Herbert's Deception

Bella's POV: My mind went blank, and I was in a daze. "Bella, don't be like this. I'm very worried about you." I turned to look at Joey blankly and said, "This morning, he left a message saying that he would marry me. Why did he change in just a few hours? Why did he do that? What the hell is going on?" Joey lowered her eyes and remained silent for a moment. Then, she said, "Wake up, Bella. Maybe we were wrong from the very beginning. We thought that Herbert would fall in love with you and cherish you. But in fact, we forgot our identities. We are all commoners. Even if a rich man like Herbert has a good impression of a commoner, he will only play with her feelings. He won't really get married with her!" These words pulled me back to reality. I cried out in pain, "He doesn't need to marry me or love me. Why would he lie to me?" I clenched my fists and hit on the iron chair hard. I was agitated. Joey hugged me and comforted me. "Bella, don't hurt yourself. Forget him! There will be a be