Free Web NovelChapter 1167: Chapter 1167: The Origin of Her Engagement to Mason Bennett
Turns out, what she thought was mutual affection between her and Mason Bennett, was nothing but self-deception.
At the end of the day, she was still a thief. Mason Bennett was someone she stole...
Bella Green closed her eyes, her mind filled with everything about Mason Bennett from past to present.
That man considered her to be more important than life itself.
He always did.
Suddenly, Bella Green remembered something.
And that was the inexplicable marriage contract she had with Mason Bennett.
Judging from the Green Family’s demeanor, they had not made this marriage contract with the Bennett Family.
This meant that the marriage contract was unilaterally established by the Bennett Family.
The Bennett Family and she had no connections, so why her?
Bella Green’s eyes were filled with confusion...
Yet, in the next second, this confusion was explained away by a single sentence from Madame Bennett.
"But is this really fair to Bella? Bella and Xylia Xandrell are cousins. When the marriage contract was first established..."
Madame Bennett’s hesitant words made Bella’s heart skip a beat. She held her breath, anxiously waiting for what they would say next.
However, the following words were like a muffled clap of thunder directly striking at her heart, as if trying to shatter her soul.
"Mom, are you saying that when the marriage contract was established, Mason mistook Bella for Xylia?"
"At that time, his mental state was unstable, plus those incidents... it wasn’t impossible..."
Bellamy Homes’ heavy tone left Bella Green completely dumbfounded.
All the wishful thinking in her heart had been shattered by these words, leaving her unable to deceive herself any longer.
The marriage contract that she couldn’t figure out throughout two lifetimes was now plainly laid out before her.
However, the reason was something she couldn’t bear.
Her marriage contract with Mason Bennett had come about because Mason had mistaken her for Xylia...
Bella Green felt bouts of dizziness, her body swayed, hardly able to stand.
She could no longer take in the words that followed. Supporting herself against the wall, she staggered into the staircase, stumbling her way down the stairs.
Several times, she almost fell.
Bella Green didn’t know to which floor she had descended, nor how many times the phone in her bag rang.
When she regained her senses and took out her phone, there were already over a dozen missed calls.
Just as she was stunned, the phone rang again.
Looking at the name displayed, Bella Green only felt a sting in her eyes.
Not until the call was about to end did Bella Green tremble, pressing the button several times before successfully answering the call.
"Where are you? Why aren’t you answering the phone? Did something happen?"
Hearing the voice filled with worry, Bella Green wanted to curl her lips into a smile, but it felt extremely difficult.
Her lips seemed weighed down, no matter how hard she tried, unable to form even the faintest curve.
"I..."
Bella Green was startled by her own hoarse and untoned voice the moment she spoke.
Evidently, Mason Bennett was also taken aback.
"Bella? What happened to you?"
Bella Green coughed twice before she could speak.
"Swallowed water the wrong way, are you... still waiting for me downstairs?"
"Yeah, where are you? I’ll come pick you up."
Listening to the man’s voice, Bella looked at the pale and desolate walls of the corridor, feeling somewhat lost.
Only after a long time did she speak up.
"Alright, come pick me up on Splendid River Road, okay?"
"Okay, wait for me there, I’ll be right over."
After hanging up the phone, Bella Green felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained away, collapsing onto the staircase...
