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
Grayson didn't feel like his question was weird. Since his wife just had dinner with another man, it seemed perfectly normal for him to have a couple of questions.Grayson looked perfectly content with himself, which made Belle say, "You've been acting super weird recently. You're asking questions about the most random things. It's not like you're into guys either, so do you like me or something?"Grayson noticed how cautious her gaze seemed when she said that. Frowning, he stayed silent for a few moments before asking, "What if I actually do like you?"Belle stood up instantly. Her eyes were wide and alert. "Are you serious?"Grayson felt something cold settle in his chest at her reaction. He remembered what she had said about how she would react if Robert confessed to her. Frowning, he said, "Don't get ahead of yourself. I'm just curious."Belle let out a long sigh of relief. "You scared me! Don't fall for me, okay? If you fall for me, we won't even be able to be friends.""Why
"What woman?" Grayson asked her."The Wallers' daughter.""What happened?""Your little pet, Xenia, started it. They all hate me and are always trying to start fights with me. How did she go missing?" Belle mumbled."I don't know. Sam said they'd already contacted the police and reporters. It might be to target you."Belle pressed her lips together. "Did Sam call you to tell you that?""Yeah. The Wallers came over to look for you but got held back by the guards. Go to sleep. You don't have to worry about them. I've asked Sam to get rid of them. They won't be coming over.""How do you know I didn't hide her somewhere?" Belle asked."You wouldn't be that bored. You also don't have that much free time," Grayson said.Belle shrugged. Grayson was right. He really did understand her.His trust in her was also pretty touching.That was why she didn't immediately chase him away that night when he lay on the bed again."Should we buy another bed?" Belle asked.Grayson leaned agains
Belle tossed and turned a little bit more before finally finding a comfortable position to sleep in.Grayson gulped nervously. He didn't dare to move, and after gulping a couple of times, he finally lifted a hand to stroke her hair gently. He kissed her on the top of her head and fell asleep with her in his arms.He woke up early the next day to prevent Belle from making a fuss when she woke up in his arms again. He also didn't want to hear her talk about buying another bed.Meredith noticed his good mood and said, "You slept well last night, didn't you? You seem to be in a great mood."Nodding, he asked Meredith to make some oatmeal for Belle's breakfast before heading out for a jog.By the time he came back from his jog, Belle was already awake. She was sitting in the living room and telling Sixteen off.Grayson had forgotten to close the door before going for his morning jog. Sixteen had run into the house and jumped excitedly on the bed, which woke Belle up.That was why she