While Scott got his check-up done, Robert was getting the rundown of everything that happened. He was also checking the surveillance camera footage from the bar.He hadn't imagined that Belle would be such a good fighter. Her technique strongly reminded him of Mr. Bunny.Mr. Bunny had used the exact same techniques the other day in the fighting ring.Grayson had also defended Belle exactly like how he defended Mr. Bunny the other day.What if?Robert wanted to assume that Belle was Mr. Bunny, but after quite a few tests, he'd proven that Belle wasn't the person he was looking for.Robert didn't know where the problem lay.Grayson and Belle were already on the way back home from the bar.Grayson was furious because Belle had helped Scott fight. He was also pissed because of the last thing she had said to Robert. His expression was sour the whole way home. He didn't speak to her at all.Belle looked at Grayson, not knowing what he was angry about.After they had been on the r
Belle said, "They can't hurt me. Also, it was their fault in the first place. It was bad enough that they were talking shit about Robert, but Patrick's just a kid. Why would they say things like that about him? I'm on Scott's side. He did nothing wrong.""If you thought they were being unfair, you could've called me!" Grayson said. "You're just a girl. What are you doing running headfirst into a fight like that?""It's not like I couldn't handle it. Why would I call you? You make it sound like I'm weak and incompetent.""If you could handle it, then why are you injured?""Am I? I'm not injured."Grayson held up her hand. "It's red!"She remained silent in disbelief. "Is this really an injury?" she thought.The corners of her mouth twitched. She felt as if she had really become a weak, fragile little lady in Grayson's eyes."Is this what the Page family deems an injury?"Grayson glared at her with a frown.Belle pressed her lips together. She knew Grayson was simply worried ab
Phil frowned and sighed. "There's nothing to be afraid of. The Aspen family was wiped out by them back then. She's the only one left. What can she do?""Still, you know what happened that year. If the mysterious families want her, that means there has to be something valuable about her. I'm worried that she has some kind of superpowers. If she has powers, she'd be a very dangerous enemy."Phil replied, "Everyone was talking about how mysterious the Aspen family was back then, but no one knew why. No one's ever seen the Aspen family in action. Maybe all those rumors are really just rumors. Maybe the Aspen family are just normal people like you and me.""That's not entirely unlikely, but I'd rather believe that they are truly powerful," his confidant replied. "After all, the mysterious families shouldn't be taken lightly. If they really didn't have any powers, they wouldn't attack all at once."Phil sighed again. After a minute of silence, he said, "Let's not think about the Aspen fa
Belle had just met with Ginger.She had no idea that Xenia and Monica were planning to ruin her reputation."Over here, Belle!" Ginger called out excitedly when she spotted Belle.Ginger was still dressed in the uniform of Page Corporation's workers. She had obviously rushed out of the company without going home to change clothes.It was probably because she was super excited to find the brother she had lost for years.Belle walked over to them. Her glance shifted from Ginger to Ginger's "brother". His stare made her feel uncomfortable. She felt like there was more to him than met the eye.That didn't necessarily mean that he was a bad person, though. She didn't think too much of it and asked Ginger, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"Ginger said with a bright smile. "No, we just reached. Here, let me introduce you guys. This is my brother. He's 18 this year. Gabe, this is my best friend. I talked about her this afternoon. Her name is Belle, and she's 20 this year, so she'
Henrietta frowned. It was just a random lie she'd come up with, so she didn't have a name.Besides, even if it was the truth, she wasn't about to expose any real names of the higher-ups at the company.If she mentioned names, she wouldn't just be getting on Ginger's bad side. She would be offending a bunch of important people at the company. It was a bad move.Still, she wasn't about to give up her game. "You know better than all of us. Quit embarrassing yourself."Ginger scoffed coldly. "If you don't give me a name, I'm not leaving."Henrietta spat, "Are all whores this cocky nowadays? What kind of bitch asks other people for the names of people she fucked? I've seen shameless people, but you really take the cake."Ginger picked up the bowl of beef stew on the table, throwing it all over Henrietta. "Say it! You'd better give me a fucking name today. If you don't give me a name, that means you're just spreading rumors!"Henrietta hadn't expected that Ginger would actually do any
Ginger was drinking quite a lot. She was drinking so quickly that she was already drunk before finishing her food.She looked at Gabriel as she sobbed. "How could you be so cruel? You left for so many years! You didn't even think to contact me. Just a single phone call would've been enough. It would've helped even if you had sent a letter to let me know you were safe!" She wailed, "After so many years, I had already started to think that the worst had happened. I–I thought you were dead!"Gabriel frowned slightly as his gaze filled with guilt.Ginger sobbed, saying, "I–I really want to beat you up!""Go ahead. I'll hold it in," Gabriel said.Ginger pressed her lips together. "I can't hurt you! What can I even say? Back when Mr. Fleming was sick, I told you I'd take care of you and that I'd never leave you behind. Even if all I had was a piece of bread, I'd give you half of it. I would've raised you perfectly fine. How could you run away like that?" She paused and sniffed befor
Henrietta hadn't left yet. When she saw Ginger on Gabriel's back, she scoffed coldly. "How desperate do you have to be to go for a 30-year-old out of all the young ladies out there? You don't know how much of a whore she is! "Her body count is probably off the charts. You'd better watch out. You could catch something by accident."Belle frowned. "Are you asking to get beaten up?"Henrietta said mockingly, "Was I talking about you? Did your name come out of my mouth? Why are you talking so much? I'm talking about Ginger!""That doesn't matter! You can talk about yourself all you want but not Ginger!""You–"Belle glared at her and threatened, "If you think I'm joking, then go ahead and continue barking. Let's see what will happen."Belle's gaze was pretty intimidating. All Henrietta could do was look at her with gritted teeth and turn away. Belle glanced at her in disdain before waving for Gabriel to continue walking.Gabriel frowned. Before he left, he stared at Henrietta a
After a long pause, he finally said, "Thank you for helping today."Belle's attitude became much better after hearing Robert's voice. "No need. It's what friends should do."Robert wanted to ask her outright if she was Mr. Bunny, but he remembered how she hadn't admitted anything even after he'd brought it up at the event. Thus, he kept his question to himself.He was worried that she couldn't tell him the truth for some reason.Since Robert wasn't saying anything, Belle said, "I've heard about what's going on with the Strauss family. If you need help, please speak up. We're friends, so there's no need to be formal with me."Robert was terrified of asking Belle for help. He was worried that Belle was really the woman he was thinking of. He didn't want her to expose herself because of him.Robert was still very touched regardless. "Okay.""By the way, do your best to convince your brother to meet me. I want to check on his condition.""Okay."Belle continued talking to Robert f