Aurora Dourada: Retorno By Ricardo Almeida

“Why were you there tonight?” Bella asked softly, teardrops hanging

off her lashes.

“It was Linny. She ran into me at Tideview Manor this afternoon and

told me that she would be meeting you there.”

Justin gave her the full account. “I was worried, so I went to make

sure everything was okay.”

Thankfully, he trusted his gut.

The shocking secret Linny whispered in Bella’s ear before passing out

came to mind, and Bella shook nervously.

She wondered if she should let Justin know.

Bella clutched the pocket of her top, where Linny’s busted phone was.

Furrowing his brows, Justin took off his jacket and draped it over her

shoulder before holding her.

Bella did not put up a fight. Her eyes were vacant.

Her focus was entirely on Linny and Steven. She had no energy to

care about anything else.

“Was the man caught?” Bella asked.

“The manhunt is happening as we speak. My men and the police have blocked all the major train routes, airports, and highways in Savrow. He can run, but he can’t hide.”

Justin breathed laboriously as anger filled his eyes. “The illegal use of firearms, intentional harm, and premeditated murder should get him. the death penalty.”

Bella’s eyes turned bloodshot when the image of Linny being shot. played in her mind.

She gasped sharply, covered her ears, and closed her eyes.

Recognizing the signs of Bella’s stress response, Justin felt for her and reached out to embrace her gently.

“Don’t be scared. It’s okay…” He stroked her back, his jawline tense.

Justin was just an ordinary man in front of the love of his life. He, too,

had moments of agony and tears.

The Thompson brothers were consumed by a mix of emotions.

Frowning, Declan wanted to approach the couple, but Asher and Drew This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

yanked him back.

“I know you don’t like Justin, Declan. I’m not fond of him either.”

Drew sighed. “But thank God he was there tonight. Otherwise, we

might never see Bella again.”

Declan’s eyes widened in shock.

“They had been married for three years. Even if Justin wants to get

with Bella now, it’s not like they hadn’t been together before.” Drew

slipped his hands into his pockets and smacked his lips.

Ralph, Asher, and Declan had no words.

Asher could not believe that Drew would stand up for Justin.

Back then, the news of Bella’s secret wedding to Justin infuriated

Drew the most. He even threatened to fly a plane into Salvador

Corporation and blow it up.

Drew’s temper did not cloud his judgment this time.

The door to the ICU opened.

Bella sprinted toward the doctor.

Justin stuck close to her, his fervent gaze never leaving her.

“How is she, Doctor? How is she now?” Bella’s strained, red-rimmed

eyes glistened with hope.

The doctor’s scrubs and gloves were covered in Linny’s blood.