Chapter 811

"Bella, I…" Clarice sounded apologetic. Bella seemed not to have heard her and continued, "He's exceptional and has surpassed your criterion long ago, but why do you still not like him? Do you know what it meant to me when I lost him?" She didn't care about Jack's fortune. She only cared about him proving himself to her mother. However, after struggling to prove himself, it was all in vain. Perhaps Jack had given up and eventually chosen to be with someone else. Thinking about Jack with someone else and the gentleness in his eyes when he talked about the lady, Bella felt her heart was being torn apart. That gentleness had once belonged to her, but her own stubbornness and fear caused her to lose everything. The moment she lost Jack, it felt like a piece of her soul had vanished along with him, never to be recovered. Clarice could sense the disappointment and sorrow in her voice, and she was unsure how to provide comfort. She could only say softly, "Bella, believe me, okay? Your f