After several days apart, the man who had once been refined, dignified, and full of confidence was now gone without a trace.

Sitting before her was Christopher, his complexion dark and tired, his usually meticulous hair slightly messy, and his once sharp eyes filled with red bloodshot lines.

The former Chairman Iverson, once noble and poised, was now nothing more than a fallen, destitute prisoner.

But even in this state, upon hearing that Bella had come to see him, Christopher still made an excuse to visit the restroom, combing his messy hair and quickly washing his face.

The pride of being the Iverson family's young master had been thoroughly shattered in his first year in Sentania when he was still young.

From that moment on, the world no longer had Young Master Iverson, only Christopher, who climbed up over the bones of countless people, corrupted by evil and driven only by hatred.

He cleaned himself up because he was going to see Bella.

Yes, he still loved her.

But he had come to fully understand that, from the beginning, he was never worthy of her. Forcing something that was not meant to have harmed both of them.

Bella locked eyes. He

his lip and the wound on his forehead.

the corners of

hate me. I'm ruthless, cruel, and a villain among villains. I

at fighting. There's no reason you should

weakly but was still sincere in every word

after night. When I woke up in

placed the gold-rimmed glasses that had accompanied him for half his lifetime on the table. "Actually, my shortsightedness isn't severe. Wearing

lowered slightly. "With your personality, you wouldn't just

isn't it your wish for me to submit to the law and face judgment?" Christopher's

gentle and lingering as if it were still a

could not erase the endless pain and

"Bella, you've lost weight.

to imprint this final image of her into his memory and take it with him

something. What are those pills you gave Justin Bella took a deep breath, suppressing the piercing emotion inside her. "I know asking you is likely in vain because you hate Justin. I don't expect you' suddenly

unwilling to tell me, consider this my final goodbye to

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