Chapter 151: Her brother, His sister
"We need to talk about Bella," she said softly. Her voice cutting through the tension. Neither of them responded immediately. Instead, they looked at each other, exchanging a long, thoughtful glance.
It was as if the weight of her words had pulled them both back into the storm they were trying so hard to escape. Their silence spoke louder than any words could.
Jessica continued, her voice calm now but still laced with worry. "How do we handle this? How do we tell her the truth without breaking her? She is fragile and may not take too much shock."
Davis looked down at his hands, his brows furrowed in pain and thought. He didn’t have an answer. And even if he did, he wasn’t sure it would be the right one.
Elliot rubbed his temple slowly, his expression troubled. "Bella..." he muttered. "She doesn’t deserve another shock. Not after everything she’s been through.
Jessica nodded in agreement. "She’s spent a great part of her life trying to adjust to everything around her now. And now... now that she’s finally settled, it seems a burden to tell her it was all a misunderstanding?" Her words echoed in the room like a quiet storm.
Davis clenched his jaw. His heart ached for her. Now he understood why he had felt drawn to her, why he had always seen his mother in her because it was the same woman. "Do you know, it was just a matter of time and i would have made her my sworn sister?" he said slowly.
Jessica placed a gentle hand on his shoulder. "None of us knew the truth. Not until now. No one’s to blame for what they didn’t know." Elliot took a deep breath, finally finding his voice. "Yes, we have to be careful," he said.
"Bella’s case isn’t just sensitive—it’s fragile. But then despite the way she grew up, the things she’s gone through, she is still resilient and will accept the truth real quick than what we expect." He concluded.
Jessica felt a lump form in her throat. She knew Elliot was right. Bella had survived so much, had held herself together through so much but had always made it through getting stronger. This news rather is meant to fulfil her wish and hope of a blood family to call her own.
"I’ll talk to her," Jessica offered. "Not now, not today. But soon. I know how to speak to her in a way that doesn’t make her feel cornered."