Looking at the bulging spot, Belle widened her eyes. Her face instantly turned red like a tomato when she thought of the scene she saw last night. She hastily looked away.Sixteen didn't know better. Seeing that it had pulled down Grayson's pants, it got even more excited. It tried to pull down Grayson's boxers as well."Sixteen!" Grayson shouted in anger. He hastily put his pants back on.It was only then that Sixteen noticed something off about Grayson's expression. With its tail between its legs, it turned around and ran away. It soon disappeared from the room.Grayson was so pissed that his expression was dark to the extreme. Looking at Belle's shy behavior, he knew what she was thinking about. He shouted at her, "Belle, you'd better forget everything about last night! Don't you dare get any ideas about me!""Get ideas about him?" Belle thought.Belle's face was red as she retorted, "Who's getting ideas about you, huh?""You!""You … I'm telling you, don't accuse me like
Noah laughed, "You sure have good ears! Don't worry. I won't go back on my word! Anyway, just enjoy your time at Maltford with Grayson, okay? I won't disappoint you."Belle quickly added, "Relax! I promise to be peaceful with Grayson. I won't disappoint you either! I won't divorce him until the time is up."Noah replied, "I actually wanted you to stay with him forever, not just for these two years!"Belle turned slightly hostile. "Grandpa! We promised to do this for only two years and nothing more! I agreed to everything just for Lovy, after all. Not a single day more!""Lovy this, Lovy that, people might think you're still a kid!""What's so funny about it! Grandpa, you promised to take care of Lovy! Oh yeah, tell Lovy I would come back to visit whenever possible.""No visiting! You said so yourself, two years! Not a single day less!""Alright, alright. I'm just saying that I miss Lovy!""Alright, alright. But you should be thinking about your husband instead since you're marr
Xenia sat on the sofa on the first floor.She hurriedly stood up when she saw Grayson coming out from his bedroom on the second floor. But before she could greet him, he had gone to his study with his phone. At last, he emerged from his study.Xenia was wearing a long white dress and a gentle expression despite her fiery emotions. She smiled and greeted Grayson, "Good morning, Grayson."Grayson, however, just hummed in acknowledgment. He then left the house for a jog.Xenia felt slightly embarrassed after being given the cold shoulder.She turned to Meredith after Grayson had left the house."Is Grayson angry with Belle?"Meredith could tell that Xenia had no good intentions and was always keen to ruin the couple.Nonetheless, Meredith never dared to display her displeasure. She responded to Xenia calmly, "I'm not sure. We shouldn't discuss Mr. Page and Ms. Walters behind their backs."Xenia curiously scanned Meredith but refrained from saying more. She was indeed looking forw
Belle ignored Xenia and sat at the dining table.Xenia swiftly took a seat across from Belle. As she was about to speak, Belle asked, "Does the Sanchez family not have breakfast?" "Huh?""Why do you come to my house every day for breakfast? Have you fallen in love with the breakfast over here, or have you perhaps fallen in love with someone over here?"Xenia's lips twitched out of embarrassment. "Haha, your jokes are pretty funny, Belle. I—""Do you think I'm joking? I'm not that close with you."Xenia was taken aback by the sudden surge of hostility. Nonetheless, she held back her anger and quietly asked, "Belle, are you angry at Grayson again?""I'm not. Why do you expect me to be angry at him all the time? Is there any benefit to you for us to be quarreling?""You misunderstood me. I noticed Grayson looked unhappy when he left. And now I noticed that you don't look too happy either. That's just it.""What about it?""Just … concerned about both of your well-being.""We d
Belle was afraid of falling and tightened her arms around Grayson's neck out of reflex. "Grayson, what are you doing?"Grayson ignored her cries and just continued upstairs.Meredith could not help but smile at the sight. Belle's face, however, turned red as she shouted, "Grayson, put me down! You stink of sweat! Put me down right now!"Grayson angrily retorted, "Keep yelling, and I'll kiss you again!""You … asshole!"He continued upstairs after he had successfully "persuaded" her.Xenia bit her lips as she watched the scene unfold before her. She had expected Grayson to stand up for her when she saw him angrily walk toward Belle.She briefly experienced a moment of happiness, only for it to be shattered when Grayson swept Belle upstairs in a princess carry.Her heart sank further when she heard Grayson saying he would kiss Belle again if she did not cooperate.Xenia was crying from envy after witnessing the scene.On the second floor, Grayson carried Belle into the mast
Grayson continued, "But it is a fact that you made her cry today. More troubles would come if she were to tell Grandpa and Dawson about this.""Are you scared?""What could I be afraid of? I just don't want to make things difficult for myself. And I don't want to make things awkward for Grandpa either."Belle pouted and remained silent upon the mention of Finneas.Grayson further explained, "Grandpa is already arranging for her marriage with Dawson. Once their wedding is confirmed, things should settle down. I'll do my best to expedite it, and you just need to maintain peace for a few more days.""Peace, my ass!" Belle angrily replied. "Her engagement with Dawson never stopped her. Why do you think a marriage certificate will do the trick?""A marriage certificate is just some government-issued documentation that loving couples hold in high regard. It doesn't mean jack shit for the people who actually have eyes for another."Belle continued with an example, "For example, you and
Xenia glanced toward the second floor periodically. Upon confirming that Grayson was not coming back down, she inched closer to Belle and whispered, "Listen, Belle. I've had a few friends under similar circumstances as you. "Their husbands could not make it work, and the wives were left full of stress. And when the stress finally tips over, they then go outside to find another."Belle was speechless and just stared at Xenia.Xenia failed to convince her to divorce, and she immediately tried to convince her to cheat in a relationship.Belle finally uncovered Xenia's plan. If Belle were to follow up with finding another, Xenia would report this to Grayson. Subsequently, Grayson would proceed to divorce Belle, and Xenia would assume the role of Mrs. Page upon its vacancy. Belle could not help but laugh inwardly. Still, she pretended to be interested in Xenia's advice."For real? Did her husband allow it?""Her husband was sick and could not do much about it. You just don't ha
Belle's spirits lifted as she observed Xenia in a state of panic.It wasn't that Belle derived happiness from witnessing Xenia's distress, but she didn't harbor any remorse for causing Xenia's anxiety, either.Since she couldn't remove Xenia from the situation at the moment, she resolved to torment her out of sheer boredom.She found it funny how Xenia went from delighted to depressed throughout the conversation. It was as if she was teasing an animal with treats.After a while, Belle finally got bored of teasing Xenia."Relax, if you don't want me to tell Grayson about it, then I won't tell him about it."She recognized that merely informing Grayson about it wouldn't serve a purpose. Furthermore, she hadn't recorded their conversation to provide concrete evidence of Xenia's words.Xenia could easily deny everything, and even if Grayson were to believe Belle wholeheartedly, it might not necessarily prevent Xenia from causing further disruptions in their lives.And thus, Belle d