Chapter 603

Christopher continued, “Everything he does is for you.”

“For me? Including hurting someone?” Unable to put up with Justin’s

behavior, Bella scoffed. “He’s just covering up his misdeed in the

name of justice. Don’t say that it’s for me. I won’t stand for this.”

“Bella!”

Justin felt suffocated, and his misery showed in his voice. “I don’t

want to explain or justify my behavior. I just have one thing to ask

you. What am I to you?”

As her breath hitched, Bella felt her heart drop.

Despite the dimly lit surroundings, she could see the shattered and

anguished look on Justin’s face.

Christopher stared intently at Justin’s pale face like a hawk on its

prey.

“If you stop pestering me and being a nuisance in my life, we might

have a chance of becoming business partners. But if you persist in your ways, our only possible relationship is that of enemies.”

Without taking another look at Justin, Bella held onto Christopher and

left.

Justin stood there in a daze, as if the whole world had left him behind.

Before he knew it, the chilly breeze pierced through him, drying the

tears in his eyes before they could pool again.

love another the way he loved

strongest love could fade

second largest in the

biggest belonged to

could just

compound, Bella felt bad

the face. She

curled his lips, grinning brightly and warmly.

stiff because of the bruise. “I’m fine. It doesn’t

bad.”

didn’t hold back.” Furious, Bella wanted to punish Justin.

and he went to military school. It

he was heavy with the beating.”

“How did you know that he was in the army?

a background check

said with a faint smile,

or love. If I want to win,

my enemy well.”

the lines, Bella

a shame that she did not see Christopher the same way.

played dumb to his feelings for

for me later when my mother asks about

over and nervously

not like you can

her brows, finding the excuse hard to

believe.

out a wry smile, but the

only for

got an idea!”

a thought, Bella pulled out a compact powder

it to him. “Cover up your bruise with

“What’s this?”

how to use it?”

looked at her with clear eyes and shook his

“I’ll help you.”

and dabbed the powder puff

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