Elizabeth clung to Bella’s arm, her touch gentle yet filled with an emotional plea.

“Mom, I can’t help it.

I truly love him.

He saved me during my darkest times.

“Elizabeth…”

Before Bella could finish, Elizabeth covered her ears, adamantly refusing to listen.

“I don’t care what it takes.

I must have him!”

“Elizabeth…”

Bella tried again, but her words fell on deaf ears as Elizabeth continued to block out her mother’s counsel.

Bella’s face was etched with helplessness, and she fell silent.

Having struggled with fertility issues before Elizabeth’s birth, Bella cherished her only child deeply, perhaps to the point of overindulgence.

This, in turn, had shaped Elizabeth into a somewhat spoiled and headstrong individual.

Despite this, Bella held on to the hope that Elizabeth would eventually see reason and avoid the dangerous path of pursuing a married man.

that her daughter was not in a state to

encounter Stella at the banquet? How is

her hands, replied with

with an air of superiority and had quite an

revelation caused Bella to

“That’s surprising.

spoken quite favorably

and was

need to rethink that

Matthew retreated

computer, making sure

with files on Bella, which Matthew examined closely before

past, particularly her

need to

suspicion that Bella could be Stella’s real mother had only grown after his encounter with

the investigation, but the progress

responded to Matthew’s directive, saying, “Our Dorburn contact reports Bella

married once, to a man who runs a major trading

roadblocks, hinting there might be secrets

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brow creased with

about Bella

paused before answering, “It’s a dead

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