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Chapter Eighty-Four: The Unexpected Special Visitor

Author: Alex Dane Lee
last update Last Updated: 2023-07-28 08:57:35

"Bella seems to be at ease with you, Dennis. She's always in her true self whenever she's with you. That's why you have the right to know about her past." Doctor Celeste started speaking again.

"I'm willing to listen, Doctor." Dennis responded.

"I went to the capital city few months ago to do a symposium on childcare. One of the medical schools there asked me to be their spokesperson. After the lecture, one of the activities of the said program is to visit a foster care home. And that where I found Bella. I've never seen a girl looking so frail. Girls at her age should be enjoying their life, but it was different for her, because of what happened to her family..." Doctor Celeste started remembering the past.

"What happened to her and to her family, doctor?" Dennis started asking.

"Bella's father died in a plane crash. She and her mother didn't know he left a huge amount of debt, much to Bella's mother shock and despair. Her mother suffered from a nervous breakdown that lead her to
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