Its Too Late To Forgive

Anthony and Margaret Evans were waiting in the living room of Jackson Mansion along with Brandon and Vivian. They were eagerly waiting to meet their daughter and son in law, Bella and Henry Jackson.

They heard footsteps approaching them, the two beautiful and elegant couple followed the sound and looked at them. Their eyes lit up and Mrs. Margaret Evans ran forward with joy, and she couldn’t help but grabbed Bella’s palm,

“Bella, it’s great to see you. Mom is so happy.”

“Mrs. Evans...”

A hand gently pulled Margaret's hand away,

"Mrs. Evans please sit down.”

“You… Bella…”

At that instant, Margaret's well maintained face was embarrassed.

"Cough cough.”

Anthony coughed twice,

“Mr. Jackson, we are here to see our daughter today. After we spoke the other day, Bella's mother has been thinking only about Bella. It's only her in her heart now. These days, she doesn’t even think about food or water. I watched Bella’s mother getting thinner and felt sad, so I insisted on bringing her mother to see her.. even without your permission."

This seems to explain why the Evans suddenly came to the door without saying hello. Henry was non committal and said calmly,

"Finally, That's interesting."

Henry's unsalty or undiminished sentence may be a guilty conscience. Anthony understood but tried to ignore. Henry just smiled.

Bella is already numb hearing what her father said just now, 'what she misses!.. what to worry about!.. what she doesn’t want to eat!' The lady that she saw earlier in front of their house was red as a pulp and equally beautiful as always. Right now also Bella didn't happen to see any such so call depressive changes in her mother.

Margaret hooked Bella's hand affectionately and turned around and asked Henry imploringly,

“Mr. Henry, I really miss my child… Could you let Bella and I stay alone for a while? There is too much between us, mother and daughter, that I have to say and share.”

Henry’s eyes crossed Mrs. Evans and fell on Bella,

“I respect Bella's desicion. If she wants to spend alone time with you then I don't have an issue with that."

When he said this, Mrs. Evans quickly looked at Bella anxiously. There were some worry in her eyes, afraid that Bella would refuse hence she quickly approached Bella with a voice that two people could hear, her lips moved and she said something.

Bella's breathing was stagnant and her eyes suddenly fell on Mrs.Evans, seemingly suspicious.

Mrs.Evans grasped Bella’s hand and squeezed her arm with greater force, nodding lightly. Seeing this, Bella took a deep breath and looked up at Henry,

“Today’s sunshine is really good. There are plum blossoms in the garden outside. I want to go for a walk.”

Henry simply nodded and while taking off his jacket, he walked towards Bella. The jacket was now over Bella's body and then wrapped tightly in the front by Henry,

“Go and come back soon. The winter sun is good right now.”

Bella nodded and went out of the house with Mrs. Evans. Henry took a look at Rose who quietly followed behind but didn’t get close, always keeping a distance and just watching.

There are two plum trees on the east side of the yard. The plum blossoms were very beautiful. Bella stopped between the two plum trees and turned around,

“You said, one of the man those who raped Cindy four years ago has returned to the city?”

“Correct.”

Just then they were accompanied by one more lady. Vivian had been sitting quietly along with her husband, Brandon, in Jackson's Mansion. Brandon had not spoken a single word since he has come here. May be it's his guilty conscience or maybe he just doesn't want to acknowledge Bella as his sister anymore.

When Vivian saw Bella and her mother in law Margaret going out into the garden, she couldn't stop herself from being close to Bella and after seeking permission from her husband and Henry, she went after them too.

Bella and Mrs. Evans simply looked at her. Vivian smiled at Bella but the latter held expression less face and turned towards Mrs. Evans,

“How did you and Mr. Evans know about this?”

She didn’t believe it. There was no surveillance video camera at the place where the incident happened. She hadn’t even seen the appearance of those gangsters ever. Then how did her parents came to know about this?

"Bella, dear don't say like that. He is your father.”

Hearing Mrs. Evans’s words, Bella's heart surged, pursing her lips, her face was cold,

“If Mrs.Evans is here to relive the past, then I think we don’t need to stand here anymore.”

“Hold on, Bella!”

Seeing Bella was about to leave, Mrs.Evans and Vivian called her in unison to stop her,

“Bella.. you refused to forgive your father and me! I can understand that your father and I broke your heart. All of us."

She looked at Vivian, who too had her head low in shame and guilt.

"But we too had no choice. We were forced to be helpless. We feel guilty but it's true that, that time we really wanted to help you. We did our level best to find the best lawyer for you but we couldn't as no one was ready to fight against the Jacksons."

Vivian looked up and stared at Margaret who was straight forward lying. That time Vivian was not married to Brandon yet but as she heard the news of Bella being arrested, she rushed to Evans House to know the truth.

Later, when Vivian got married to Brandon, almost after a year of Bella's arrest, she came to know the truth. Brandon was drunk and depressed and in that state he revealed that his parents actually held back in fighting for Bella. If they wanted they could have arranged best lawyers for her case. In fact they had good relationship with the judiciary and they could have easily released Bella but they refused to do so.

Brandon ran places to places, from people to people but nothing helped. He used to go and stand outside the prison daily for hours just to get a chance to meet Bella once and assure her that her brother is there for her, no matter what. But he never got a chance to do so.

to share his marriage news with his sister but finally he was informed by

the land where he was standing has moved and anytime he will be swallowed inside. He rushed to meet Henry Jackson but was informed that Henry is now settled in

and told his parents about this but none of them showed any reaction

lying so clearly to Bella,

child give your trust in us once. This time we

was sour. Should she believe in them again? Bella shook her head, shook

know about this? How do you know that those gangsters committed the things in

someone has picked up your phone from the bar table and then kept it

the person who sent the message to Cindy

while analysis her theory.

at the time. And saw everything that happened at the time of the incident. Dirty things, but was afraid to

her mother in law at

“Witness?”

“Yes, witness."

Mrs. Evans with a broad

were witnesses, why didn’t I

it is because this matter is too relevant for her

“Hmmm....."

before

you also know people of distinguish family. They don’t want anyone to witness such a dirty thing as rape and

Evans’s words, Bella understood. If this person, she also knows, and the family members of this person don’t

young master is

to have the warmth of the

family, but the second young lady of a

suddenly realized, It turned out

of the wind. If the daughter of a distinguished family has witnessed such

violation of a woman by a few big

that Bella had an epiphany, she couldn’t

became one of

She chuckles.

know, who is she? What did she see but became one of the evidences

at the crime

and fell slightly, she tried

Jackson tell you

Henry had mentioned to her about this Miss, would she

Really, this person was her biological mother

But why didn’t he tell you such an

didn’t you tell me about such an important

her mouth but they were not directed towards Henry but to her mother. Hearing this Mrs. Evans was embarrassed

told you? Who knew it would

keep discussing with Mrs. Evans whether Henry

telling me too. What did that young miss witness at the crime scene?

She reminded Mrs.Evans,

the scene. What did that young miss saw that made her

coming out in open now

Evans gave a stern look at Bella

everything. I ... we love you. We are

as you and Henry are married and I can see that he really cares about you then I am sure getting a land on your father's name wont be so difficult for

hold herself back. Her eyes grew in anger. She held her mother-in-law's

are you doing? This is not the time for all this things. We

Vivian's hand

am doing. As Henry and Bella are married, everything belonging to Henry

in her heart when she realised what was the real

masked her feelings and looked

"Answer me first."

this stern looks of Bella

sure about that but what I have heard is that, that

who passed away, so she told people what she witnessed. She said that when she witnessed the crime, she heard Cindy’s stern

that, Margaret took a careful look

Cindy was pressed under

It’s you who killed me! You can’t die! I will

open because she knew that those men knew that she was an eye witness and now she feels threatened by their

ha ha ha ha…”

couldn’t help laughing up

Vivian looked worried,

Bell, what’s wrong

out and pushed Vivian's hand

“I’m fine…Don’t touch me. Let

Mrs. Evans stretched out, smiled and covered her belly,

“Haha haha…haha ha…”

Don’t laugh, don’t

laughter that she kept persuading Bella not to laugh, but the latter didn't hear a

to stop laughing! Can’t you hear

words fell, suddenly, the laughter disappeared. She covered her mouth with her

mom just

was looking

eyes were not sharp but they made the latter feel

“Bella …”

white. Bella who fell down while laughing now stood up, stood up straight.