Chapter 2029

The hallway plunged into an icy silence. It was as if they were standing in the cold morgue. Instead of being moved by Christopher’s shameless and brazen confession, Bella found it utterly repulsive. Filled with coldness and disgust, her gaze bore into him as if she were looking at a terrifying, monstrous creature. “Hah, though you’ve got the nerve to say that, I feel quite uneasy hearing it, Mr. Iverson.” As someone straightforward and unfiltered, Axel could not hold back his anger any longer. “You’ve repeatedly targeted my brother-in-law just to get to Bella. Do you have any idea how much you’ve hurt him?” Axel’s repeated emphasis on “brother-in-law” was so deliberate that Christopher’s face visibly darkened. “Fine, let’s say your petty jealousies are just a young man’s whim. My brother-in-law doesn’t hold grudges, so we haven’t made an issue about it. But don’t think for a second that our family has forgotten what you did to my father!” Axel’s anger flared as he recalled the p