“It’s cooked any way, so please eat some if you’re not hungry.”
“Okay.”
He took off his jacket, picked up his chopsticks, and ate a ball of noodles, “Well, delicious.”
“Quintin, this is the last time I’ll cook noodles for you.”
Quintin was suddenly shocked, and asked blankly, “What does this mean?”
“I can’t say yes to your proposal.”
“Why?”
Bella looked down for a long time before saying, “Because I can’t forget my ex-husband in my heart.”
Quintin was very shocked, “But you’ve accepted me.”
“I’m sorry. I really wanted to be with you when I accepted you, but no matter how hard I tried, my heart couldn’t get close to you. My ex-husband …”
“Then try a little harder. If you’re determined, you can definitely do it!”
“I can’t go on anymore. I was wrong from the beginning. I can’t make the same mistake again and again. I can’t continue to waste your feelings. Quintin, I’m really sorry.”
Quintin was hurt and extremely sad in his heart, but he still pretended to be calm and said, “It doesn’t matter. I will wait until the day you forget him. No matter it takes me five years, ten years, or twenty years, it doesn’t matter.”
He didn’t want to hear her rejection again, got up and took his jacket to go, but Bella grabbed his sleeve, “I have not finished, Quintin. My ex-husband is …”.
“Don’t tell me who your ex-husband is. It has nothing to do with me. All I care about is just you.”
Quintin didn’t wait for her to finish and stubbornly strode away …
Another three days passed, this night, there was lighting accompanied by peals of a thunderstorm, the most severe weather Bella had ever seen.
She curled up alone in the living room on the sofa, thinking about her concerns when the door was knocked. She was shocked and got up to open the door.
The door opened, and the man standing in front was actually Kevin, who was looking at her dotingly. Bella was briefly startled and didn’t hesitate to close the door, while didn’t feel surprised at all that he appeared at this time.
“Bella, open the door. Bella, I have something to say to you. …”
Kevin continued to knock on the door, but Bella covered her ears and returned to the sofa, and curled herself up like a snail again.
After a long time passed, there was no knocking outside the door gradually. She uncontrollably went to the door, and the door opened a crack. Then she was surprised to find that Kevin didn’t go, but sat on the doorsteps, back to the door, like a puppet, letting the rain hit him blankly.
She was sad and felt the scene familiar. In that night two years ago, he was in the middle of the night at the villa by the sea, standing in front of her door like a fool. Their helplessness and heartache that night proved their love.
She turned to the house and took an umbrella out and stood behind Kevin. Kevin turned around, stood up, and held her in his arms, “Bella, I knew you would come out…”
His wet clothes soaked her clothes as well, and she struggled to push him away, saying indifferently, “Go inside and take a shower.” Then, she went out by herself with an umbrella.
She was his wife, and she knew what size of clothes he wore.
When she came back, Kevin was still in the bathroom, so she knocked on the door, “Make it up. I can’t buy the brand you like here.”
When Kevin came out wearing clothes, Bella took a look at him, and the clothes fit him well.
“If you have anything to tell me, just say it.”
She expressionlessly looked away, waiting to hear what he was yelling to say when he just knocked on the door.
“I’ve missed you.”
Kevin spoke calmly.
She smiled mockingly, “Don’t tell me that you came here this late in the rain just to say that you missed me.”
“Yes, I missed you. Even though you think it’s ridiculous, it’s true.”
Kevin’s beautiful eyes were red, and it seemed that he hadn’t slept well for several nights in a row, as he said in a husky voice, “If you mind about Lily, I can confess to you.”
Bella didn’t talk, and he told the truth.
“In fact, there is nothing between her and I deliberately didn’t tell you that night, because I wanted you to be jealous. It is true that she is the partner who cooperates with my treatment, but it is not what you think. Our treatment is limited to Dr. Wolf’s psychological room, and he said that the reason why I suffer from this unmentionable disease, mainly because of the psychological guilt caused by my lover’s leaving. Only until my lover forgives me then I can return to normal. But at that time you were not by my side, so Dr. Wolf took the method of phantom hypnosis, which is very simple. First, let a woman put on your clothes and sit in front of me, and then he hypnotizes me. Gradually, my mood will relax and there will be hallucinations that the woman sitting in front of me is you. Then the woman will follow Dr. Wolf’s instructions to communicate with me, guiding me to say what I want to speak out in my heart. When I completely enter another world, and there are only you and me, Dr. Wolf will carry out the second treatment plan. He plays a video, and I don’t watch it but just listen with my ears, and then I have hallucinations again. Unfortunately, this scheme has been tried for more than ten times, but still failed.”
Kevin told the secret hidden in his heart and looked upset, “Lily is that woman. She was the only one who knew that I suffered from an unmentionable illness. When Dr. Wolf proposed to let her cooperate, I didn’t oppose it, but before the treatment, I made it clear that I didn’t want to have physical contact considering the privacy issue. Dr. Wolf was considerate and didn’t force me. Even though physical contact with that program was the best treatment, because of you, I gave up.”
After hearing his story, Bella’s expression was no longer so stiff, but she wasn’t friendly to him, “Why do you tell me this? I don’t want to know now.”
“Yes, you already know, of course, you don’t want to know.”
Kevin got up and squatted down in front of her, and gently hugged her, “Ever since I fell in love with you, I have never had a crush on any woman. Bella, I tell you these because I just want to tell you that I have not betrayed you, except for once, but it wasn’t my wish. I have paid a miserable price for that only betrayal. The moment I saw you two years later, God knew how much I wanted to hug you. I crazily missed you, but I flinched because of this painful price. When you knew my unmentionable disease, you desperately wanted to help me. Your courage again gave me the courage to love. When I promised to accept your help, I secretly determined in my heart even if my disease couldn’t be cured all my life, I wouldn’t let go of your hand. I love you. I can’t do without you. Bella, let’s restart. This time, I’m willing to be around you. I will be good to you …”
Bella finally felt warmth in her heart. She waited too long for Kevin to say this. The moment her tears slipped down, the door was knocked again.
She sniffed, quickly wiped her glistening tears away, and got up to open the door.
This time, she was even more surprised to see him standing outside the door, and before she had time to stop him, Quintin had already stepped into the living room.
When she saw Kevin sitting in the middle of the living room, Quintin was suddenly stunned, “Mr. Jones-Sharp? Why are you here?”
Kevin faintly looked at him and didn’t say anything. Quintin turned to look askance at Bella, who was also silent. The atmosphere suddenly froze. Quintin thought of all the past. She was reluctant to go to B City, and she first saw Kevin and it took her a long time to look away. Besides, she had obviously forgotten the past but suddenly said she couldn’t forget her ex-husband after returning from B City. Her aunt called her Bella. In addition, he was now working with the company LoveBella Group … When he associated with all sorts of things, Quintin suddenly understood everything.
He pulled up Bella’s hand, gloomy said, “Come with me.”
Bella took just several steps dragged by him when her other wrist was also grabbed, “Let go of my wife.”
When Kevin said this, Quintin vented out his suppressed anger. His fists were fierce and heavy when he punched Kevin’s face. Unexpectedly, Kevin didn’t fight back at all but allowed Quintin, whose eyes were red hit him. Bella stood watching them, shedding tears.
Quintin was tired of fighting, decadently glanced at Bella, didn’t say anything, turned around desperately, closed the door, and left.
Bella was sober from her sadness and chased out, standing in the rain and dragging Quintin’s sleeve, “Sorry …”.
She choked up and couldn’t say a word.
“How could you do this to me? Haley, how could you do this to me? You’re so bad.”
Quintin looked back at her sadly, pulled the car door open woodenly, started the engine, and drove away …
Bella muddled back into the house and sat next to Kevin. Neither of them spoke, and only after a long time did Kevin break the silence, “Turn off the lights, will you?”
“Why do you want to turn off the lights?” She asked gently.
“I don’t want you to see me in such a mess.”
Bella didn’t say anything else, got up, and turned off the lights. The house suddenly fell into darkness. She knew that Kevin didn’t fight back because he felt ashamed in front of Quintin like her, and only then did he allow Quintin to vent his anger.
“Am I a bad woman …”
Kevin was depressed after hearing that. He reached out and held her shoulders, “You are not a bad woman. You saved a man’s despairing life for the second time. You are the best woman in the world.”
“But I’ve hurt another man.”
“It isn’t your fault either. It’s the fault of the man you loved. He’s so troublesome, who messes up your determination to start a new life over and over again.”