Chapter 1843

Jack couldn't come up with a good reason to stop Wilhelmina from living with him and Bella no matter how hard he wracked his brain. If he didn't act carefully, he might even accidentally give himself away and give Bella a reason to suspect that he was feeling guilty. "I don't have many close friends in Alnewgo," Bella said. "Since you're here, we can go shopping together." "I'll take up your offer on that! Do you have any wine in your house? We should celebrate the start of Bella's new life!" Wilhelmina was an exceptionally bright woman. She had discreetly inserted herself into Bella's life while Jack was helpless to retaliate. There was nothing he could do but quietly stew in his own suffering. "Cheers!" Bella exclaimed as she lifted her wine glass. "Oh, that's right. Big Bun, you have to go shopping with me if you have free time in the future!" "Big Bun?" Wilhelmina blinked before she started snickering. She pretended not to know that "Big Bun" was Bella's nickname for Jack, say