The car screeched noisily on the tarred road, and I was slightly thrown forward as the driver suddenly stepped on the brake and the car came to an abrupt halt.

I turned to my side and saw Bella squatting in front of the Torres mansion's gate. What a pity—Bella couldn't get in without Mark's approval.

She must have noticed me in the car because she straightened up and stomped toward it. She slapped her palm hard on the car door. "Get out of the car!" she shouted, and I almost burst out laughing.

What right was she trying to exercise now? Authority, perhaps?

Even though Rose hated me and I...