Before Grayson could react, Belle was also woken up. She shot straight up from his arms.Her abrupt movements out of confusion accidentally hit Grayson in the crotch without a hint of restraint.Grayson pursed his lips as he desperately held in the pain.The still confused Belle sat up on the bed with her messy long hair draped over."Huh? Who? Where? What's that noise?"She turned around to find the phone ringing on the nightstand. Rubbing her eyes, she frowned as she stared daggers into Grayson."Can't you put your phone on mute? It's early in the morning! God…"Belle angrily pulled over the blanket and lay back down on the bed with her back facing Grayson.He gritted his teeth in anger, still unable to make a sound.It took some more time for the pain to dissipate. When he could move again, he picked up the phone and went into the bathroom.His first course of action was to check on his comrade in arms. After confirming its safety, he finally let out a long sigh and picked
Grayson felt like he was drained of energy after working for a while, and all he could think about was Belle.He could hardly compose himself with the thought of her just being next door.He decided to leave the study and bring his laptop to the bedroom.He did not bother Belle. He simply sat on the balcony to resume working. But now, he could take a look at her any time he wanted.Grayson felt energized as he recalled how much she liked money.He wanted to make even more money for her sake.It was almost noon by the time Belle finally woke up.Belle started stretching as she sat up lazily while yawning.She was surprised to find Grayson working on the balcony."What are you doing over there?"Grayson looked up at her and replied, "Work."Belle was intrigued. "Why aren't you working in your study like usual?"Grayson casually came up with an excuse. "I like the air here."Belle decided not to probe further. She soon jolted wide awake when she saw the time."It's already 1
Belle remained skeptical. "Aren't you hungry from skipping two meals in a row?""I'm not dying from starvation just yet.""So you are, in fact, starving? If you're hungry, why didn't you just eat?"Grayson was at a loss for words and quickly went for a rebuttal."What's with the interrogation session? Sit down and eat!"Belle continued, "You didn't starve yourself because of me, did you?"Grayson replied, "What do you think?""I don't think it's because of me.""Then it's not!"Belle let out a long sigh of relief. "Thank God. I knew it. You gave me quite the scare."Grayson was annoyed by her remarks. "What do you mean? What are you even scared of?"Belle took a sip of milk before replying."If you were actually unable to eat because I wasn't with you, that would mean that you were lonely and you missed me. Well, this usually only happens between couples in love, so it's not something that we have to worry about."Belle continued without waiting for his reply, "I was afrai
"Why don't you appease Mr. Page a little? Because of you, Mr. Page hasn't even had breakfast yet," Meredith added.Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Belle glanced at the yard. Grayson was standing there, smoking with one hand in his pocket. He was frowning, looking quite upset.Belle thought for a moment. Then, she put down her cutlery and went out.It was winter, so the temperature outdoors was quite different from indoors. It was very cold, so as soon as Belle went out, she shrunk her neck against the cold.Grayson frowned when he saw her. He looked like he didn't want to humor her, but still, he spoke."Why did you come out? Go back in!"Belle wrapped her arms around herself as she walked up to him. Shivering, she asked, "Aren't you cold?"He was only wearing a shirt. Belle was wearing even thicker layers than him, but she felt unbearably cold.Seeing that she was trembling, Grayson put out the cigarette in his hands. Then, he dragged her inside the house."You have to
Belle's expression shifted. "They found the murderer?""Yes.""Who was it? Gabriel?""No, it was a normal delivery man. He always delivered packages to Henrietta, so they got to know each other. They even got quite intimate with each other."According to the delivery man, Henrietta was the one who took the initiative to seduce him. He said that he received a call from Henrietta one night, asking him for help.She wanted him to help her fix a broken pipe at home. Later on, the two slept with each other, and they maintained that relationship.They got along quite well at first. Henrietta always said that she wanted to marry him. The delivery man also assumed that they were dating.But one day, he bumped into another man getting entangled with Henrietta at home. The delivery man was mad, so he hit that man. But Henrietta slapped the delivery man instead.Henrietta even threatened to call the police, saying that he had hit her boyfriend. The delivery man then asked about their rela
Gabriel slightly narrowed his eyes. There wasn't anything off about his expression.He peeled the apple skilfully. After removing the last patch of peel, he handed the apple to Ginger."You've already heard how it happened, so you should stop feeling bad because of someone like that."Ginger nodded. "Yes, I shouldn't feel bad because of her. It's not worth it."With that, Ginger took the apple. Glancing at it, she said, "You peeled this apple perfectly. You must've peeled a lot of apples in the past. Have you been peeling apples every day in recent years?"Gabriel smiled. "I know how to cook, so, of course, I'm quite good with knives.""Oh, right. I forgot that you know how to cook. You hated going into the kitchen when you were young, but unexpectedly, now that you're grown up …. You've suffered a lot in the past few years, haven't you?"Seeing that Ginger was feeling down again, Gabriel said, "Of course not! I didn't do too well in the first year after my grandfather died. But
Gabriel swiped to answer the call. The person on the other end of the line said something, and he nodded. "Alright."After the call ended, Ginger hastily asked, "What's the matter?"Gabriel said, "They notified me to go to the police station last night. But just now, they told me that I don't have to go anymore.""Our statements are already recorded. Why would they tell you to go to the police station again?"Gabriel knew very well that they must have suspected him, and that was why they had summoned him. He lied, saying, "I'm not sure either. But now, they said that I don't have to go anymore."Either way, they've caught the culprit, so we're not suspects anymore."Ginger nodded. She said in amazement, "The police are quite efficient nowadays. They managed to catch the culprit so soon. Kudos to them."A faint smile appeared in the corners of Gabriel's eyes. He then said to Ginger, "This incident is over, so let's not think about it anymore."Ginger, you should wash up first, a
Belle said, "What do I have to do with him canceling your engagement? Shouldn't you ask yourself instead? Or just ask him straight away. Why are you asking me that?"Xenia gritted her teeth."I've already asked him about it. He said that Mr. Page Senior wished for it. But before Dawson and I were engaged, Mr. Page Senior didn't object to it at all."If you weren't the one who persuaded Mr. Page Senior, who else would've done it?"Belle said, "Even if I said that it wasn't me, you wouldn't believe me anyway. Still, you like Grayson, don't you? Why are you mad that your engagement with Dawson is canceled?""You … You brainless idiot!"Belle frowned. "Can you not insult people when you talk? You'll get beaten up."Xenia knew that she was no match for Belle. Gritting her teeth, she said, "You're such a vile woman! You'll pay for it someday!"With that, she turned around and left.Belle still hadn't figured out what was going on when she heard sounds of argument coming from the hou