Chapter 19

She might not ever become a Lombardi, no matter how hard she tries, but she has already begun to live her life as one. Kaira was given orders to concentrate on the family business and covert dealings, while she was given nothing. Bella, in return, also refused to labor herself to death or to be an assistant to the only heiress. Her sole justification would be that why the fuck would she work so hard for something that will never be hers in the first place?

And she was living the high life within the Lombardi family's wealth, all the while keeping a close watch on the man of her dreams. She attempted every means she could to win him again, especially after knowing that he had now become a champion dragster. Bella never stopped looking and aiming for Calix to be hers. But she also never anticipated seeing him here at the Lombardi estate, and this made her feel a lot of mixed emotions.

She had learned through her mother that Kaira had married the day before, and she had eve