On the way back from the hospital, Bella thought about Justin's words and the promise they had sealed with a high-five, feeling a torrent of emotions she could not describe.

Staring at the snowy view outside the window, her eyes glistened with tears as she murmured softly to herself, "Bella, he came to you willingly. He agreed to your request. That's already enough, isn't it? You don't have the right to act spoiled around him anymore. Be content."

Steven, who was driving, kept glancing in the rearview mirror at Bella, watching her lost and desolate expression and feeling a deep ache for her. Just the separation alone had turned her world upside down.

He thought, 'If Justin ever left this world for good, her life would crumble entirely.'

Perhaps letting Justin live well was the best outcome fate could grant after all they had endured, even if it was bittersweet.

"Ms. Bella, it's getting late. Maybe we should skip going to the office. You should rest at home. You'll be busy enough fighting for the Savrow A5 project in the days ahead," Steven suggested, his voice calm with concern as he noticed her pale complexion.

Frowning, Bella muttered to herself, "Steven, help me look into someone."

"Of course. Who?"

ago, a girl named Maya Cooper worked as a maid at the Tideview

replaced by a cold, rational demeanor. "This girl died by Grant's hand 20 years ago, but the circumstances and cause of her death

was involved in a murder case at such a young age? Was he some kind of vengeful

a brutal side. If I hadn't witnessed it myself at the cemetery, I wouldn't believe it if my life depended on it." Bella let out a cold laugh. "To think he maintains this facade, masquerading as a benefactor, living under the same

harmless face, Steven shivered.

bottom of this. Even if he was a minor at the time, it doesn't excuse

voice determined. "If he ever reveals his true nature and becomes a threat to Justin, we'll have

was evident. Bella strategized with caution and depth,

thought, he added, "Ms. Bella, if Grant dared to commit murder at 14, it means

calm. "Doesn't his behavior remind you of his uncle, Lucas Fowler? If we consider what Wilma said about his history of animal cruelty, his willingness to kill becomes much

There's a difference between killing

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