Grayson was still at the office. He picked up the phone and said, "Has Belle left?""Yes, she's just left." "Did she find anything?" asked Grayson."She said that there is no poison in the medicine. It's a medication for treating insomnia, and it's very effective too!" "Really?" Grayson was a little surprised. He had thought the same as Simon, that Lena would take the chance to poison him.Simon said, "That's what Belle said. She also found out something very important. Lena could be related to her. Belle said that the formula for the medicine was passed down by her ancestors. Outsiders wouldn't know it …"Simon repeated everything Belle had said to Grayson, and the former frowned as he listened. If Lena was indeed related to Belle, then would Belle get angry if he hurt Lena? Wait a minute …"I thought Belle didn't know Lena," said Grayson. Besides, Lena was also unfamiliar with Belle.Simon said, "She doesn't. I found it weird, too. If they really are family, how could they
Joseph nodded and said, "Yes. Mr. Robert Strauss is here."Grayson frowned and said, "What's he doing here?""Mr. Patrick's birthday is in two days. As you know, he cannot speak, so there will be changes this year. Mr. Robert is here to discuss the details of the birthday banquet.""Why him? How about Mr. Strauss Senior?" asked Grayson."Mr. Robert said that he's sick.""Sick? What kind of illness is it?" "I think he's fallen ill from worrying about Mr. Patrick too much," said Joseph.Grayson sighed quietly. Even as a bystander, he was well aware of the Strauss family's situation. He walked toward the hall. Robert walked out just as Grayson arrived at the entrance.Their expressions changed when they saw each other. After a moment of silence, Robert greeted Grayson first. Grayson didn't like him, so he just frowned and kept quiet. Even so, Robert didn't get angry. "Could you give me Mr. Bunny's phone number?" asked Robert.Grayson felt even more displeased at the mentio
Grayson walked to Finneas. Finneas looked up from his tea when he sensed Grayson. "Who's Mr. Bunny?" he asked. He had overheard Robert and Grayson's conversation. His hearing was still perfect even though he was old.Grayson said forthcomingly, "Belle.""Belle? She's the person Robert's trying so hard to find?" said Finneas with surprise."Why? Did he tell you about it?""Yes. He came to discuss Patrick's birthday. Then, he told me that he was urgently looking for someone called Mr. Bunny. He hoped that I could help him," said Finneas.Then, he muttered to himself, "No wonder he asked for my help. He knows that you know where Mr. Bunny is. How did Belle become Mr. Bunny?""She disguised herself as a man to compete in boxing matches. Mr. Bunny is a nickname the crowd gave her," said Grayson."Really? She's good at everything she does. I'm so proud to have her as my daughter-in-law, haha."Grayson was speechless.Finneas chuckled and said, "Then why won't you tell Robert tha
Grayson always knew that Belle's identity was special, but not that special. He looked at Finneas in bewilderment and asked, "What exactly is her background?"Finneas took a deep breath and said, "Have you ever heard of the Aspen family?""I think so, but I don't know much about them.""It's normal that you don't know much about them. No one else knows other than the old folks of my generation, not to mention youngsters like you," said Finneas."What does the Aspen family do? Are they very secretive?""Yes. Before what happened to them, almost nobody had ever heard of them. Not even me. Their entire family lives in the mountains and are very secretive about their activities." "Are they a primitive tribe?" asked Grayson."Not really. It's just that every generation of their family lived in the mountains and distanced themselves from the outside world."Grayson asked in confusion, "Why distance themselves?""I don't know. It could just be a habit, or there could be some sort of
Finneas took a moment to compose himself. Then, he said, "I felt very sorry for them. They reminded me of the time my business failed and how your grandmother carried your father when the creditors showed up. "But the Page family was not powerful enough back then. If I stepped up to protect them, the other families would attack our family. We would be ruined like the Aspen family."Sigh, those people didn't give up after that. They went to the bottom of the cliff to search for the mother and daughter. "They even wanted to salvage their corpses. I still don't know what was so special about the little girl that they were crazy enough to want to do research on her corpse!"Grayson said nothing. Finneas had said that he didn't know much about the Aspen family, but he had still revealed a lot of information. Grayson needed time to process it. After a long moment of silence, he said, "So Belle is an Aspen. She's the little girl.""Yes!""How are you so sure?""Noah told me the ni
"I'm not sure either. My resources were limited back then, and it was too late by the time I learned that the influential families had taken action. "Mr. Strauss Senior and I investigated it for a long time, but we couldn't find out what the Aspen family had done. That is why we think that they are definitely hiding something."I guess the Aspen family possessed something that all the powerful people wanted, although I don't know what it is. You were still young back then, so those powerful people had control of the situation."They don't care about regular people like us. There is another reason why I wanted you to marry Belle. Thanks to you, the Page family is becoming more powerful, and I'm sure those powerful people are already targeting you."Belle will be able to help you with her identity if you marry her. Although Belle is just a young lady, there are powerful forces backing her up. Otherwise, you would have been able to find out her identity and background by now."Those
Finneas said with displeasure, "I intentionally made Belle appear in public during my birthday party so that I could observe their reactions. They had all seen Belle's mother back then. "They would surely suspect something because Belle looks just like her mother. Tom's reaction was very obvious. He has suspicions about Belle's identity, but he doesn't say much."I think he holds a neutral stance for now, but I'm not so sure about Phil … That old bastard is a cruel man!"Grayson asked, "Do you think he'll tell Lena about Belle?""I don't know, but he definitely hasn't told her yet. If he has, Lena would already be after Belle. I think he's still unsure about Belle's identity, so he does not dare to act rashly. Nevertheless, you must still be wary of him.""Okay," said Grayson."I've told you all I know. Gray, you must treat Belle better. She's a very pitiful child."Grayson's heart ached. He felt sorry for Belle. Her family had been killed off. Everyone important to her had die
"Grandpa, is there something you're keeping from me?" asked Belle.It already wasn't the first time she noticed that something was off. Something similar had happened the previous time. How could there be so many coincidences? Belle felt that Noah was lying because he wanted to hide something from her on purpose. Noah frowned. He had hidden countless things from Belle. He really just didn't want her to know.He didn't know if Belle would ever smile again if he were to tell her everything. However, she was destined to know about some things. There was a burden and responsibility on her shoulders, and also vengeance! People always said that the best thing to do was to forgive and forget, but it was just because they hadn't experienced an incident like that!Some things were easier said than done. Noah and those from his generation would not rest until revenge had been exacted!Belle had to know about the tragedy sooner or later. It was just a matter of time. Noah didn't want he