Chapter 612 What Happened to the Aspens

Grayson said gently, "Don't worry about it. Robert will be able to handle it."

"How is he going to deal with it?"

"I don't know, but it's his job to do so. If he can't manage to do it, then he would've failed at his job."

Belle decided not to probe further into details.

Noticing that her emotions had stabilized, he caressed her hair gently.

"What about you? What happened?"

Belle could still hear the woman's wailing echoing in her ears, which made her heart throb with pain.

Noticing her current position, Belle immediately sat up straight on the bed. "I don't know. I'm just … afraid of thunder."

"Have you been scared of it ever since you were young?"

"Yeah, I would always have nightmares whenever the weather turned for the worst. My grandpa was always with me to make sure I was okay. But I've never been as scared as today."

"What made you so afraid today?"

"I think it's because I found out that I'm from the Aspen family."

Grayson was shocked.

She turned to face him. "I'm a