Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 206

Chapter 206 To Hell with Love

After getting back to the office, I wasted no time and called up Nora.

In no time, she showed up with a female college student in tow.

"This is Ms. Russell," Nora introduced her.

The girl looked pretty surprised to see me.

I turned to Nora, "You can get back to work now."

Once Nora left, I gave the girl a friendly smile.

"Long time no see."

She quickly got over her surprise and smiled back. "I didn't expect it to be you."

The girl was Jennifer, Zachary's adopted daughter.

I asked my secretary to bring us some tea, and Jennifer and I settled on the small sofa. I was eager to hear about Zachary and Bella. When I mentioned Zachary, Jennifer's face fell.

"The law is fair. Good and bad are clear-cut. Mistakes get punished, and good deeds get recognized, but they don't cancel each other out." Zachary was initially sentenced to life, but Bella gathered evidence through a lawyer and got it reduced to 15 years.

I had a hunch this would happen, and I bet Bella did too. She must've been holding onto that slim hope.

Fifteen years wasn't as bad as life, but it was still a long time-the prime years of a woman's life.

Would Bella wait for 15 years? She'd be in her early forties by then. How many 15 years did a woman have?

"How are Bella and the baby?" I asked, feeling heavy-hearted.

Jennifer nodded with a smile when I mentioned them.

"They're doing well. It's a boy, and he's super cute."

She didn't seem to want to talk much about Bella.

When I asked for Bella's contact info, she went quiet.

"What's wrong?" I noticed her hesitation.

Jennifer bit her lip and finally looked up.

"I'm sorry, I can't give you her contact info. She specifically told me not to when I came to study in Starlight City."

I felt a pang of emptiness and stared at her for a good half minute.

Why?

we parted, we were all smiles and waves, wishing each other well and looking forward to the next

valued friendship. No matter what she went through, she'd

had she been through this

to make Jennifer uncomfortable,

You can go now. I'll have someone set up a part-time

up, gripping the strap of her backpack, and

just right for her age and status-well-behaved and sensible, not

first year, but Bella had never met her. If it weren't for

she and Bella rushed back to Zachary's hometown. But she always had

been bugging me. I couldn't understand why she wouldn't contact me and specifically told

I took out the kaleidoscope Bella had given me. Watching the patterns flash by,

stuck around forever. Life made us learn to keep forgetting. Maybe Bella didn't want to be disturbed, or maybe she didn't want

and Dakota and we headed

out of the car, I

a lot. It had been over a year since our last visit, which was when Oliver

also Bella's last

a faint hope of getting some news about Bella from

car and walked over with

you suddenly decide to take us out for

need

out, even though it wasn't a holiday. Looked like someone

the other end, a group of people were singing a birthday song, and laughter and chatter filled the

the life of the party, barely sat down before she was

and ordered some

cart stacked with several layers of red wine was

way, everyone," the waiter said as he carefully

excited as if she had seen

she noticed the cart behind her, it was too late. She crashed

of wine glasses toppled over,

the crowd fell into an

waiter, eager to avoid blame, quickly

you've ruined all this wine.

looked down at the broken glass

please stay calm," she said nervously, trying to reassure the

to the waiter, "Call

pointed behind me. "Our boss is right

parted, revealing Frank at the center, wearing a birthday

just as surprised to see me. Before he could speak, I quickly said, "Sir, can we talk for

later, Frank and I were sitting

taking over this bar? Where's Oliver?" I asked right

his hand. "Oliver forced it on me. When he left, he just left a note,

I asked, though I

didn't say, but I think he probably went to find Bella. Oliver talks a big game, but he can't

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