Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 272 I Like You No Matter What

In the prison, Oliver and Zachary sat across from each other, a glass partition between them.

In the past, every time they met, it always ended in a fight. This was probably the first time they actually sat down to talk, and it had to be in prison.

Zachary said, "Still not giving up, huh?"

Oliver frowned, clearly annoyed and impatient.

"Did you call me here just to ask that crap? What does my business have to do with you? You've dragged her down for a lifetime, do you even realize that?" Oliver snapped, slapping the table in frustration. The guard nearby stepped forward, reminding him to calm down, and he reluctantly sat back.

Zachary, on the other hand, was calm. After a moment, he gave a bitter smile and said, "Yeah, I know I dragged her down."

He looked straight into Oliver's eyes and asked seriously, "Will you love her for a lifetime?"

Oliver didn't answer out loud, but he knew the answer in his heart. He had already given all his love to Bella. If he couldn't get her love in return, he feared he'd never be able to love again.

"If you can promise to be good to her and the child for a lifetime, then take her away," Zachary sighed.

Oliver looked up, shocked. Zachary's gaze was unfocused, staring at some point, his expression calm, as if he had made this decision after a lot of thought.

Zachary continued, "I've figured out a lot of things lately. Life is short, and wealth and power aren't that important. Peace and safety are what matter. Take her away, take her back to Starlight City. It's hard for her to stay in a strange city. Starlight City is where she was born and raised, where everything is familiar to her."

After leaving the prison, Oliver didn't rush back. He went to a supermarket first.

He remembered Bella's belly was getting bigger, and her old clothes didn't fit anymore. So, guessing her size, he bought her two maternity dresses. The sales assistant said they were even radiation-proof.

Maybe it was just a marketing gimmick, but whatever, Oliver bought them for peace of mind.

Besides clothes, Oliver also bought a lot of daily necessities. He couldn't resist buying some baby items and clothes when he saw them.

He ended up with several large bags, and by the time he left the supermarket, it was already dark.

When he got to the stall, Bella wasn't there.

According to the people around, the commercial enforcement department had come by in the afternoon, so everyone had hurriedly packed up their stalls.

Back at the rented courtyard, Oliver immediately spotted Bella's barbecue cart in the yard and felt a wave of relief.

Her door was slightly open. He pushed it open, set the bags on the sofa, and found Bella in the bedroom.

She had already fallen asleep on the bed, her hair still wet. She must have been too tired after her shower to dry it.

Oliver grabbed a hairdryer and a towel, sat by the bed, and started drying her hair. He set the dryer to low speed, trying to keep the noise down, but she still woke up.

Seeing him with the hairdryer, she understood and tried to sit up.

Oliver gently pressed her shoulder back down.

a soft smile. "It's not good to sleep with wet hair.

she relaxed and lay back down. Oliver's fingers ran through her wet hair, gently drying it. As he continued, she couldn't resist the sleepiness and

slip through his fingers, his

long hair. It wasn't that she didn't look good with short

tried to grow her hair out. But later, everything, including her hair, was

but even though they were so close,

lightly furrowed and her

parted lips, and Oliver

mind, he couldn't shake it, and it quickly

down the hairdryer, leaned in slowly, and tenderly

touch, but Bella suddenly woke up. Her first reaction was to raise her hand

shock, anger,

up to touch his cheek where she had slapped him. Instead

is beautiful," he said,

turned over, got out of bed, and

like before, fighting when unhappy,

liked seeing her fierce. He was happy for her to

Bella had restrained her temper and learned to

find that Bella had already prepared the ingredients,

as he was puzzled, he

the first glance at

hair, back to the short style she

door, and Oliver

said helplessly, "You're beautiful with long or short hair. Remember I told you before, even if you were bald, I'd still like

didn't respond, maintaining her

already very big now, and the due date was getting closer, making everything she did seem

he pulled her aside and pushed

too busy, he said to her, "Let's close up the

Bella asked, "For what?"

take

as he spoke, seeing that she seemed about

added, "Today is my

eyes at him,

upset; instead, he

still remembered his

if we're just ordinary friends, having a

a big deal, right?"

to give him hope, and she didn't want to be too cruel either. She thought she had already been cruel enough. That evening, just as it was getting dark, they closed up the stall and went home to change

took her to a

restaurant, Bella felt a bit dazed

the past, she often frequented such places and didn't think

but in that

it seemed like

seeing things?