Bella wanted to explain everything to Ryan and make him understand, but she didn’t understand it all. And she had no right to defend her biological father to a man she barely knew. She couldn’t possibly decide which one was right, or which to believe. Ryan’s story was all what he’d heard, and Albert’s painted himself as being wrongfully accused. There was no way to prove either side. And she wasn’t in a position to try.
Bella sat back and tried to figure out what to do. She knew two people in town, and they hated each other. Two men she wanted to get to know better.
When the waiter offered her another glass of wine, Bella accepted it and drank it quickly even though she was starting to feel the effects of the alcohol. By the time their food arrived, she was starving and on her way to bei
