Bella shrugged. "I get that she's crazy. She's never been normal to begin with. But how did she lose so much blood?" Bella leaned in, pressing her lips to his palm.

"I heard that Bethany would laugh and curse at her cellmates every day in the detention center. She claimed to everyone that she was the daughter of the wealthy Salvador family and that her father was the chairman of the Salvador Corporation. Despite being beaten frequently, she seemed to become more excited the more they punished her."

Justin was so captivated by Bella's cute face that he felt his heart soften. He couldn't resist gently tracing his fingertips along her lips, which were stained by milk.

"She's really a lunatic with sky-high ambitions," Bella said with a cold smile.

"The other night, Bethany had another outburst. She cut her hand and smeared the blood on the other cellmates' faces, leaving a bloody mess all over the walls. That's why she ended up losing so much blood."

"Perhaps she's only half insane. She still remembers that she has AIDS and intentionally uses this method to disgust and get back at them." Bella's gaze grew somber, her eyes flashing with a cruel coldness. "But her madness doesn't bother me. I was just thinking about how to handle her. If we go through the normal legal process, Bethany would only be sentenced to a maximum of three to five years for assault. But if she's declared mentally insane, she can rot in a mental hospital for the rest of her life, holding onto her delusions of being a rich heiress!"

The Hoffman family had experienced a devastating loss with the passing of Logan, and the family members had turned against each other, leaving Ryan to shoulder the heavy burden of their tragic downfall all on his own.

the day

smoothly thanks to

it was truly unfortunate

friends from his past. However, his underworld associates were loyal

most people, the funeral itself maintained a

grandson, Ryan wore a simple black suit. He carried his grandfather's portrait as he walked solemnly in the funeral

often numbed the heart and left one's

already surfaced online, questioning the Hoffman family's reputation and doubting Ryan's ability with his playboy background, to achieve anything significant

Justin and Bella by his side the whole time to represent their families and give him the support

at the funeral. Even with all the criticism, his strong presence and intense gaze kept any

was solemn and respectful, with friends and loved ones offering flowers and emotional farewells to the elderly man

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