Bella didn’t appreciate Charles’s slimy attempt to manipulate her by using her mother’s condition. His toxic presence had managed to turn a hospital visit into a torment. There was no reason to stay there any longer. He had spoiled everything.
She rushed out of the hospital without even saying goodbye to Dora. Not that it mattered much now that she had Carl to pamper her. They would probably find it annoying if Bella interrupted them too often.
Katherine was standing in front of her window when they returned to the mansion. She watched Charles get out of the car before he went to the other side to open the door for Bella. A sudden grimace of deep hatred distorted her entire face. Charles had never treated her in such a manner during the last five years. How could such a woman of lowly or
