The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Christopher's expression grew colder by the second, casting a chilling shadow over the rose garden. The air around them seemed to grow frosty. Bella stared at the pebbles by her feet through tear-soaked lashes before turning her head to look at Jace.

Snap.

Crunch, crunch.

Jace stared at Bella's red and swollen eyes as he took a bite of an apple, chewing noisily.

A powerful surge of emotion ran through her. Her shoulders trembled violently as she summoned all her strength to stand and walk toward him.

With a loud crash, the wheelchair tipped over, sending her tumbling to the ground along with it.

"Bella! Are you okay?!" Christopher rushed to help her up, only to be pushed away in a fit of hysteria.

"I don't need you... I can do it myself!"

her disheveled state, she was determined to rise

be weak and paralyzed. Theoretically, she should not have been able to move at all. Perhaps Jace's presence had sparked an extraordinary willpower within her frail body, allowing her to miraculously overcome the effects of the drug. As he watched the girl stubbornly rise from the ground, Jace paused mid-bite, his cold, emotionless eyes deepening for a fleeting moment. Bella gazed at

It's you, isn't it? My brother doesn't like the sea, and his favorite food is apples, so it must

glared at Jace

"Just passing through."

pale face to the beautiful rose garden. "The scenery is

you. This garden full of

and tossed the core into

clenched his fists, his knuckles

never speaking more than necessary. Why is it that you have

someone I

as cold and blunt as this,