PopularNovelChapter 1365: Baker shot her a glare full of contempt. "You idiot! You think it's just that?" Holley fell silent, her lips pressed together in frustration, a tinge of hurt in her eyes. That evening, Lucas returned home.
The moment Belinda saw him walk through the door, her eyes reddened instantly. Without a word, she rushed into his arms, burying herself in his embrace.
Lucas' heart twisted at the sight of her looking so vulnerable.
He wrapped his arms tightly around her and kissed the top of her head. Still silent, he gently picked her up and carried her upstairs into their bedroom.
He settled onto the sofa, cradling her in his lap with one arm securely around her waist.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis voice, low and husky, cut through the quiet. “You don't have to be strong with me. If you need to cry, cry." He knew better than anyone—the sorrow she had been bottling up, the quiet strength she had forced herself to maintain all day. That was why earlier that day, he had asked Johnson and Bethany to cover, hoping their presence might bring her a sliver of comfort.
Belinda said nothing. She leaned against his shoulder, and the tears she had been holding back finally began to fall.
She had told herself, again and again, that her parents weren't worth her pain, that they didn't deserve even a single tear.
She had fought to stay composed all day long.
But the moment she saw Lucas, she couldn't hold back anymore.
Her forced calm shattered completely.
Lucas didn't speak. With one arm around Belinda's waist, his other hand softly stroked her hair.
As her tears soaked the side of his neck, his chest ached.
And deep within his eyes, a cold and vengeful light sparked to life.
Eventually, Belinda's sobs faded. She sat up slowly, her body trembling faintly.
Lucas reached for a tissue and tenderly wiped the tears from her cheeks.
Belinda sniffled.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"This'll be the last tI cry for them," she said, her voice steady and resolute.
Lucas looked at her with gentle eyes, nodding. "Alright. As far as we're concerned, your parents are dead. From now on... mine are yours." "Okay," Belinda replied, her eyes clearing, her gaze tinged with new strength.
Just then, Lucas spoke, his voice soft. "Tellexactly what Elolley said to you.
Belinda took a shaky breath. "She had the audacity to claim it was alt for my claim it own good that everything she did was for me." She let out a bitter laugh. "Can you even believe that?" She then recounted every word of Holley's twisted justification.
Lucas listened quietly, his expression darkening with every passing moment.
When Belinda finished, a heavy silence lingered in the air. Then,, 'm Lucas said, his voice grave, “The truth s said, his must be even worse. That's why she made up something so absurd to justify her actions."
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