I sighed heavily, seeing how invested she was, and honestly… I looked at her before saying quietly, “I don’t know how you’re going to react to this…”“But he’s yo—”Before I could finish, my voice trembling, we heard someone call from downstairs.“Bella.”It was Marcus.“Yes, Dad?” she answered.“I’ll be right back,” she said, getting off the bed.I let out a long sigh the moment she left.“Oh my God…”I buried my face in my hands.“I was so close… I was so close to telling her.”I didn’t know what to do anymore.Ten minutes later, she came back into the room, rubbing her hands together because of the cold.“Well,” she smiled, “Dad was giving me his new number. His phone got stolen, so he had to get another one. Apparently, where he was, he couldn’t even access a replacement.”I blinked.Wait…So he hadn’t been ignoring me.There had actually been a reason.For some reason, relief washed over me, and I almost smiled.She looked at me expectantly.“Okay, carry on, girl.”I sighed.At t
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