Chapter 53

He hadn't even realized it-since he'd officially returned home, Bellamy hadn't set foot in this place again. The little veggie patch in the yard was all dried up, the remaining plants barely hanging on after today's heavy rain, looking like they'd vanish any second. Now it hit him-Bellamy had started cutting him out the moment he came back. She was letting go of every single memory tied to him. But why? She'd once lashed out and thrown reasons at him-how she wanted a marriage, a name; things he couldn't give. How Mrs. Blake had threatened to die over it... At the time, he'd brushed it off, more annoyed than anything. But now, lying awake at night, it kept nagging at him. Something didn't add up. He knew Bellamy too well. She was the kind of girl who lived with her heart wide open. Someone like her wouldn't cling so hard to a title. And as for Mrs. Blake... Bellamy always said going head-to-head with her was a sport. No way she'd back down because of her. Which meant-it had to be someth