“There’s no one on the Earth I like better than you, Bella Lisa. I was devastated when you sent me that text.”
“I’m sorry, My Lord. Please forgive me for putting you through this…”
“You’re here now, Bella Lisa. That’s all that matters to me. We’ll find a way to work this out…”
Phillipe knelt before her, lifted the blindfold from her eyes and kissed her.
“Does this mean that you’re not mad at me?” she asked.
“I have a hard time staying mad at you, Bella Lisa.”
They held hands and gazed into each other’s eyes.
“My Lord, may I confess something to you?”
“You may.”
“There is another reason why I think I didn’t end my relationship with Raoul, though I didn’t know it at the time.”
“There is? What is it?”
“I knew, perhaps subconsciously, if I didn’t break it off with Raoul, there woul
