Bella just felt weird and awkward, as if a million little ants were crawling along her ankles and up her
calves.
This belated tenderness was sour, like expired milk.
Bella took out her phone and called Steven. âSteve, Iâm at Tideview Manor in Savrow. Come and pick
me up now.â
âWhat?!â Steven was shocked. âWhy are you there?!â
âSigh, itâs a long story. Come here first. Iâll tell you about it later.â
After hanging up the phone, Bella walked straight upstairs.
She did not want to stay in this house for too long, so she wanted to pack up her costumes and leave
as soon as Steven arrived.
The room she used to stay in was not too far from Carrieâs room. She asked the servant about Carrieâs
whereabouts and thought of going over to see her.
As soon as Bella walked to the door of Carrieâs room, she heard Bethanyâs shrill voice coming from
inside.
âYou little bitch! What on earth did you and Mr. Hoffman do at Grandpaâs birthday party that day?! Tell
me now!â
âNothing⦠Reallyâ¦â Carrieâs crying voice broke Bellaâs heart.
âBullshit!â
Bethany became even angrier, thinking that Carrie was lying to her. âHow could you have done nothing
with him after getting drugged? Where did the red marks on his neck come from?! Did he get bitten by
a dog?!â
âI donât know! I donât remember. I really donât remember⦠Ah!â
Shatterâ!
Suddenly, a vase shattered on the floor.
Bellaâs eyes turned red with anger. She clenched her fists tightly and kicked open the door, startling the
furious Bethany.
âYou again?!â
As soon as Bethany returned to her senses, she felt something flying in front of her eyes.
In the next second, something hit her in the face.
âAh!â
Soon after, another slipper came flying toward Bethanyâs face again.
Bethanyâs nose was swollen. She was seeing stars, and there were shoe prints on her forehead. She
looked ridiculous.
Bethany covered her forehead and pointed at Bellaâs face. She was so furious that she was
speechless.
âDid you drink toilet water? You have such a foul mouth.â Bella crossed her arms in front of her chest,
tilted her head, and flashed a stunning and threatening smile.
âAnnieâ¦â Carrie huddled in the corner and shivered.
Seeing Bella, Carrie was so excited that her lips trembled slightly and tears streamed down her face.
âBella Thompson! You crazy bitch!â
Bethany was infuriated. She gritted her teeth, and her face was numb and painful from the impact. The
soles of these slippers were more lethal than a slap. âDonât think that youâre so great just because
youâre a Thompson! As a Salvador, Iâm not inferior to you! I wonât let you get away with hitting me
today!â
âThen youâd better keep your word. Otherwise, Iâm afraid I wouldnât have a reason to beat you up.â
Bella did not take Bethany seriously. Her beautiful eyes were cold and mocking. âIf youâre so great, you
wouldnât just hide here and bully your sister. If I didnât know you were Shannonâs daughter, I wouldâve
thought you were raised by a bitch.â
Bethany took a while to react. Then she rushed toward Bella and yelled, âHow dare you call me a son
of a bitch?! Iâll fucking rip you apart!â
Bella only shook her head in disgust when she saw Bethany showing her true colors and claws.
She did not want to touch Bethany for fear of getting rabies because Bethany was like a rabid beast.
Just as Bethanyâs claws were about to touch Bella, a strong arm suddenly grabbed Bethanyâs wrist.
âOw! It hurts!â Bethany suddenly felt severe pain and bent forward.
Bella felt Justinâs strong presence behind her and looked back in shock.
Coincidentally, Justin was also looking at her.
Their eyes met.
Bella thought she saw a hint of concern in his beautiful eyes, but she doubted her vision. She must
have been mistaken.
She would rather believe in magic than believe that this bastard would care about her.
âDid she hurt you?â Justin lowered his cold eyes to look at Bella. His tone was filled with unprecedented
concern.