The following day, Xenia arrived early as usual. To her surprise, neither Grayson nor Belle were at home."Where did they go?"Meredith greeted Xenia while refraining from giving out too much information. She was unaware of what had happened last night, but she easily noticed that the couple were in a bad mood in the early morning."I don't know. Mr. Page and Ms. Walters had left the premises earlier. They had not told anyone where they had gone," said Meredith.Xenia replied, "Grayson never mentioned canceling the dance lessons for today either."Meredith then added, "Perhaps Mr. Page has forgotten."Xenia frowned and pulled out her phone to give Grayson a call.Grayson was dealing with work in his office. He frowned and reluctantly picked up her call. "What's up?"Xenia replied, "Grayson, what about our dance lessons? I've just arrived at your house, and Meredith told me that both you and Belle had left early in the morning."His expression turned grim from the news.He t
The next morning, Meredith knocked at the bedroom door."Mr. Page, Ms. Walters, madam has arrived."Grayson immediately jolted up at the mention of "madam", which meant his mother, Yolanda Quigley. He turned to find Belle still asleep. He walked to her side and proceeded to wake her up. "Belle! Get up!"Belle was annoyed at being woken up. "Fuck off!"She pulled the blanket over her head and rolled over to the other side.Grayson was annoyed, "My mother is here! Do you still want to sleep?"It was Belle's turn to be immediately jolted up. "Your mother is here? What's Mrs. Yolanda doing here?""I don't know!"Belle frowned but finally got out of bed and headed toward the bathroom. She could not afford to be disrespectful toward Yolanda, who was her mother-in-law. Furthermore, Yolanda had treated Belle kindly, and thus, Belle wouldn't dare to show any tardiness.Belle quickly freshened up and headed downstairs together with Grayson.Yolanda was sipping tea on the sofa in th
Belle had transformed from her usual sportswear and ponytail into a stunning cold-shoulder dress. Her long, silky hair cascaded over her shoulders, while the other side was pinned back, revealing her alluring ears.Her earlobes sparkled with ruby earrings, complemented by a matching necklace and bracelet that added to her air of affluence. This transformation made her appear extraordinarily feminine compared to her usual childish demeanor. Coupled with her displeased expression, Belle seemed even more noble and unapproachable to the common folk.She seemed like a queen.She seems more like a proper, pompous princess, given her overall figure.All in all, Belle seemed like a completely different person.Grayson was undeniably charmed by his wife's noble appearance.The daily quarrels might have left Grayson with a distaste for her personality, but he couldn't deny that her appearance and charisma were exceptional.He realized the word "beautiful" wasn't enough to describe B
The slap had left Grayson dazed. He stared at Belle for a solid few seconds before coming back to his senses. He had lost the mood to marvel at her beauty. He frowned."What is your problem?"Belle did not reply. The anger building up within her heart over the recent days began to surge up to the surface.She wanted to hit him hard. And so she lifted her arm once again. Grayson reacted quickly and grabbed her wrist. "Belle Walters!"She tried pulling her arm away from his grasp to no avail. Enraged, she lowered her head and bit down hard on his arm.He immediately retracted his arm and hissed from the pain.He became enraged when he noticed his arm was nearly bleeding from her bite. "Belle Walters! Are you an animal?""You're an animal! Your entire family are … No, wait, you're the only animal in your family!"Grayson was furious as he sat upright. "What the fuck is your problem today?""You pissed me off!""I pissed you off? When? What did I ever do to piss you off?""You
With the car coming to a halt, Sam turned his head around sheepishly. "Mr. Page, we … we've arrived.""Then let's get out of the car!" Grayson yelled at Sam.Sam shivered from Grayson's shout. He quickly unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car.However, Belle was elated to see how angry Grayson was because of her antics.She took the opportunity to throw him some sass. "Do you plan to attend Mr. Page Senior's birthday party with that attitude?"Grayson clenched his fists in anger. "Belle Walters, you will be the death of me."I'll handle your burial for you when you do. No need to thank me."Grayson was left speechless.Soon after, Yolanda called his phone. He glared at Belle for a moment before picking up. "Hello, Mom?""Where are you guys now?" asked Yolanda."We're at the entrance. We'll be coming in.""Alright, hurry up and come in.""Yes, Mom."Grayson took a deep breath after hanging up. He turned to Belle and reminded her once more. "Put on your best behavior!
The women resumed their praises. "Marrying into the Page family is like having divine fortune itself, don't you think? So where is Belle, anyway? Can we have a look?""Please don't worry. She will make her debut in the first dance with Grayson. You will be able to feast your eyes on her then."Yolanda resumed the hearty conversation with the group of upper-class women. On the other side stood Melanie, who stared at Yolanda with jealousy.Melanie could tell that the group's friendly demeanor was just an act and that they were just trying to curry favor with Yolanda.However, She was jealous of the simple fact that the upper-class women had ignored her and only surrounded themselves around Yolanda.Melanie had assumed that Yolanda would have her face turned for the worse after taking the froston pills. To her surprise, the pills had worked as intended and revitalized Yolanda's appearance.And now, despite Yolanda being older, she seemed younger than Melanie."My beautiful skin is
"Xenia." Melanie walked to Xenia's side with a loving face.Xenia never really looked up to Melanie. She felt that Melanie was lesser than Yolanda, both in terms of intelligence and power within the Page family.But Xenia intended to maintain a great relationship with Melanie, seeing that Melanie was her stepping stone into the Page family."Mom."Melanie smiled heartily and nodded. She held Xenia's hands and said, "You've been standing here for a while now. You should take a break and leave the rest to Dawson."Xenia did not intend to rest just yet. She wanted to continue greeting and welcoming guests to show off her position as Mrs. Page.Although she was not married to Grayson himself, she was still married to someone from the Page family. To be able to enter the Page family was by itself already a top-notch achievement.Her thoughts were confirmed by the envious gazes of various affluent ladies at the party.Xenia smiled and replied, "Mom, I'm fine. I should be more hospita
The crowd of women continued their gossip. Melanie and Xenia could catch a few of their words from time to time.The two of them appeared calm, but their heart was pounding relentlessly.They suddenly came to a realization of why Finneas had paired Grayson and Belle together.Finneas and Grayson's relationship seemed perfect on the surface, but the gossip they heard also made quite a lot of sense!Finneas was a shrewd man. It might just be possible that his plan of pairing Grayson with someone like Belle was to keep Grayson from accumulating power beyond his own.Melanie began to realize the possible alternative where she could become the matriarch of the Page family with the help of Dawson as the successor.Xenia also began to visualize the future, where she maintained her position as Dawson's wife while she seduced Grayson. If she could maintain a relationship with both men at the same time, she could have both brothers of the Page family wrapped around her fingers. And that