Chapter 343: Resentment
Jonathan received a phone call, and it was from the last person he wanted to hear from. He was genuinely surprised that, upon his arrival in Los Angeles, Orla William had reached out to him. They agreed to meet at a secluded café on the outskirts of the city, a place wrapped in beauty and silence.

Today, Orla donned a white maternity dress, her belly unmistakably protruding. Pregnancy had led her to forsake makeup; her pallor, drained of its former glamor, rendered her almost unrecognizable from her radiant San Francisco days. Jonathan never imagined seeing Orla so unadorned.

Upon seeing her, he felt not a ripple in his heart but rather a tranquility as if meeting an ordinary friend.

"It's been a while." he said, taking a seat and smiling warmly. When the waiter approached, he ordered a cup of coffee.

Orla looked at him and returned the smile: "Yes, it has been quite some time." But beneath that smile lay a veil of bitterness. Her hands rested on her belly while talking, her face f
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