Bella realized that it was meaningless to explain, so she stopped. There was nothing to do to change her destiny. She would have to accept whatever was bound to happen.
This unexpected silence must have come as a surprise to Charles. He shot a glance at her on the back seat.
For some reason, he didn’t look angry.
“Why did you stop?”
“Aren’t you angry with me for slapping Katherine?”
“Would you believe me if I told you that I’m not angry?”
Those last words rendered Bella speechless. However, there were no guarantees he was telling the truth. The last time she had made Katherine leave the mansion he was furious. Why was he now acting so cool about what she had done?
Was this some sort of act from Charles? He had behaved this way many times in the past. He would pretend that he was ful
