Upon hearing the sweet and gentle voice, Mrs. Iverson's vacant eyes moved slightly. But the moment she saw Bella, it was as if she remembered everything. Her eyes brightened and came alive. “Bella..... Bella! You've finally come to see me! Chris said you would come, and he didn't lie to me!"

Bella fluttered her long eyelashes and clenched her fingers. "Mrs. Iverson, have you been doing well lately? How's your health?"

"I'm good... So good... Seeing you, all my ailments are gone." As she spoke, her body trembled slightly as if she were feeling cold. Bella quickly shrugged off her blazer and draped it over Mrs. Iverson's thin shoulders.

"Come, Bella. I have something for you."

With a fervent gaze, Mrs. Iverson grasped Bella's delicate wrist and, without another word, slipped a jade bracelet over her fingers.

"Mrs. Iverson, this is too much!"

made Bella uncomfortable all over, and she immediately tried to remove

you. But if you

dress up nicely because I wanted to make sure I didn't look too haggard and disheveled when I meet my

years since she had smiled like this

last time she

did you just say, Mrs.

was startled. A chill crept up her spine and flooded her nerves. Her hand felt even colder than the jade. "Future daughter-in-law? What do you mean

he's already registered your marriage and that you'll

I am? I thought would never see my son get married in my lifetime. I never

a walking corpse. Every day when I open my eyes... All I think about i how to leave this world. But... I can't bear

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