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.”

her Everett wasn’t that type of

Bella, it sounded like her daughter was defending her boyfriend. She immediately frowned and didn’t say anything else, but she also didn’t take the

sky was

of, she had to return to work early the next

hailing a

as she got off, her phone in her bag

was a number

and magnetic voice was

“Yeah, I’m here.”

event, so I’ll be back later. You go in first.” He paused. “The door code

the sudden mention of the code, she hesitated

was probably deeper than she initially thought He didn’t remove the

it was probably to spite this person in his heart. It was

She was most likely being used

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

exaggeration. There were at least a dozen

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