Grayson had just left the operating room, so he was truly sleepy. After all, he received anesthetics during the operation, so he went to sleep soon enough.Belle wanted to take the chance to remove her hand from his grasp. But he still gripped her tightly. Every time she moved her hand, he would frown.Belle was exasperated. She had no choice but to sit quietly by the bed, letting him hold her hand.She looked at Grayson silently. She observed his eyebrows, then his eyes. Then, she looked at his nose and his lips.The more she looked at him, the more handsome he seemed to be.He had nicely shaped eyebrows, and his eyelashes were long. His nose was tall, and his lips were thin … Be it on their own or together, his features were extremely nice-looking.Belle was astonished. How could such a good-looking person exist in this world?And he was even a man!He truly was blessed by the heavens. He wasn't only handsome, but he was also talented at making money.Meanwhile, Robert was s
Robert said simply, "Something came up with the troops, so I'm going back to check things out."As he spoke, he took out a small pendant from his pocket. He handed it to Belle."This is for you."Belle glanced at it. It was made of bronze, and it looked quite noble and exquisite. "What is this?"Robert said, "This will protect you when necessary.""Protect me? Is this a secret weapon?""No, it's a token."When Belle heard that, she understood right away. She could probably command Robert's subordinates with this.She shook her head, trying to return the pendant to Robert. "You should keep it. It's dangerous to be alone outside. I can protect myself in Maltford, so don't worry."Robert said, "I don't need this when I'm outside. Just hold onto it. You can return it to me when I come back.""I …""Just take it." Robert frowned slightly with a serious look on his face.Seeing his insistence, Belle felt like she shouldn't decline. She had no choice but to keep it for now.Rober
Downstairs, Scott was waiting in the car. When he saw Robert coming back, he immediately greeted the latter."Why did you come back so soon?"Robert simply nodded as he got into the car.Scott complained, "After leaving this time, you won't know when you're coming back. Aren't you going to talk more with Belle?"If Robert hadn't listened in on the conversation for a while, he would've returned even sooner.After fastening his seatbelt, Robert said calmly, "I don't know what to talk to her about."Scott pouted. "Then what did you talk about just now?""Nothing.""What do you mean, nothing? So you just stared at each other without saying anything?"Robert glanced at Scott. "Grayson seems to be in a good condition. He should be able to recover quickly."Scott immediately frowned."What does that have to do with me? Don't mention him in front of me!"With that, he started the car and quickly left the hospital. He didn't ask any more questions.Robert successfully stopped him f
Belle got up to leave without asking where Margaret was. "Where are you going?" asked Grayson. The moment he finished his sentence, Belle knocked him out with her hand. Sam's jaw dropped.Grayson had passed out before Sam could see what had happened. Sam's eyes bulged as he said, "Mrs. Page, is Mr. Page …""He's fine. He'll be okay when he wakes up. Stay here and take care of him. I'm going out, but I'll try to get back as soon as possible," said Belle.Belle went out of the ward. Sam dared not stop her. He didn't stand a chance if not even Grayson could handle her. Belle received a phone call from Ginger the moment she stepped out of the hospital. "Belle, where are you? Are you okay?" Belle felt confused when she heard Ginger's anxious tone. She asked, "I'm fine. What's wrong?""That's good. You have to think positively and ignore the negative things people are saying online. There are more and more keyboard warriors nowadays. They'll do anything to gain popularity."
Lena narrowed her eyes and asked, "Why should I agree?""I know a secret that you want to know!" said Xenia.Lena kept quiet, and Xenia said, "My grandfather has passed away. I found out about a huge secret while I was tidying his things. It's about the Aspen family!"Hearing the name Aspen, Lena frowned and said, "Tell me more.""You're an Aspen, aren't you?"Lena's eyes flashed, and Xenia continued, "Don't panic. I'm not planning on exposing this secret. I swear that I'll bring this secret to the grave if you can kill Belle for me."After a moment of silence, Lena asked, "What else do you know?""I also know that you're not the only one who's still alive. Your cousin might also still be alive. I found a lot of information from my grandfather's stuff that can prove everything I say. "I'll let you have all of the things my grandpa left behind once you kill Belle. They must be very important to you, but they're worthless to me. I just want Belle dead!" said Xenia through gritte
Lena started reading the news online. Ava had already told her about Grayson blocking a knife attack for Belle, but she still didn't know Belle's identity.Even so, she knew that killing Belle wasn't going to be easy. It wasn't because Belle was powerful but because she knew that Grayson loved Belle.He was already willing to block a knife attack for her. It would be very difficult to hurt Belle under his nose.Lena needed to come up with a plan to kill Belle. Before she could decide how to strike, she received a phone call from Mrs. Cahill.Lena frowned and hesitated before picking up. "Hello?" Mrs. Cahill said anxiously, "Come back here immediately!" "What happened?""Ava told me that Phil and his followers are dead. It doesn't seem like the work of the Strauss family or the Page family. It seems more like those people! They must have their own network in Maltford. "Hurry up and get back to the mountains. You're dead meat if they find out about you!" said Mrs. Cahill.Len
All the policemen were dumbfounded. After all, Belle hadn't denied her relationship with Grayson, and she was accusing Xenia of slander. Xenia was a famous scion in Maltford who always appeared in trending searches. Everyone knew who she was.She had previously trended on social media because of her talent, beauty, and family background. After that, she had trended again for being engaged to Grayson and when they broke off the engagement. The last time she had appeared on the trending search list was for Phil's death. Her inheritance from Phil's death was obviously a hefty sum because she was the only successor. Nobody at the police station dared to disrespect Belle because she had mentioned Xenia and she was connected to Grayson. Silence fell over the station for a moment before the inspector said, "Ms. Walters, let's talk in my office."Belle looked up at a surveillance camera and said, "Let's speak here. There are surveillance cameras. I don't want anybody accusing me of h
Xenia lost her confidence the moment she saw Belle. She held her breath as she felt that trouble was coming.She didn't lash out at Belle but was silent for a long time instead. After that, she suddenly screamed at Belle like a madwoman."Belle! Haven't you hurt me enough? You're here to bully me again now that my grandfather's dead!"Belle rolled her eyes at Xenia and ignored her. She walked straight toward the coffin.Xenia guessed what she was going to do and quickly sprawled over the coffin. She glared at Belle and said, "Only bad things keep happening to me ever since you showed up. "You convinced Grayson to leave me and made my grandfather call off our engagement. You even hurt my friend! What have I ever done to wrong you?"Belle rolled her eyes again, continuing to ignore her. She didn't want to waste her breath on someone like Xenia.Xenia panicked when Belle reached the coffin. She shouted to the police, "Why are you guys doing nothing? Can't you see that she has bad