Down the drain

Matt kept on staring at Ella's picture for a really long time.

He knew that Ella had cheated on her but somewhere in his heart he still believed that Ella genuinely loved and cared for him. He had seen genuine love in Ella's eyes for him. May be the strong faith that Matt had for Ella's love stopped him from leaving her side and moving on his life.

The first year after Ella death was terrible. Matt felt miserable and shattered because he had no one to rely on but things changed after Bella marched into his life.

At first, he thought of her as a stubborn heiress who insisted on getting what she wanted. Matt thought that she would walk out on her own but Bella never left. 

Matt purposely overloaded her with excess work, pressured her to complete assignments for him before the deadline but she quietly did everything that he wanted without complaining.