The night before Bellaâs surgery, Dorothy didnât stay at Karenâs place, but accompanied her mother in
the hospital.
She knew that Bella, though acting tough, must have been scared inside.
No matter how it was sliced, surgery was still a scary thing.
âThe doctor said your surgery has a high success rate. And in about a fortnight, you should be able to
get discharged.â Dorothy could only bring up positive things to lighten her motherâs mood.
âI know. The chief surgeon came and talked to me yesterday.â Bella was required to fast before the
surgery, so she had to lie in bed and minimize her movements. Even the amount of water she could
drink was limited, âYou donât need to worry about me. Iâm more worried about you.â
As she was wiping her motherâs arm, she paused slightly. âIve got nothing to worry aboutâ
âYou two are married but havenât had a wedding yet! That guy isnât pulling your leg, is he? Heâs legally
married to you but not sneaking off with other women behind your back, is he?â Bellaâs biggest fear
was this.
She had been burned before and was naturally more worried about her daughter walking the same
path.
âThat wonât happen,â Dorothy knew that in her motherâs eyes, no man was a good guy
âWhen I was young. I thought so too.â
Dorothy didnât say anything
âYou look just like I did back then! No, I need to have a word with this Kenneth His parents also need to
come over and bear witness.â With that Bella was about to make a phone call
Dorothy quickly stopped her âWhat are you doing? His late, theyâre probably resting
âItâs only 7 pm! And I want to disturb them at inconvenient times to see how sincere Kenneth and his
family are!â
Her motherâs approach and ideas always caught Dorothy off guard.
She thought. âIf she keeps this up, my marriage will be in trouble even if there isnât any to begin withâ
Luckily, Kenneth was just a ruse. Once her motherâs surgery was over, the whole act would have been
over too!
ool if she had really married, what men could have put up with her motherâs dramatic nature?.
That was the real reason why Dorothy had no interest in romance for so many years.
She didnât want to inflict her warped family environment on an average person.
âAre you complaining about me again?â Bella was not pleased to hear this. âDorothy, have you thought
about how everything I do is for your sake? Iâm your mother, and I donât want you to be duped like I
was!â
Dorothy sighed, âI know you mean well. How about this? Alter your surgery, once Iâve finished my
project at work and received my bonus, Iâll repay him and then get a divorce.â
Of course, âhimâ referred to Evereit
âNo way!â Bella immediately rejected the idea. âYouâre a young woman. You canât just divorce him like
that!
âDonât you think itâs better to be single than to be calculating in a relationship?â
She was talking to her mother but also to herself.
Ever since Everett suddenly entered her life, she was beginning to get used to his presence and
occasionally tangled up over his relationship with Heather.
It was so tiring
It was better when she was alone, just working and earning money every day, not having to think about
anything else, let alone being emotionally affected by another person.
That feeling was awful
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