“Exactly! Ivy is right, just save yourself the embarrassment, if that's something you can even do– and let Bella move on. I mean, according to, you only want what is good for her and her family… and aren't you always ready and happy to bear anything and do any sacrifice for that! Then what's the thing that is stopping you from making the actual decision that would really help her for once?”
Felix had been sitting quietly as always, enduring the continuous assaults to his dignity from Bella’s family, but when Melissa, once again looked at him and smugly said all this with a smirk on her face, something inside him flipped.
Straightening in his chair, Felix placed his fork down with deliberate calmness and looked directly at Melissa.
He stood up from his seat and was about to leave the
