"I've heard everything, Mother," Bella said. She didn't know if her mother already knew about her biological father mistreating Julius."Father... He..."Her mother stared. "Julius told you?" her mother asked.Bella immediately nodded her head.Her mother's gaze dimmed. She also remembered the moments when she was so resentful towards Julius. At least, she knew that Julius had planned her husband's murder.But when she knew the motive behind it, she understood, so what she felt was similar to Bella's. Her hatred gradually disappeared, and she started to believe Julius was a good person."I also didn't think your father could do that," she said sorrowfully.That night, they talked about many things. Her mother was very surprised to find out that Bella was in a serious relationship with Julius.She didn't expect Bella to have such a plot twist of fate."I want to meet my sister," Bella said. She asked her mother for permission and immediately went to see her sister.Bella was in her sis
Brandon looked at Bella. He could see a deep sadness mixed with surprise in her eyes. Brandon also heard what the woman said.The woman was very beautiful. Her appearance was very sexy, with a sensual face. She looked like a high-class prostitute. Only a few could afford her. And maybe one of them was Julius. Bella's uncle.Bella remained silent, staring blankly. Brandon was quite surprised to see Bella's beautiful eyes, which seemed teary, and then her tears fell, wetting the floor.The woman, whoever she was, had already left. Bella was sure she was heading to Julius's guest room. Bella immediately pulled her body to hide. She clenched her chest, which was throbbing with pain."Julius..." Her voice sounded so sad.Brandon didn't say anything. Just stared at Bella with an unreadable look. From his gaze, and from the puzzle he was trying to piece together what had happened between Bella and Julius, it seemed he understood what had happened. Their relationship. His hands by his side we
Julius decided to come home. The man carefully opened the door. It was already dawn, and he could see his lover sleeping soundly. Her face was illuminated by the bedside lamp. Her face was like an angel when illuminated by the yellow light.Julius approached. He made his steps as slow as possible so as not to wake Bella. He knelt in front of his woman.Julius' gaze became melancholic. He could see traces of tears from her closed eyes.His hand reached out, gently stroking her cheek. Julius knew his actions had hurt Bella deeply. The sadness was so profound. But Julius had no other choice. He believed it was the only way for him in such a situation."Sorry." That was all he could say. A deep apology. One that Bella, of course, could not hear.The next day, Bella woke up with a heavy heart. She immediately turned her body, and her smile turned sour, resigned. Because Julius was not there."If you no longer want me... why not just kick me out?" That was Bella's only thought.It seemed li
"Julius! Stop!" Bella tried to release Julius's grip on her mother's neck, which was getting tighter. Her mother's eyes widened. This had to be stopped before it was too late."No. What should I do?" Bella was truly panicking.She scanned the area. Julius was incredibly strong; it was impossible for her, just a woman, to overpower him in this possessed state. Bella had no choice but to hurt Julius.She spotted a rock not far from her and ran towards it. She grabbed the rock, her hand poised to strike Julius's back, but Julius anticipated the attack. He reflexively blocked Bella's hand."Ugh!" Even with just that block, Bella's body staggered backward. Her buttocks hit the hard pavement.Shortly after, a car approached. Bella recognized the car, and Damian got out. Bella widened her eyes."DAMIAN!" she shouted, waving her hands."HERE!" she shouted.Damian looked towards Bella and quickly shifted his gaze to Julius. His expression was deadly serious as he swiftly moved closer to Julius
Julius sat silently as his phone continued to vibrate with numerous calls from Bella. "Your girlfriend?" Bromo asked. Julius only murmured in response. He ignored the calls, but after a while, Bella still didn't give up. When Bruno asked about whether he should let go of Bella or not, he finally answered the call. "What?" Julius intentionally sounded curt. He didn't want his defenses to crumble. "Where are you? I want to talk,” Her voice trembled, holding back tears and her immense disappointment. ‘Bella, sorry.’ He wanted to say that, but couldn’t. "What's up?" his reply was even colder with the tone. "I want to talk. Can we meet for a moment?" Bella asked. Julius could feel her desperation. His hand, which wasn't holding the phone, clenched tightly. Julius even gritted his teeth. His breath felt tight. His jaw tensed. Beep.Unable to keep up the cold façade any longer when he wanted to be warm, Julius abruptly ended the call without saying anything to Bella in response. Br
"At least, she’s not bleeding, right?" that's all he could say.Damian approached the woman. "Miss?" he called.Her face, covered in bruises, not just her face but almost all over her body, showed that her intimate relationship with Julius earlier was very rough.Damian touched her cheek gently. He felt it slowly, not wanting to cause new pain. He wanted to check if this woman was still conscious or not. Her eyes were completely closed. Very tired of serving Julius on his evil side."Mmm." The woman groaned softly. Her closed posture slowly opened up. Her gaze was blurry before she could see Damian clearly.She took a deep breath. "Is it over?" she asked.Damian squatted down, "Yes, miss. I'll take care of you," he said.The woman smiled. "What a hell. But worth the money," she whispered, then she slept again. She needed a lot of energy to be able to recover to her original state.***"Fuck!"Bromo's words entered his mind. Letting go of Bella? Fuck No! Julius would never want to do t
"J-Jullius... W-wait..."Julius didn't listen, he unbuttoned his shirt in front of Bella. And now he was shirtless. Julius's beautiful body always mesmerized Bella, even though many scars on his back and waist had become permanent marks that Julius didn't want to erase at all.But that was not Bella's focus now, it was something else. Another wound, still fresh, still reddish, although some had dried up.Bella immediately sat down and grabbed his hand. Seeing his hands covered with new wounds, Bella looked carefully at the hands full of scratches and then looked at Julius, who was now just staring at her blankly."These are new wounds," she muttered. She gently stroked the wounds, even though they were still fresh, when she touched them, Julius didn't flinch at all. He seemed numb to the pain."Who did this?" Bella asked with an investigating gaze.Julius didn't answer at all. Instead, he approached her face, then invited Bella to kiss him. Bella was tempted by his gentle behavior. Sh
"Where are you taking me?" Bella asked. They were now on the road."You'll find out soon," Damian replied. After that, he didn't explain further.Several minutes later, they finally arrived. "Hospital?" Bella murmured."What are we doing at the hospital?" the woman asked again."Let's go."Damian still didn't want to tell her. He went ahead, leading them to one of the VIP rooms.'Who is actually sick?' Bella wondered. Damian opened the door, and she followed from behind. When Damian's back no longer blocked her view, Bella could see a beautiful woman whose face was very pale."Damian?" the woman greeted. Damian smiled at her as she smiled back."Are you feeling better?" Damian asked.The woman just chuckled softly. "Yes, I'm better. Thank you," she said. Then, her gaze shifted to Bella. Her eyebrows raised slightly, her gaze alternating between Bella and Damian. "Did you bring your girlfriend?" she asked Damian.Damian turned his head, looking at Bella, who was just as confused as the