Nigel sank onto the couch, disheartened by Justin's cold expression. 'How could everything have gone back to square one like this?'

Even he could not bear this outcome. How could Bella possibly cope with it?

Gregory said, "Justin, you have a meeting in the morning. You should get going."

Justin remained stoic, turning and leaving the room without a word.

Bella was still in recovery, having slept in a hazy daze all morning. She had not eaten breakfast or lunch, and it was not until the afternoon that she slowly woke up.

When she saw her brothers, Asher, Axel, and Ralph, by her side, it brought a touch of warmth to her heart, casing the chill left by Justin.

"Bella, are you feeling any better?" Asher's voice was raspy as he tenderly clasped her frail, bony hand.

Gazing at her eldest brother's once-dashing features, now seemingly aged overnight, Bella felt a sharp pain in her heart.

about you? Are you

doing okay," Asher said as he forced a stiff smile. But he

shoulder. "Both of you love each other so

eyelids and shook

unforgivable. Arnold, who had always been so proud, had gone as far as self-harm to break things off with him, completely

he really win Arnold

gently persuaded him. "Let Amold have some time to

uneasy atmosphere, Ralph decided to change the

that cigarette butt off to the forensics team, and they're going to run a DNA test on it. We should

DNA but could not analyze physical evidence. Fortunately, the Thompson

we'll finally know if Jace is really our brother!" Bella's heart filled with hope-the first real happiness she had felt in some

they did not know the resemblance between Jace and Hugh But Ralph was overcome with emotion. "If... If Hugh is truly alive, then our family

eyes as

about really is Hugh, how did he survive? Also, why is he tied up with Christopher? Why doesn't he remember a single thing about Bella?

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