Love's Deadline

response was stern. "I don't want you girls getting into any

of the incident, but Amelia could

st trying to-"

it, Bella," Maxwell

evident her father wouldn't entertain i

nt, Bella glaring

nstoppable engine,' Bella

e had more pressing

red to depart. With a wary eye on her wristw

He approached with a whisper of the most tender wor

could melt

Bella replied, her siste

ould open up," Bella instructed her

going, Bella?

right?" Bella replied, headin

Amelia wondered, he

doorstep and rang the doo

I should come back

o leave, the do

a moment, s

Mr. Benson,"

lready told your father I won

lking about?'

n't understand, Sir," Bella

ere begging me to reconsider my

I do that?"

him to plead on my behalf with someo

rent issue as something that could bring her down. She also knew that Mr.

frustrate her

better t

n I came here is to pay for the sh

already?' Mr. Benso

issue to drive Bella out of t

" Mr. Benson said,

Mr. Benson and was free from

p his sleeve, because he cer

her, he had tried to hit on Bella, promising

she was very close to Serah, Mr.

men, let alone sleepi

firm 'No'

never told anyone about it,

things her own way. She didn't have room for u

ifferent pages. With that vacuum in their

r. Benson's behavior

opened up to him that she now had someone who would treat her

, realizing he was los

opened up to Serah about Mr. Benson's advances. Bella didn't want Serah to find out f

th the divorce and le

ut all his frustration on Bella,

that Bella didn't gi

lson to get here. I'm just

r our salon if a celebrity like Jenny Hilson comes here

chatting and giggling,

e fixed on the door, hoping

sister Bella

ressions, they excha

at the entrance?" Bella

guest today at the salon, remember?"

lacing her handb

." Bella

some magic here," she added,

to put everything in order. It wasn't

ers stopped by, but Bella kep

PM, and there was still

becoming

1 o'clock already,' she thoug

sing hope of seeing Je

in her salon chair, l

, Julian quietly

Bella? Isn't she

ed, unsure o

, her ph