Chapter 210

Moira's face remained flat as she cast a cold gaze at Jude, who was still pressing her in place, and at Bella, who was confronting both of them. Bella's last question had struck her hard. Still, Moira did not move. She ignored it entirely. Bella received no answer to the question she had thrown at them. Instead, she burst into loud laughter as she stepped closer to Jude and Moira. "Why do you look so tense, Sis?" Bella asked, her expression no longer the same as before. She no longer appeared strained, but sharp and mocking. "Were you hoping Jude would sleep with you?"" "Bella, stop it," Jude said. But the sweet, fragile Bella he had known was gone. She was no longer afraid to show her true nature. She was sure Jude would never turn away from her. Her effort in hiring someone to pretend to stab Jude, only for Bella to appear as his savior, had not been in vain. Jude was the kind of man who knew how to repay a debt. "Why should I stop? She's still here, isn't she? What for? To flirt wit