Chapter 44
Bella's heart still simmered with annoyance and hurt as she thought about Joel's rejection of her parents' request for them to be married. She couldn't understand why he wouldn't want to spend the rest of his life with her. Wasn't she good enough?
Determined to move on and distract herself from the pain, Bella decided to focus on her work. But her mind kept wandering back to Joel and the mysterious Zara he was supposedly in love with.
Who was this Zara person, anyway? Bella wondered. She couldn't shake off the feeling that Zara was somehow responsible for Joel's rejection.
Bella's curiosity got the better of her, and she found herself doing a little research on Zara. She started by asking around, but no one seemed to know much about her.
Undeterred, Bella decided to dig dee
