Aurora Dourada: Retorno By Ricardo Almeida

The air between them suddenly turned weird.

Bella stared blankly at Justin’s handsome face. His smile held a

tenderness she had never seen before.

She coughed lightly and quickly turned her gaze away, not daring to look into the pair of gleaming eyes. It was as if looking at them for one more second would expose some unspeakable secret.

Bella realized that Justin had changed a lot.

In the past, he was as cold as ice and unapproachable.

Now, he was slowly melting himself into a puddle of spring water,

surrounding her and providing her with a warm sense of security.

“Ahem…”

Ralph, who was a lifelong bachelor and allergic to romance, could r

take it anymore. He broke the awkward silence. “Isn’t it just a su

Why wash it? The Thompson family is capable of paying for a pie

of clothing. Bella, buy another suit for Mr. Salvador. I’ll pay for it!”

“Thank you, Captain Ralph.” Justin’s thin lips curled up. His

expression was calm.

“Ralph, are you sure?”

Bella regained her composure and raised her eyebrows. “If I’m not mistaken, this suit was a custom- made product from a well-known brand that supplied the royal family in Belpaes. You can’t buy it with

money. Even if you could, your annual salary could probably only buy Mr. Salvador’s sleeve.”

‘Fuck! So expensive!’ Ralph’s face turned ashen.

He shamelessly went back on his words and shouted, “I’m not paying for that! Just pretend I didn’t say anything.”

Anyway, he was unafraid of embarrassing himself in front of his

sister.

Justin’s smile deepened. He stared at Bella with a gentle gaze. “As

expected of the genius designer, Sharon, you have a great eye.”

Bella met his gaze in surprise after hearing it. “You… When did you

know?”

“At Madam Celeste’s birthday banquet, when Madam Celeste came

out with a stunning dinner dress, I guessed it was you. No, actually, I

should have guessed it when I saw you arranging the clothes in Ms.

Roza’s studio,” Justin said fondly.

Bella pursed her lips, and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.

Several different emotions surged in her heart at that moment, intertwining into a web.

Justin suddenly recalled the suit he had stored meticulously in h wardrobe until now but was already torn to pieces. When she was st his wife, Bella painstakingly worked for half a month to sew it for him day and night.

Each stitch and thread carried her devoted love.

However, Justin might never receive such love and treatment again

He should have known back then. He should have understood how perfect, outstanding, and flawless his wife was.

However, he was blinded and could not see anything.

Bella’s sad expression fell into his gaze, landing heavily on his chest and melting his heart.

He owed her too much.

Even if he spent the rest of his life trying to make up for it, Justin did

not know if he could clear his debts.

“Bella, does Linny’s phone contain important evidence? You were so

anxious to repair it.” Ralph asked curiously.

Bella nodded with a sorrowful expression. “Before she passed, she

told me that she obtained crucial evidence of Shannon’s crimes on

her phone.”