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
"I drank way too much last night. I was almost late this morning. Gabriel turned my alarm off! He didn't even wake me up," Ginger said.Belle checked the time. "You're not late, though. It's not time for work yet.""Did you forget? Receptionists need to clock in earlier."Belle said, "Oh, right. Now that you're at work, what's Gabriel doing?""He was still at home when I left. I told him to feel free to go out and look around. If he wants to stay home, I'll order some lunch for him in the afternoon."Belle asked, "You guys haven't met in so long. Why don't you ask for a couple more days off?""Do you think I have your guts?" Ginger retorted helplessly. "I can't take so many leaves. I only just got a promotion. I shouldn't slack off now, so I'd better get back to work."Belle didn't understand why Ginger was so ambitious. She didn't see Henrietta and asked, "Where's Henrietta?""Who knows? She has the morning shift today. I wonder if she overslept. In fact, she's already conside
Belle didn't vocalize her gratitude. All she said was, "Hold on to that money for now. I'll let you know if I really do need any.""Alright. Don't be so formal with me, alright? We're best friends."Belle looked at Ginger and smiled. She was in a great mood. "Okay."The two of them chatted for a couple more moments before Belle headed to the secretarial department.First, she went to talk to Rosa about quitting.When Rosa heard that Belle wanted to quit, she was shocked. "Why do you want to quit? Mr. Page has been pretty nice to you recently, right?""I just don't want to work here anymore."Rosa couldn't understand. Just like Ginger, she started telling Belle all about how hard it was to enter Page Corporation.Belle said, "I can't do much here. I want to quit and do something else. I want to do something I really like."Rosa thought she wanted freedom. With a pained expression, she said, "You're still young. When you're my age, you'll realize how important a stable job with
The head of the human resources department cleared his throat lightly. Since Belle couldn't stop asking questions, he said, "Your work isn't done yet. Based on our standard protocol, you should've put in your notice a month ago. If you leave now, who's going to be in charge of your work?"I'm in the secretarial department. I don't have much work to do," Belle said."That's impossible. This isn't how things work in Page Corporation. Go back and finish all your work before quitting. Also, you have to rewrite your letter. I can't hand this in. It doesn't fit the criteria."Belle frowned.She had downloaded the template online. How could it not fit the criteria?"Why doesn't it fit?" she asked.He replied, "Go back and read it again. I'm still busy, so I'm afraid you'll have to go back now."The head of the human resources department was afraid that he'd make a mistake the more he spoke.He didn't know why Belle wanted to leave, but he was sure as hell that he wanted to stay. He wa
The policemen began to take Gabriel's statement.Gabriel only got to meet Ginger after a long time. Ginger's eyes began to tear up again at the sight of him. "Are you okay, Gabriel?"He said with a slight frown, "I'm okay. The police just asked me the usual questions. I told them everything I knew. Don't worry."Ginger nodded, and the three of them left the station.Ginger kept lamenting, "I didn't know that would happen to her. I was still talking shit about her this very morning! I was even thinking about how I would scold her when she arrived late.""Don't beat yourself up over it. Her death isn't worth mourning," Gabriel said."I do hate her, but I never wished for her to die. She's useless, but she didn't deserve to die—especially not in such a cruel way."Gabriel replied, "You don't have anything to do with her death. You didn't do anything wrong. Don't waste your emotions on her."Belle glanced at Gabriel.The police definitely wouldn't say a word about how Henrietta di
Sam had started the car and was on his way back to the company.Belle seemed to have suddenly thought of something as she turned to Grayson."I thought you had a very important meeting this morning? How did you find the time to come out?"Grayson wanted to explain that she was more important than any meeting that could exist.But the words never came out. He had never been one to flatter others, and he decided that spilling the truth would only do more harm than good.He remembered that she mentioned that she would shun anyone coming to her with unsolicited affection.Thus, he decided to gloss it over with an excuse."The meeting was already over."Sam was dumbfounded as he wondered what the stakeholders waiting for Grayson in the meeting room were doing at the moment.He glanced at Grayson through the rearview mirror but did not dare speak up.Belle did not probe further and just stared out the window, deep in her thoughts.Grayson explained, "Henrietta's death will be hand