"Bella, you got the main point wrong. I just said that the woman I love is going back to her country. Weren't you curious about who she is before?! As for Cecelia, I told her long ago that I don't love her. She insisted on marrying me, so I fulfilled her wish. It's nothing more than a consensual adult game. Cecelia is not afraid, so what are you afraid of?!"
After finishing his words, Tariq hung up the phone.
At this moment, Cecelia came over and noticed Tariq's fierce expression. She hesitated, "Why do you look so serious? Did Bella say something unpleasant to you?"
Tariq's face remained somber as he approached Cecelia, "If I told you that I might run away from our engagement next Saturday, leaving you alone to face all the guests, would you be afraid and back down?"
Cecelia's pupils contracted, and she instinctively touched her belly as if that would strengthen her resolve.
