Chapter 432

"Be more specific," Valerie demanded. "Mr. Harrington once provided me with relief funds. Sonia used her hacking skills to help me investigate anything I wanted to know," Bella said. Valerie exchanged a glance with Lucius. Just as she had expected, these people were only in it for their personal gain. Lucius pressed, "Did you plant a curse on my mother?" "I did," Bella answered readily. "What kind of curse?" "A puppet curse." "And what's the purpose of the puppet curse?" he asked coldly. "Only by having your mother under my absolute control would I be able to plant a love curse on you," she explained. As he listened to her reasoning, his urge to kill Bella only grew stronger. "You wanted to place a love curse on me?" "Yes!" she answered robotically. "Why?" "Because I like you." "But we don't even know each other," Lucius said, baffled. She replied, "We got acquainted with each other ten years ago. You were the one who forgot about me." "Regardless of how long it was, I'm