audible. “Thank you. I’m fine”

turned and left, her steps

hand,

cruel. There are certain things they couldn’t

was showing up in Bella’s life with ulterior motives from the start. For

forever.

to her room and repeatedly shaded the document. She was so familiar with it that she could almost recite

photos her mother had left behind into

Dorothy had met a real scumbag in her prime, and her life had

down. As soon as she lay down, her mind

she even wished viciously for Simon’s sick daughter to die, as if that

view was pleasant, and the peace was

the alcohol

up the call and saw it was from an unknown number.

suddenly asked, “Are you really