In the quiet of the night, Drew settled down in the guest room while the couple cuddled on their bed.

Justin held Bella in his arms, occasionally kissing her still-warm forehead. Her high fever had subsided a little, and it was not burning anymore.

Bella felt limp and weak, but being in the man's embrace and taken care of made her feel comfortable. Her cheeks were rosy as she whimpered like a kitten.

The sickly beauty looked pitiful, her eyes glistening. It aroused Justin's desire to ravage her.

But Justin would not bully her anymore. The more he loved her, the more he needed to restrain himself.

"Did Drew say anything else to you after that?" Bella could not help worrying. After all, Drew had a sharp tongue that he inherited from Wyatt.

Justin shook his head slightly and tucked her under the blanket. "Rest well. Sleep early and recover soon. We have an early morning the day after."

"Yeah. We need to attend Yasmin's funeral." Bella's heart felt a pang of pain, tears welling in her eyes. "The things that happened recently are too saddening. I hope a tragedy like this will never, ever happen again. I hope everyone can find their happiness."

We will." Justin pressed his lips

attitude today. It seems like he won't

a while and asked softly, "Bella, Madam

her uterus, but nobody forced her to. She did

she vehemently refused to let Sasha join their family. She lowered her eyes sadly. "No... I forced her. Back then, I said a lot of hurtful words to slander her to prevent her from joining our family, and I looked down on her background. I said she hooked up with Wyatt to climb the social ladder, to

follow Wyatt because

sense of sorrow. At the same time, he raised his

that Aunt I Sasha's choice was right, but I also can't blame or hate her. Like Aunt Mila and Aunt Celeste, Aunt Sasha

of Bella's eyes moistened. "So, I thought... I was the unforgivable sinner. Perhaps because of my youthful arrogance and rash words, Aunt Sasha lost her right to

carved a hole in his chest. "Bella, don't say that. It has nothing to do with you. If there is karma, it should come for me

has already arrived. You will be bound to me

was still a place of indulgence and debauchery in Pivotage

negotiating a

Terranova and dominate the market there, it could open up new opportunities, and their initial investment would multiply significantly. When demand and supply

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