Chapter 788

"What flowers is he holding?" someone in the crowd asked. "They're just morning glories from the side of the road," someone else replied. "Huh? Isn't this guy too shameless?" The insults that were aimed at Jack began to increase in volume, but Bella couldn't hear any of it. She was completely stunned in place. Her gaze had been pinned on Jack from the moment he appeared before her, saying those words while clutching the bouquet of morning glories in his hand. Her eyes had widened to the size of saucers as a flurry of complicated emotions swirled within them, the most dominant emotion being shock. Jack stared at Bella steadily and didn't say a word. It was as if an entire conversation had passed between them despite how both of them hadn't uttered a single word. They felt like time had turned back, taking them back to a year ago when they had separated. Jack felt like he was drowning in his memories when he recalled the painful and melancholic letter that she had left behind for h