A Heartbreaking Past

By the time the firefighters arrived, the room had been completely charred, with nothing left intact.

At the beach on Beihai.

Ella ran barefoot across the sand towards Eric, who was sitting quietly, staring off into the distance.

He was in a bad mood today. After leaving the Nelson family villa, he had driven straight to the beach.

"Don't be upset. Those people aren't worth it," Ella said softly, sitting down beside him and absentmindedly playing with the fine sand.

In the car earlier, he hadn't said a word, his face tight and full of anger.

Ella hadn't dared to speak, wanting to give him some time to calm down. Now that he had been sitting here for about fifteen minutes, she finally ran over to sit with him.

Eric snapped out of his thoughts, still feeling a bit blocked up inside, but his mood had improved somewhat.