Chapter 817

The spacious hallway suddenly became quiet and oppressive. Seeing Bella in Christopher’s arms, leaning softly into his embrace, Justin felt a pang of pain in his heart. His eyes reddened. In the days without him, their relationship seemed to have progressed rapidly. Justin felt increasingly bitter as he thought about it. He lowered his eyes and stopped looking at Bella, gripping the handles of Nigel’s wheelchair tightly. “Bella, you’ve just finished an extremely tough surgery. You’re exhausted and need to rest now.” Christopher was aware of Nigel and Justin, but he did not avoid them, keeping his focus on Bella. He looked at her affectionately. “I’ll send you home.” “Grandpa Nigel?” Bella ignored Christopher’s gentle advances and walked toward Nigel with a worried face. She kneeled on one knee and held his wrinkly hands. “Grandpa Nigel, why did you come to the hospital? Is there something wrong with your health?” Justin pursed his lips, feeling bitter. A man of his size stood h