Chapter 282
“So you want to fly there to confront them for what they did to you p>
Bella shook her head. “No. But I plan to meet my mother. I want to tell her about Tristan, me, and Dax p>
Emma couldn’t hide her happiness when she heard that. “Oh, Bella… I’m so happy you finally decided to meet your mother—” Her eyes slowly turned red.
With a trembling voice, Emma continued, “Did you know? Since last night, I wanted to call Natalie to tell her about you and Dax. But I could only keep my idea in my mind since I promised you not to tell anyone.” She squeezed Bella’s hand gently.
Bella smiled at hearing that.
“Ha ha ha Suddenly, Emma’s laughter echoed. “Now I’m delighted you made the right decision, my dear Bella p>
Since joining the Sinclair family, Emma has been aware of Bella’s strained relationship with her family. Things turned for the worse when she divorced Tristan without consulting them. However, it’s a positive sign that she has decided to meet her mother. She feels so happy for her.
“But, Aunty, I need your help p>
Emma was taken aback. This was the first time Bella had asked for help from her, and she was willing to do anything for her only niece.
“Bella, why do you suddenly need Auntie’s help?” Emma asked. A thin line on her forehead couldn’t hide her confusion.
“Auntie, I’m planning to fly to East City on Sunday. I don’t want my father or brother, Henry, to know about my plans to meet my mother. If you could take my mother to a safe place for me to meet her, that would be a huge help for me p>
Instantly, Emma nods. She agrees with Bella’s request.
“Sure… Sure… I can do that for you.” Emma paused to think about the plan. She would have to fly back to East City tomorrow to contact Natalie and find a safe location for Bella to meet her mother.
After a few seconds, Emma continued, “I’ll fly back tomorrow afternoon to meet your mother. Are there any special requirements you have p>
“No special requirements. But please, make sure no one knows about this arrangement, including my mother’s driver. Thank you, Auntie, for your help p>
“Of course, I know that. If your mother’s driver knew about your meeting, your father would know too because he is your father’s man,” Emma answered bitterly.
“Thank you p>
Bella felt relieved that her meeting with her mother would be safe. She was concerned about her mother’s safety. Because if her father knew they were meeting without him, he might torture her mother again.
It was still vivid in Bella’s mind that her father used to discipline them with his hand in the past. His abusive behavior was directed not only toward his children but also toward his wife. Such an evil man!
While Bella and Emma were discussing their plans, something terrible happened simultaneously in East City.
In a vast bedroom, Natalie Wright felt mentally and physically exhausted. She could no longer endure the suffering she had kept hidden in her heart.
What happened last night made her even more convinced that now was the right time to part with the sadistic man she once loved, Lucas Donovan. She was going to file for divorce—something she had avoided for so many years.
She no longer cared about Lucas’ warnings. Whatever that damn man wanted to do, she would let him!
Right now, Natalie just needed to move out of this hell. Because if she stayed any longer, she might die enduring this torture.
She deserved to be happy, even if the price was too high: cutting ties with her family—no, with her evil husband and her unfilial son, Henry Donovan.
As for her daughter, Bella? Natalie didn’t even know where Bella was now. Her only daughter seemed to be hiding from her.
She had tried calling Bella several times, but her calls never went through.
How could she survive in this house when even her only source of hope had abandoned her and blocked her number, too?
Heartbroken, Natalie felt that everything she held dear no longer had meaning. She had better leave them all behind.
Sighing deeply, Natalie looked at her walk-in closet sadly. She would leave everything here. She didn’t need all this stuff.
She randomly grabbed a few things from her closet and a few important documents, then tucked them all into her suitcase.
Before long,
Natalie finally finished packing the few things she needed.
For the last time, she looked at the bedroom she had spent most of her life in, wiping the remaining tears from her cheeks as she walked toward the door, dragging her medium suitcase.
However, Natalie’s steps stopped when she caught her reflection in the mirror.
It felt like something had rubbed lemon into her wounded heart when she saw her terrible self; her eyes still looked red and swollen from crying all night. The wound on the corner of her lip was still clearly visible because, last night, her evil husband Lucas had slapped her.
Natalie’s hands clenched into tight fists, remembering what happened last night. Lucas had come home half-drunk, and the shampoo scent made her suspect he had taken a shower elsewhere.
Suspicious, she asked him about it. Instead of an answer, the evil man started slapping and kicking her as if she were his punching bag.
This wasn’t the first time Lucas had done that. Too often, he came home drunk and started to hit her without any reason.
Sigh!
Natalie wiped away the traces of tears that had begun to flow again from the corners of her eyes.
After feeling better emotionally, she muttered softly, “Bye, Lucas Donovan! Now you can do anything you want. I will never care about you anymore p>
She smiled at her reflection and walked to the door, leaving the room.
“Woman! Are you going somewhere without asking for my permission p>
Instantly, Natalie’s step halted abruptly when she heard Lucas Donovan’s voice from the corner.
’Oh my God! Why is he still here?’ Natalie’s heart jumped a few beats faster.