Chapter 16

After seeing her daughter’s tired face, Bella could only heave a long sigh.

“Sorry, it’s all my fault. I’ve dragged you down with me.”

She knew she shouldn’t always feed her daughter with fears of men. After all, she’d get married someday, but she was scared that her daughter would get hurt again out of foolishness.

“What are you talking about, Mom? After your surgery, the doctor said you might be able to walk again. Promise me you’ll make pastas

for me then. I miss it.”

“Alright Bella nodded, then suddenly thought of something. ‘Call your boyfriend over. I want to meet him.”

Dorothy was taken aback and quickly averted her gaze to peel an apple. “He’s too busy with the company”

“Just like your father back then…..”

“Mom” She interrupted softly. “Not everyone is like him.”

intuition told her Everett

her boyfriend. She immediately frowned and didn’t say anything else, but

the sky was gradually

early the next morning.

deep breath before hailing a taxi and heading

her phone in her bag started

a number

deep and magnetic voice was too distinctive to be

“Yeah, I’m here.”

attend a last-minute event, so I’ll be back later. You go in first.” He

sudden mention of the code, she hesitated before

she initially thought He didn’t remove the tattoo or change the code, which meant this person still

when he said he needed a marriage partner, it was probably to spite this person in his

She was most likely being used as a

start working on her laptop. However, as she looked up, her gaze was drawn to a large bag of condoms sent by Everett’s assistant in the hallway.

at least

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