As far as their own lives were concerned, everything was going smoothly. Belle even considered her current life peaceful and blessed—a tranquil reality that was perfectly befitting of her situation, but unfortunately, not the same for someone else.
That night, after a warm dinner with Eli's family, she received a text from Karis. The woman was currently caught in a fierce conflict regarding matters of her heart, and Belle couldn't find it in herself to blame her. Karis had been entirely prepared to leave the country, determined to bury and forget her unrequited love just as she had previously declared. Everything had been meticulously set for her departure. But then Charles had suddenly stepped in, sending her spiraling right back into a wave of heavy worries and deep-seated fear.
"What time is your flight tomorrow?" Belle replied, hoping to talk to Karis directly before the woman made a definitive verdict on her own tangled emotions.
