Chapter 433

Valerie deliberately put on an angry facade. "Would you like me to pull up the security footage and show it to you? You snuck yourself into Azure Bay in the name of saving lives, but your real goal was to steal my man, wasn't it?" Bella's temper flared instantly, and she shouted with forced bravado, "You're lying!" However, she was panicking under that mask of fury, her mind a complete mess. With Lilian gone, the curse in her body would backfire on her if it wasn't supplemented with more energy in time. Could she have let some important secret slip in that moment she lost focus earlier? Seeing Lucius' handsome, chiseled face so close to her, Bella felt like her heart was being ripped apart. Even though a full decade had passed, the impression Lucius left on her was just as great. When they first met, he had been a spirited, handsome youth. As a rich heir from the big city, the way he presented himself—his looks and the way he dressed—captivated her. On that first meeting, Luciu