After they left, Belle glanced at the backseat and boot. They were filled with dolls. She fell into deep thought. She couldn't believe that Finneas would like something like that.The servants were stunned to see the dolls when Belle and Grayson returned to Page Residence. They wondered what Grayson was thinking.Finneas thought that Grayson had bought the dolls for Belle. "Why did you guys bring the dolls inside? Grayson bought them for Belle!" he scolded.Belle quickly explained, "Mr. Page Senior, Grayson bought them for you. Wait. He didn't buy them. He got them from the claw machine."Finneas was confused.Belle added, "He said you liked them."Finneas turned to look at his grandson. The latter had entered the house with a darkened and unhappy expression.Finneas guessed what had happened. Grayson must have got the dolls for Belle to make her happy.However, Belle didn't appreciate that. As Grayson didn't want to hurt his pride, he lied and said he got the dolls for Finneas
Grayson calmed himself down before taking the call. "Hello?""Mr. Page, I'm Lena.""I know. What's the matter?""I've finished making your scented sachet. Do you have time to come and collect it?"Grayson hummed a reply. "Yes. Where are you right now? I'll come and find you."After Lena told him a location, Grayson replied, "I'll be there in around 20 minutes.""Okay. I'll wait for you."After hanging up the call, Grayson told Belle, "I need to go and collect something before going home."Belle went straight to the point. "You should go, then. I'll take a taxi."Then, Belle wanted to get out of the car. It was obvious she didn't want to go with him.Grayson said, "We can go together. Where I'm headed is on the way home, anyway. We can head home after I collect my things.""No! I don't want to go!"Grayson added, "It's a woman!""What?" Belle didn't understand what he meant.Grayson repeated, "A woman asked me to meet up with her."Belle questioned, "So what?"Grayson fu
As Dorothy wasn't here, Simon helped to check the sachets.Simon didn't find anything wrong with them. "I think they are fine. However, you can ask Ms. Walters to check if you want to be sure," he said.Grayson felt a bit annoyed when Belle was brought up. He put away the scented sachets and reed diffuser. "A country bumpkin like her wouldn't know anything about this," he retorted.Simon couldn't tell him that Belle had saved Patrick. So Simon could only explain, "Don't look down on her! Her grandfather is friends with Grandma, after all. He's a capable person. There's no way Belle, who her grandfather had raised, would be any less!"Grayson didn't reply. He understood Belle's strong points. However, he never expected her to be capable of medical skills.Otherwise, she would have known about his insomnia after sleeping in the same room for so long.Grayson changed the topic. "Why is Mrs. Jenkins Senior in seclusion for so long?"Simon shook his head. "I don't know." He looke
Just as Belle was about to head back to her rental house, she received a call from Scott. Scott had asked her out for a drink.She initially tried to refuse, but her guilt over the matter of the game convinced her to accept the invitation.However, she arrived at their meeting spot only to find Robert alone. Scott was nowhere in sight.Belle was surprised. "Why are you here? Where's Scott?"Robert, too, was surprised upon meeting her. He quickly realized that this was probably Scott's plan all along.Half an hour ago, Scott had called Robert, insisting they meet up for a drink to discuss important matters as soon as possible.Scott had never mentioned Belle in the call. And Robert simply came to meet up with his buddy.When Robert arrived to find no one waiting for him, he called Scott, only to be met with excuses for being late.The person who eventually turned up, however, was Belle.He had his suspicions when Scott planned the meet-up at such a romantic venue. But he quickl
Robert paused his steps and silently enjoyed the scenery unfolding before him.He kept both hands in his pocket and remained still. He stared at Belle as if he was enjoying a peaceful retirement life. He very much appreciated such a calm and soothing scene.As the eldest son of the Strauss family, he had to uphold various responsibilities for becoming the future head of the family. However, the young Robert was a sickly child and would often be ostracized by his peers.Since he had enlisted in the army, he had been handling a wide range of eccentric soldiers, both among the enemy and within his own ranks. These were individuals who found joy in the chaos of the battlefield, where lives were reduced to mere statistics, leaving him with no opportunity for relaxation.Moments of ease like such were the rarest commodity in his life. He came to appreciate a peaceful life more than anybody else. It was just that …As he stared at Belle, his memories came flooding back. Many years b
"Huh?" Belle was surprised by the question. "I … Don't think so. Why?"Robert explained, "You seemed just like someone I knew. The only difference is that you don't recognize me."She wanted to say that he seemed familiar to her as well. But her suspicions held her back, considering that he had absolutely zero idea about Lovey.The young man back then had met Lovey and would not have forgotten about it.Belle smiled. "You probably recognized the wrong person.""When will Scott be here?" She quickly changed the topic.Robert felt disappointed but kept it to himself. "I don't know. Although he did say he was on his way. Is there anything you want to tell him?""I just wanted to talk about the game."She added, "Oh yeah. You had also invested in Scott's game, didn't you?""Yeah, why?"Belle replied, "It's partly my fault that Grayson is so focused on suppressing both you and your game."He didn't want me to be around the both of you. But he wouldn't dare vent his frustrations
"Liar, liar, pants on fire! I'm warning you now. I'm going to be mad if you try anything funny! Besides, her boyfriend is just by her side!" Anne huffed. Tristan retorted, "Nonsense!"How would Belle's identity suddenly shift from being Grayson's legal wife to Robert's girlfriend all of a sudden?But it was not exactly Tristan's fault for having the wrong idea after witnessing a man and a woman together in such a deliberately romantic venue.Tristan thought about it before sending Anne to take pictures around the café. He then pulled out his phone and called Grayson."Where are you right now?""What's up?" Grayson was driving home.Tristan began by teasing Grayson. "I'm at Plums Café right now. Guess who I just saw?"Grayson only had Belle in mind as he was heading home to her. He decided to dismiss Tristan. "I'm hanging up."He was not interested in what Tristan had to say.Tristan finally stopped beating around the bush. "I just saw your wife together with Robert.""What?
An ambulance soon arrived before they could explain their circumstances.They decided to just leave it at that and proceeded to help the paramedics move the drowned man into the ambulance.Even as the ambulance took off, the woman continued expressing her gratitude and wished for their happiness.Belle felt a slight embarrassment due to the woman's words but promptly shrugged it off.Soon after, a gust of wind blew right at her, and she sneezed from the cold. She only realized how cold it had become once the ambulance had left their sight.It was particularly windy, and her drenched clothes only compounded the situation. Robert turned his attention to Belle, intending to ask if she was okay. However, he was left speechless when he glimpsed her soaked appearance.Belle was wearing a thin jacket, a shirt, and a suspender skirt. Grayson himself picked out her outfit for a dinner with the Page family. Her attire was modest enough, with only her waist exposed in small openings. Ye