She removed it playfully, and Lee gently pulled her into his arms. They made love for the first time - Bella had never experienced intimacy before, and to her, it was pure and beautiful. He gave her his shirt to wear home.
Their relationship continued secretly. One day, while Lee was in the staff washroom, Bella sneaked in and kissed him. Laughing, he said, "Is this ragging again?"
"No," she replied with a grin. They turned on the shower and became intimate once again.
Bella's love only grew. But everything shattered one rainy evening.
She went to Lee's house unexpectedly. A young woman, around 25, opened the door.
"Can I help you?" she asked politely.
"Are you a guest of Professor Lee?" Bella asked, confused.
The woman frowned. "No. I'm Pretty - Lee's wife."
Bella's world crumbled. Just then, Lee appeared.
"Bella - " he stammered. "This is Pretty, my wife. And Pretty, this is Bella… one of my students."
Bella stood frozen. "You said you loved me… on my birthday."
"That was a mistake," Lee said quietly. "I was attracted to you, but I love my wife. She's pregnant. I will never leave her."
"Then why did you kiss me, touch me, make me feel like I mattered?" Bella cried.
"We both agreed. I never forced you," he said coldly. "Please, Bella… just move on."
Heartbroken, Bella returned home, destroyed. She trashed her room - smashed her mirror, tore her bedsheets, and cried for hours. Her eyeliner ran down her cheeks like rivers of pain. She couldn't bear the rejection.
The next day, consumed by rage and betrayal, Bella returned to Lee's house. When Pretty opened the door, Bella pulled out a knife.
"Leave him," she threatened. "He belongs to me."
Pretty, terrified, refused.
Bella raised the knife to her own neck. "Then I'll kill myself!"
Suddenly, Lee arrived.
"I love you, Bella! Just let her go," he said desperately.
Bella dropped the knife and smiled, stepping toward him. But he slapped her.
Turning to his wife, he asked, "Are you okay, my love?"
She nodded through tears.
Sometime later, Bella was admitted to a mental health facility. The trauma of losing her mother and now being betrayed by the man she trusted had broken her spirit.
She often sat by the window, clapping and whispering with a twisted smile, "Professor Lee..."
Her story became a tragic lesson - a reminder not to play with fragile hearts, especially those already scarred by the past. Lee had known her pain and still betrayed her trust, shattering an innocent girl's entire world.