Zack staggered backward, his body colliding with the unforgiving worktable. The revelation was a blow he couldn't take it. His world had shattered into a million iridescent fragments. His dreams lay in ruins at his feet. The future he had envisioned with Bella now stretched out before him.
He could see nothing but endless darkness ahead of him.
Despair threatened to engulf him whole, to drag him into the abyss of hopelessness. But amidst the chaos, a flicker of defiance ignited within his heart.
A fierce resolve emerged. He couldn't, wouldn't accept defeat. He wouldn't give up on Bella. Whoever had claimed her hand in marriage clearly did not deserve her.
Her so-called husband was good for nothing. Maybe that man was useless, unable to help Bella in her tough time. If not, she had not resorted to such desperate measures as lying to her mother about an advance salary.
