Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 271 Lovers Who Cannot Be Together

Oliver crossed his legs, acting like he didn't notice her cold shoulder. He flicked his hair back and flashed a charming smile, "Hey, I'm your new neighbor. Just moved in today."

Bella didn't see that coming.

The place next door had been empty for a while. The landlord was thrilled to finally have a tenant, so why not make some money?

Bella ignored him, parked her car, and headed straight to her room.

Oliver watched her go inside and shut the door, a slight smile on his face.

He thought, 'No rush, there's plenty of time.'

The next morning, Bella came back from grocery shopping and saw Oliver stepping

out in casual sportswear.

Oliver waved, "Morning!"

She figured he was going for a run, but he started working out right there in the yard.

Bella still ignored him, grabbed a basin to wash her veggies, only to find the water was off.

Since moving in, she had never had a water outage, so she hadn't stored any water. The neighbor next door came over to get water and asked, "Why's there no water?" Oliver glanced over and saw Bella standing by the sink, looking troubled, holding a basin.

Just then, the landlady came out in her pajamas.

"Just a heads up, the area's water pipes are being repaired, so no water for the day. There's a well at the end of the street; if you need water, you can get it from there."

Bella quickly went back to her room, grabbed a bucket, and headed to the well the landlady mentioned.

The well was easy to find; lots of people were already heading that way with buckets. She just followed them.

When she was about to draw water, her bucket was snatched away.

Oliver pointed to the basin beside her. "I'll draw the water, you wash the veggies."

Turns out he had quietly followed her and brought her veggies and basin to the well. Bella asked, "What are you doing?"

She didn't want to accept Oliver's help so easily.

Oliver bent down, lowering the bucket into the well. "You need several buckets of water to wash the veggies, right? If you wash them here, you save the hassle of carrying water back and forth."

He had a point. She was in a hurry and hadn't thought of that.

Oliver had already drawn a bucket of water and poured it into the basin, squinting at her with a smile.

"Don't feel embarrassed. It's only right for neighbors to help each other," he said with a faint smile.

So, he drew the water while she washed the veggies, and soon enough, they were all clean.

Back home, as Bella was loading the veggies onto her cart, Oliver, now in a different outfit, walked up to her.

hand?" he

for a second before continuing to load the cart. "I can't afford such an expensive helper

grabbed her hand. Bella tried to pull away but couldn't. He stared at her hand for a

now they're doing all these rough

hand back, ready to push the cart out. "With my small business, I can barely support myself, let

don't

harsh words she said in the rain that day would have driven him back to Starlight City, never to

to drive him away, he wouldn't leave, so

day, Oliver seemed to have changed. No matter how

was too busy, he would help her

customers daily, and no one knew that the two people serving them were once a rich heir and a

go home to cook, pack the food in a thermal container, and bring it to Bella, also giving a portion to the

these gestures, but he always patiently persuaded her with a smile, "You might not want to eat, but maybe your baby does.

don't expect anything else. Just treat me like a neighbor. Also, I'm your helper. If you're unhappy, you

to cook, so by the time Bella returned,

of a cook, learning most things from Google or asking neighbors for help. Eventually, his cooking

seemed he was determined to stick with her

became much easier for her. Meals were on

and she

all the time; it felt

Oliver to

there was no

day, Bella took advantage of not having to set up her stall to visit

herself. She didn't tell him the truth about her situation, only saying she was fine and that

always wore around her neck broke, and the secret

the way home, thinking of

home, Oliver had already prepared

at her food with her utensils, having no appetite, and finally couldn't help but ask, "How's Emily? Is she

conversations with Oliver, let alone mentioned people or things from the past. This

for a few seconds before saying,

stunned. She had always thought Emily and Ethan were a blissful couple. She envied them, even felt a bit jealous, but she never expected them to break up.

saying, "I don't

each other be together?" Bella spoke from the heart, and after she said it, the air suddenly

and continued eating, but there was a

fate's tricks," Oliver finally replied after

Oliver took the dishes to wash.

her room. He didn't

quietly left her room, closed the door, and

bed, wide awake,

be together?" Oliver had

high building together, he kissed Bella hard, and she called him a fool but held him tightly. At that moment, he felt Bella

Bella married someone else, had someone else's child, and now she lived such

to say

by

an impulsive thought. Oliver felt that even if he had to watch over her for fifteen years, at least she would be in his sight, and he could help her a bit, so she wouldn't have to

up the stall