ude sickness, Bella didn't even ha

riends, there was only Bel

pped away, and the thin layer undernea

ost heat, and soon she bega

ith the cold wind slici

't just sit th

rs, she woul

phone that had been kicked away. It hadn't fallen int

before death, Bella crawled to the lake's e

t in her trembling hands. As her vision blur

e..." she

slipped, and she fell into the botto

again, it was f

ella learned about what had h

James Shaw, who had just returned to the country. As soon as

the distress call, he immediately dispat

e was submerged at the la

hours, receiving multiple

and forced him to be on his knees at the hosp

when he was on his knees at the door, he kept defending her,

upted her complaints. "Is there

ould feel that her legs

froze, and she

worst fears. She seemed to h

the prestigious national dance troupe at ten. She dreamed of p

for some time..." Seeing Bella's tearful face, Juliana quickly reassured her. "Don't worry. James has gone abroad to find the be

hed her legs and couldn't imagine how devastate

son family covered all expenses during her recovery. They eve

on the sixth day af

But he still tried to reach for Bella's hand. "Bella, I'm sorry

, Bella expressionlessly moved her ha

ught you were faking your altitude sickness to slack off and wanted to go down e

wing blatant favor

ology or explain why Bella had b

't be angry with him. He spoke as casuall

it absurd. "Do you kn

right? Stop jinxing yourself. Okay, okay, I k

you have to put in a good word for me with Grandpa. He's furious because of you and says I can't g

belief. She couldn't believ

clothes. I'm lying here because of her, and you want me to speak for her?" Bella let out a cold laugh. "Sor

fro

ng with his every wish. No matter how serious his mistakes were, the mere sem

ime she had spoken

colding before. So his anger flared. "Fine. You just don't like Kori, don't you? You mak

arriage between our families, I would never b

ioning for the first time whether the marriage