The moment their gazes met, Bella's heart trembled. Her thoughts were tangled like a ball of yarn toyed with by a kitten, hopelessly knotted. 'How long has Justin been here? Had he

waited all night?'

Bella stared at those beautiful, bloodshot eyes without blinking. A sourness surged up from her nose, and her heart thudded painfully. But then she remembered the scene from yesterday at the orphanage him standing beneath a tree with Clarice, protectively shielding another woman.

Her frail body trembled slightly as she shifted her gaze away from Justin, her throat tight, struggling with a lump that refused to go down.

She had endured storms of blood and violence and survived the harshest conditions when she was working with Doctors Without Borders, facing hunger and cold, even going without a proper bath for weeks. Yet none of that had ever made her feel this way.

Just as she was about to shut the door, Justin sprang up and strode forward. His strong hand grabbed the edge of the door, almost catching his fingers in the frame.

"What do you want?" Bella kept her eyes lowered, refusing to look at him, but she could still feel the intense and heavy gaze bearing down on her.

Justin bent his head, his chest rising and falling, his warm breath brushing against her reddened nose. "I've been waiting for you."

my assistant to inform you that I won't see

you're up this early?" Justin gazed at her delicate face, soft as jade. His voice was low and deep. "I remember you never had the habit of sleeping in.

The corners of her pale lips curled into a faint, forced smile. "There was a time when I did sleep in, but it doesn't matter anymore. Who would care about something so trivial? It's all in the past now. I don't

eyes

time they had lived together.

of passion, she would be like a sleepy kitten, never getting enough

more of her, never satisfied with just one round. Every time, he would drain himself completely, filling her with everything

mess, that he would finally

and hoarse, his eyes dark and

hurt her too deeply. Her heart was shattered, and at that moment, she had no desire to face him. So she tried to shut the door with

have someone new, Mr. Salvador, please don't interfere in my life anymore. Leave.

matter how hard she tried,

mean I don't have to leave?" Justin's eyes were fixed

still water without a ripple,

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