In the quiet of the night, Drew settled down in the guest room while the couple cuddled on their bed.

Justin held Bella in his arms, occasionally kissing her still-warm forehead. Her high fever had subsided a little, and it was not burning anymore.

Bella felt limp and weak, but being in the man's embrace and taken care of made her feel comfortable. Her cheeks were rosy as she whimpered like a kitten.

The sickly beauty looked pitiful, her eyes glistening. It aroused Justin's desire to ravage her.

But Justin would not bully her anymore. The more he loved her, the more he needed to restrain himself.

"Did Drew say anything else to you after that?" Bella could not help worrying. After all, Drew had a sharp tongue that he inherited from Wyatt.

Justin shook his head slightly and tucked her under the blanket. "Rest well. Sleep early and recover soon. We have an early morning the day after."

"Yeah. We need to attend Yasmin's funeral." Bella's heart felt a pang of pain, tears welling in her eyes. "The things that happened recently are too saddening. I hope a tragedy like this will never, ever happen again. I hope everyone can find their happiness."

We will." Justin pressed his lips against hers,

saw Drew's repulsive attitude today. It seems like he won't get over

for a while and asked softly, "Bella, Madam Sasha...

but nobody forced her to.

Back then, I said a lot of hurtful words to slander her to prevent her from joining our family, and I looked down on her background. I said she hooked up with Wyatt to climb the social ladder, to use Wyatt's influence

she did not choose to follow Wyatt because of his money. After that, she cut off

time, he raised his hand to rub Bella's hair gently,

Aunt I Sasha's choice was right, but I also can't blame or hate her. Like Aunt Mila and Aunt

"So, I thought... I was the unforgivable sinner. Perhaps because of my youthful arrogance

that it felt like a knife had carved a hole in his chest. "Bella, don't say that. It has

"Your 'karma' has already arrived. You will be bound to me for the rest of your life. I'm a difficult woman to please,

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