Rosalind was also crying on the other end of the phone.
âAnna knew that Grandpa didnât like me, so she used Grandpa against me⦠Why is she so insidious?!â
Justinâs black eyes trembled. He did not hear what Rosalind was saying at all.
The woman in front of him was bawling her eyes out, but he could feel her sadness. Every tear she
shed made his heart ache.
âChild, whatâs wrong? Donât scare Grandpa!â Nigel had seen everything but a little girl bawling messily.
Bella burst into tears. âGrandpa⦠I broke the bracelet⦠Iâve been trying every means to repair it, but it
didnât work⦠So⦠So I was wondering if I could make the same one because I was afraid that you
would be upset if you found out⦠Iâm sorry, Grandpa⦠I lied to you⦠Iâm so sorryâ¦
Bella cried so hard that her little body twitched. The back of her hands were wet with tears.
She could not be more pitiful.
Justin listened to her intermittent cries and felt frozen.
He finally understood what Bella was up to during the past few days when she went missing.
He finally understood why her delicate fingers were covered with thin calluses. It turned out that she
was trying to restore the bracelet that his grandfather gave her.
Suddenly, he felt as if her tears were searing his heart. The bitterness and sadness quickly spread
throughout his body.
âAnna⦠Itâs not a big deal, my dear!â
Nigel squeezed Bellaâs hand in distress. He was a little dumbfounded as he explained, âActually when
you first came in, I already noticed that you werenât wearing the bracelet I gave you. I guessed that the
bracelet might be broken or something. Otherwise, you would surely wear it. But Iâm not upset with you
at all. Grandma has a giant box of jade bracelets. I wanted to give them all to you, but I was afraid that
you wouldnât accept it, so I chose the prettiest one to give to you. I even made up the story about it
being a token of love so that youâd accept it. Your grandma used to joke with me that these bracelets
were too cumbersome. She told me that if she ever dies before me, I must not bury these trinkets with
her because theyâll just take up a lot of space!â
Upon hearing this, Bella seemed to feel better. Her scrunched-up face softened, but her eyes were still
teary, and the tip of her nose was still red.
âJustin! Where did that bastard go?â
Nigel slapped the armrest of his wheelchair and said, âBastard, come in quickly and coax your wife!â
Rosalind quickly shouted, âJustin! Donât go! I havenât finished talking to you yetâ¦â
âI have something to take care of here. Letâs talk later.â
As soon as he said this, Justin hung up the phone decisively.
Rosalind, on the other end of the phone, looked at the blacked-out screen and panted heavily. Her face
was livid.
âAnna⦠you bitch! Slut! I will make sure you die tragically!â
Rosalind hurriedly dialed Shannonâs phone number.
âAunt Shannon! Please help me! That damn bitch, Anna, is at Grandpaâs house with Justin!â
Rosalind cried loudly. âIf this continues⦠Justin is going to get seduced by her! In the past, he would
always come running to me with one word, but now, he hung up on me before I even finished speaking!
Has he changed his mind about me? Aunt Shannon, if I donât marry into the Salvador family, I wonât be
able to help you. All the skills you trained me for will go to waste!â
Rosalind knew that just complaining was not enough. She had to drag Shannon into the water. She had
to make Shannon feel that her own interests were threatened so that Shannon would sincerely help
her.
âRose, donât panic. You should know what Justin is like by now. You canât force him to do anything, and
you canât act too hastily. Otherwise, it will just backfire like last time. After all, Justin is now wary of you
because you slandered Anna last time. Even if he feels like he owes you for the kindness you showed
him when he was a child, you shouldnât test his feelings for you.â Shannon was rational and calm as
she advised Rosalind.
âThen what should we do?â Rosalind asked in a panic.
âJust pretend to be miserable and pitiful, but you must pretend so that Justin sees it.â
Shannon sneered sinisterly. âWith me around to guide you, that bitch, Anna, canât defeat you. She
should try again in her next life!â
Justinâs tall figure barged into the study.
âGrandpa, Iâm here.â
âYou stupid brat! Are you deaf? Didnât you hear Anna crying? If I didnât call you, would you have stayed
outside?!â Nigel yelled at his grandson.
As long as his precious Anna would smile, Nigel was willing to sacrifice Justin.
âNo.â