Chapter 16

After seeing her daughter’s tired face, Bella could only heave a long sigh.

“Sorry, it’s all my fault. I’ve dragged you down with me.”

She knew she shouldn’t always feed her daughter with fears of men. After all, she’d get married someday, but she was scared that her daughter would get hurt again out of foolishness.

“What are you talking about, Mom? After your surgery, the doctor said you might be able to walk again. Promise me you’ll make pastas

for me then. I miss it.”

“Alright Bella nodded, then suddenly thought of something. ‘Call your boyfriend over. I want to meet him.”

Dorothy was taken aback and quickly averted her gaze to peel an apple. “He’s too busy with the company”

“Just like your father back then…..”

softly. “Not everyone

least her intuition told her Everett wasn’t that type of person.

her boyfriend. She immediately frowned and didn’t say

the sky was

the next morning. So, after her mother fell asleep, Dorothy left

stepping outside, she took a deep breath before hailing a taxi

phone in her bag started ringing.

was a number she didn’t recognize.

deep and magnetic voice was

“Yeah, I’m here.”

last-minute event, so I’ll be back later. You go in first.” He paused. “The door code

sudden mention of the code, she hesitated before

than she initially thought He didn’t remove the tattoo or change the code, which meant this person

to spite this person

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