The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Ian caught the tie clip with a confused expression. "Mr. Salvador, what's this?"

Justin closed his eyes for a brief rest, loosening the knot of his tie, yet he still felt its stifling weight.

"Something from Clarice."

"Oh! Some random trash from that woman? No thanks!" Ian scoffed, tossing it away immediately. "I've got a girlfriend. I don't need misunderstandings."

"A girlfriend?" Justin asked, eyes still closed, brows slightly furrowed.

"Yeah, Rachel."

Justin frowned. "She's of age now?"

Ian laughed, exasperated. "She's a college student, Mr. Salvador. Do you really think I'm a monster?"

Justin's mind drifted back to the time he and Bella had helped save a girl named Rachel Meads. Fragments of that memory flashed in his mind, but then lan's voice broke through his thoughts.

"Mr. Salvador, look!"

opened his eyes wearily, but the sight before him made his

surrounded by a flurry of snowflakes. In the intense white light, her dark hair whipped around in the wind, as if it might carry her

chest rose and fell heavily. He opened the car door and walked toward her,

with a faint smile, calm

cheeks were flushed from the cold. She must have been waiting outside for quite some

he found himself unable to utter a single word. He remembered she hated the cold. Whenever it got chilly, she would always nestle into his arms, using

may I have a word?" Bella's voice was soft, lacking any expectation of his concern. She did not seem to mind

pressed together. "We can talk in

slight distance that felt respectful yet

car to give the former lovers

Bella broke

her from the corner

to say, "I don't need a gift," Bella spoke again, catching him

you promised

voice

to keep

intensity. "Tomorrow at 3:00 p.m., I want you to meet me for a