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?

were all smiles and waves, wishing each other well and looking

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

had she been through this past

wanting to make Jennifer uncomfortable,

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

the strap of her backpack, and

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

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

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

me. I couldn't understand why she wouldn't contact me and specifically told Jennifer not

given me. Watching

us learn to keep forgetting. Maybe Bella didn't want to be disturbed, or maybe she didn't want me

I called up Nora and Dakota and we

car, I looked up

over a year since our last

was also

faint hope of getting some news about Bella from

parked the car and walked over

out for some fun?" Nora playfully

been tiring, so we need to unwind. Gotta balance

It was decked out, even though it wasn't a holiday. Looked like someone was hosting an event. We squeezed through the crowded room and found a booth to sit

group of people were singing a birthday

sat down before she was up

over a waiter and ordered some

with several layers of red wine was slowly being pushed

the waiter said as he carefully pushed

had seen a pile of

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

of wine glasses toppled

gasp, the crowd fell into

to avoid blame, quickly

all this wine.

Nora, who looked down at the broken

calm," she said nervously, trying to reassure the crowd, then

walked over and said to the waiter, "Call

behind me. "Our boss is

had parted, revealing Frank at the center, wearing a

surprised to see me. Before he could speak, I quickly said,

I were sitting in

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

on me. When he left, he just left a note, not

go?" I asked, though I already had

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

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