The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

The hot soup soaked through his suit, scalding him, but Justin barely noticed. He leaned forward, grabbing her delicate wrist and pulling it insistently toward himself. "Let me see. Does it still hurt?"

"Let go..!" Bella struggled, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Don't move. You're still injured!" Justin's breathing deepened as his fingers tightened around her slender wrist.

Her tearful eyes glistened as she waved her bandaged hands in front of him. The sight of Bella was pitiful and absurd, yet she carried an inexplicable charm clumsy, endearing, and heartbreakingly fragile.

Memories of their past flooded Justin's mind. His gaze fixed on her, a storm brewing in his once icy eyes.

In the next instant, his mind turned blank.

His thin, dry lips, parched from too much restraint, suddenly pressed against hers.

He could feel her soft, trembling lips quivering under his. Their noses brushed against each other, and their breaths intertwined as he kissed her.

His attempt was clumsy and unrefined, showing his inexperience, like a teenager exploring love for the first time. His teeth grazed her tongue, eliciting a sting, yet she silently accepted it.

Even this awkward kiss ensnared her. She could not help but lean into it willingly. It was as if she drank every bitter medicine in the world just for this single moment of sweetness even if there were shards of glass hidden in the sugar.

enveloped her,

through Justin's temple, plunging his vision into a momentary haze.

with surprise. Her lips, now kissed into a dewy sheen, trembled slightly, while her almond-shaped eyes glistened like pools

sharp pain anchoring him. Only when he was on the brink of

could he maintain a semblance of humanity before Bella, rather than a creature spiraling between man and monster without

him again... Please?" His voice, hoarse and uneven, broke through the

What right do you have to dictate my choices

tilted her head, her smile tinged with mockery. "What's wrong? Can't bear to see what once belonged to you now slipping into someone else's

each other

worsened, and he instinctively reached toward the inside pocket of his suit, searching for the pills that were his

to. Bella, you don't have to listen. But

he turned and

that just now?" Bella's voice called out

eyes

how to torment me," Bella

Justin left with purposeful