A look came into Finneas' eyes, but he kept a smile on his face. "What's the matter, Phil?" Xenia's grandfather, Phil Sanchez, stared at Belle and burst out, "Is … Is she an Aspen?"Everyone in the booth lost their calm at the mention of the name "Aspen". The old folks frowned and stared at Belle. Finneas narrowed his eyes, but his expression gave nothing away. "You must be mistaken. Her surname is Walters, not Aspen."Phil said sternly, "I was there back then. I saw that woman's face even though I was standing at the back. The two of them look similar. Besides, that woman's child would be around Belle's age if it had survived."Finneas knew that Phil was referring to that incident. He said calmly, "It's not surprising for someone to have doppelgangers. Besides, Belle's age does not fit the picture. She's already 20 years old. If that child were still alive, she would only be 19."Someone else immediately agreed. "Exactly! Belle must just resemble her a lot. The baby couldn
Tom smiled at Finneas and said, "Me? I've never thought about it. Haha."Everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere grew awkward. After all, nobody dared to relax at the mention of the Aspen name.After a while, Tom chuckled and said, "We should leave it to fate. If they really are still alive, someone else will take action. It's not up to us to be concerned. We've gotten old now anyway. Don't you guys think so?"How could they not be concerned? Havoc would break out if they were still alive! If Maltford went into chaos, every one of them would be involved. Nevertheless, nobody dared to rebuke Tom because he held the highest position among them. He almost ruled Maltford! The three most powerful families in Maltford were the Page family, the Strauss family, and the Quinn family. The Page family was wealthy, and the Strauss family was influential. The Quinn family was also very wealthy because they did business internationally. Other families like the Sanchez family were nothing c
Xenia, Dawson, and other couples got their turn to dance on stage after the opening dance. However, nobody paid much attention to them because they liked watching Belle and Grayson more.Nobody admired Xenia even though she danced with all her soul. When she got off the stage, she received no compliments. She only heard other people praising Belle and Grayson."They're such a perfect match!""They're a match made in heaven! Grayson has such good taste.""It's no surprise that Grayson fell for Belle. She's so mesmerizing. They're made for each other.""I thought it was a pity that Xenia married Dawson. I thought she and Grayson made a better match, but it seems like Belle suits Grayson even more.""Did you guys see Grayson smiling at Belle during the dance? I think he loves her very much."Xenia's expression darkened when she heard what the women were saying. She felt even more jealous when she saw them striking up a conversation with Belle.She had the urge to drag Grayson onst
"Belle even told me that she likes Robert, but he's indifferent and doesn't like her. Thank goodness he doesn't, or he and Grayson will dislike each other even more."A thought struck Melanie. Wouldn't it be good for her if Robert and Grayson had a further misunderstanding?The enemy of an enemy was a friend! Melanie narrowed her eyes and said, "Let's give her a hand if she likes Robert."Melanie whispered something into Xenia's ear. Xenia understood that Melanie was trying to use her to set Belle up.Nevertheless, Xenia pretended to be shocked. "Huh? I don't think we should do that. You'll get into trouble if Finneas or Grayson find out.""You silly girl. Of course we'll do it secretly so that they won't find out.""But …""You're too naive. You don't know the dark side of rich people. Don't try to be friends with Belle. You two are never meant to be friends, just like how Grayson and Dawson can never get along!" said Melanie.Xenia frowned and put on an innocent expression.
Robert didn't answer. He sipped his red wine and gave Xenia a long look before shifting his gaze to Belle.He had noticed Melanie and Xenia whispering among themselves. The way they had looked at Belle was unfriendly, and Robert couldn't guess what they were up to.The Strauss and Stevens family weren't close, so he didn't know Melanie well. However, Melanie was sort of like an elder to him because of the connection between the Strauss and Page family. Although he didn't know much about Melanie, he was aware that she had a problematic character. Yolanda was so much better than her.Robert didn't like poking his nose into other people's business, but Belle was special to him. He only paid attention to her because she resembled someone he cared about.He wouldn't just look away if Melanie and Xenia did something to hurt Belle! Meanwhile, Melanie returned to Xenia and signaled for her to approach Belle.Xenia nodded and walked to Belle with a smile. "Hey, Belle," she said.Belle w
Gray? Grayson narrowed his eyes and looked at Belle. She was waving at him with a sweet smile.He didn't know what tricks she was hiding up her sleeve, but his heart skipped a beat at the way she called him. The company directors who were kissing up to him turned to look at Belle."Mr. Page, you're so lucky to have such a gorgeous wife!""We won't take up any more of your time. Go and be with your wife."The men left. Tristan and the others were also sitting with Grayson, and they looked at Belle at the same time. They teased Grayson. "'Gray!' Tsk, tsk, tsk.""Your girl's calling for you. Aren't you going to go to her, Gray?""Hurry up, Gray. Don't let her wait."Grayson barked, "Fuck off!"Tristan moved closer to Grayson. They could finally talk in private. He nudged Grayson and said, "Did you do it after you got back from the bar that day?""Do what?"Tristan pursed his lips and said, "Don't play dumb. I meant you having sex with Belle."Grayson suddenly recalled the
Belle said, "I miss him all of a sudden." Xenia was speechless. She felt as if Belle was intentionally showing off her affection for Grayson. She frowned with displeasure, but her frown disappeared very quickly. At least Belle hadn't realized that her drink was spiked."Where's your husband?" asked Belle.Xenia said with emphasis, "He's not my husband. He's my fiancé." "Oh, then where's your fiancé?"Xenia didn't know why Belle was looking for Dawson. She thought Belle was just trying to find a topic of conversation, so she glanced toward Dawson casually.Dawson was flirting with a bunch of girls! He was infamous for being lustful! However, Dawson was different from Tristan. Although Tristan had many ex-girlfriends, he only dated one girl at a time. Dawson flirted with multiple girls at the same time. He was the typical playboy. Xenia frowned, but Belle called for Dawson to come over before she could say anything. Dawson was closer to them, so he reached them before G
Melanie smirked when she saw Xenia's signal and immediately whispered something to a waiter. The waiter went to Robert and said, "Mr. Strauss, someone asked for you upstairs. She said it's about something urgent regarding your brother. Here is the key card to her room." Robert frowned and asked, "Who's asking?" "I don't know her either. You'll find out once you get there."Robert glanced at the key card. He felt that something wasn't right, but he still went upstairs because the issue involved his beloved younger brother.Meanwhile, Xenia quickly walked to Belle when she saw Robert heading upstairs. "Belle, aren't you going to change your clothes? I'll go with you," she said. Belle nodded with a smile and said, "Sure." Hence, they got into the elevator together. Just as the elevator doors were about to shut, Dawson rushed inside. He was frowning, and his face was flushed as he stared at Belle intently. Belle pursed her lips in irritation, but she said nothing. Xenia said