Chapter 545:
“Before this happened, I wanted to marry you. I imagined our future together. I believed you loved me, but your love is too selfish. You only want to possess me. You’re a lawyer. Don’t you understand that what you did is a crime?” I asked, my voice trembling with tears.
“Of course I know!” Klein replied desperately.
“Before I met you, my character and professional ethics were impeccable. But since meeting you, my feelings have been overwhelming…”
“I can’t even bear to imagine the scene of you leaving me. I don’t want to lose you. Bella, I swear I mean no harm. I won’t let those two hurt you. As for the traffic accident I caused, I did warn them beforehand. I just wanted them to hit Herbert’s car and stop him from coming to the appraisal center. I never intended to harm anyone!”
Klein’s voice had calmed down as he spoke, no longer as agitated as before.
“Herbert is my cousin. Even though we’re at odds right now, I don’t want to see him dead. And Lucas… he’s your son. I would never hurt him.”
I couldn’t listen any longer.
“Shut up! You’re such a hypocrite! You say you wouldn’t hurt Lucas, but everything you’ve done has already hurt my child!”
I covered my mouth and cried, unable to hold back my emotions any longer. I knew what Klein was saying was true, and I believed in his love for me. But I couldn’t accept what he’d done.
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The next moment, Klein sighed deeply.
“Bella, no matter how hard I try, in the end, you still won’t belong to me. Fine. Our wedding is canceled.”
With those words, Klein turned and walked out of the bathroom. I couldn’t hold myself up any longer, so I leaned against the wall for support. To me, Klein had always felt like family.
But when he left, I knew that we were truly over. The pain was unbearable. In truth, if I wanted to, our wedding could continue, and I wouldn’t have to lose the most important person in my life. But I couldn’t.
No matter how much he loved me, it couldn’t justify what he had done. The suspicion of murder was too much to overlook.
More than ten minutes later, after wiping away my tears and trying to calm down, I left the bathroom.
As I walked down the corridor, the sadness weighed heavily on me. The French windows framed the dull, gray light of the evening, adding to my despair.
“Bella?”
Just as I was lost in thought, I heard my name called from behind. I instinctively turned around and froze. Hank was standing there, looking at me. I quickly wiped the tears from my eyes and forced a smile.
“You… Why are you here?”
“It’s a little stuffy inside, so I came out to get some fresh air.” Hank smiled as he spoke, his eyes filled with concern.
