The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

"Justin...?" Bella looked at him in a hazy, unfocused daze, her mind drifting and muddled, her presence faint like a delicate spring breeze.

"It's me!" Justin saw her pale face drained of color, her frail body trembling uncontrollably.

It reminded him so vividly of the tiny kitten he had rescued from an alley on a bitterly cold winter night as a child -cold and on the verge of freezing to death.

A strong wave of heartache stirred and burned in his chest.

"J-Justin..." Bella's lips, stiffened by the cold, struggled to say his name.

Then she smiled bitterly as tears streamed down her face. Her voice was laced with self-mockery. "It seems... I'm really about to freeze to death... How could it be him... He's not coming back.... He doesn't want me anymore..."

Her words faded as her dazed gaze grew heavy, and her body started to sway to the side.

sleep!" Justin felt a stabbing pain in his chest as he watched her consciousness

and pulled her close,

gave up hope of survival and gave in to

Bella closed her eyes at that moment, she

at the man before her, tears welling in her eyes. Her heart

she had seen the spark in his eyes. Since he had awoken from his coma, his once vibrant gaze had grown dull, drowning in shadows

this very moment, he was the last person she wanted to

let out a faint laugh and closed her eyes. She mustered her last ounce of strength to push away his embrace." You might be Justin... But... I don't

to tell himself that Bella was just rambling from the cold, but her words hurt him

forcefully removed her jacket,

in her eyes. She had barely any strength

serious look on his face, Justin remained silent as he took off his coat and draped it over Bella's shivering