Aurora Dourada: Retorno By Ricardo Almeida

What a fool! How could that woman be so foolish?

“Carrie witnessed it. If you can’t trust anyone else, at least trust Carrie. Seriously, it blows my mind that you don’t remember that incident with her. It’s downright absurd!”

“I don’t know… I honestly don’t know…”

Justin’s head throbbed with pain as he clutched it. “That night was my mother’s death anniversary. I was in a bad mood and drank too much alcohol. After that, I started having these explicit dreams about Bella out of nowhere. I thought it was just a dream. I never thought

we actually had sex…”

“Two years ago! I remember you breaking up with Rosalind at that time. You told me you’d definitely get back together with Rosalind and divorce Bella because Bella meant nothing to you.”

Ryan continued, “Isn’t that right, Justin? Do you remember the mean things you said back then?”

Every word from Ryan felt like a knife stabbing into Justin’s heart. Each word he said was a slap to his soul. He sank into the sofa, haunted by the memory of Bella’s tearful and resentful gaze.

Justin thought, ‘What was going through Bella’s mind that night two years ago? How deep was her love for me? She even endured such torment and cruelty, yet she still chose to stay by my side. I really deserve to suffer. Asher’s knife should have cut deeper.’

“Justin, I actually think you fell in love with Bella a long time ago. It’s

just that you’ve never understood the true meaning of love and how to truly love someone. You’ve always been manipulated by Rosalind, blinded by her past kindness toward you, so you couldn’t see Bella for

who she was. You couldn’t confront your own emotions.”

Ryan shook his head in a mix of anger and disappointment toward his best friend. “I came here today to tell you all of this. Initially, I wanted to urge you not to let go of Bella. I wanted you to fight for her and to persevere no matter what. But now, seeing Asher’s attitude towards you, I’m starting to believe that perhaps some missed opportunities are simply fate’s way of intervening. Perhaps you and Bella aren’t destined to be together. Forcing it would only cause more pain for the both of you. Besides, Bella values her family deeply. Asher’s stance is clear. He won’t accept you, and neither will the Thompson family.

Even if Bella still has feelings for you in her heart, even if the both of you somehow reconcile, can you truly be happy together?”

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There were too many unresolved issues that stood between them.

Ryan couldn’t even bring himself to persuade Bella to take Justin back, as it would only bring her more suffering.

“Ryan..”

Justin’s voice was heavy with defeat, his gaze weary and tired. “I want to meet Bella… I want to apologize to her.”

*

Christopher was deeply concerned upon hearing about Bella’s car accident, so he rushed to the hospital to visit her that very night.

“Mr. Iverson, Mr. Asher went to the Salvador Corporation today and caused a scene with Justin. It stirred up quite a commotion, and

some of Salvador Corporation’s staff even ended up getting hurt.” Taylor reported eagerly to Christopher.

Christopher’s sharp eyes narrowed slightly. “Oh? What exactly happened?” NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

“I couldn’t gather all the details about what happened between Mr. Thompson and Justin. But knowing how protective Mr. Thompson is

over his sister, he wouldn’t cause such a commotion unless it was for

Ms. Thompson’s sake.”

Christopher’s eyes darkened slightly. ‘Could Bella’s car accident somehow be connected to Justin? There must have been something

significant that triggered Asher, who was usually composed and

calm, to lash out at Justin.’

“Regardless, from my perspective, this incident may be a blessing in

disguise,” Christopher said with a faint, mocking laugh. “Previously,

Asher always looked down on me and sided with Justin. He even tried

to set Bella up with that bastard, Justin. Now that they’ve had a

falling out, it puts Justin and me on the same starting line. Perha

have an advantage now.”

“Absolutely! Your advantage is far superior. How could someone like

that bastard, Justin, even compare to someone as noble as you? That

would be an insult to you.”