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?

wishing each

She valued friendship. No matter what she went through, she'd never abandon

had she been through

wanting to make Jennifer

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

of her backpack,

were just right for her age and status-well-behaved and sensible, not flashy. From the

that Jennifer ended up at Starlight Medical College. When we first met her, she had already finished a semester of her first year, but Bella had never met her. If it weren't for Zachary's situation, I doubt she would

hometown. But

wouldn't contact me and specifically told

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

apart as they went. Everyone eventually took different paths, ending one journey and starting another. No one stuck around forever. Life made us learn to keep forgetting. Maybe Bella didn't want to be disturbed, or

called up Nora and Dakota and we headed

car, I

lot. It had been over a year since our last

was also Bella's last

hope of getting some news about

the car and walked

us out for some fun?" Nora playfully

been tiring, so we need

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

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

the party, barely sat down before

over a waiter and ordered some food and

of red

everyone," the waiter said as he

if she had seen a pile of gold bars, ready to tell

turned too quickly, and by the time she noticed the cart behind her, it was too late. She crashed

glasses toppled

gasp, the crowd fell into

to avoid

you've ruined all this wine. What

who looked down at the broken glass on the

please stay calm," she said nervously, trying to reassure the crowd, then looked at me for

said to

behind me.

to see that the crowd had parted, revealing Frank

could speak, I quickly said, "Sir, can

I were

did you end up taking over this bar?

forced it on me. When he

asked, though I already

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

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