"You-You bastard! Beat him up! Teach him a lesson!"As the individual on the other side of the call shouted, Gabriel soon found himself enveloped by a cluster of burly men."Apologies, Mr. Gabriel."During the exchange of words, they initiated a barrage of punches toward Gabriel, who skillfully ducked and dodged their attacks. In retaliation, he fought back vigorously. By the conclusion of their skirmish, Gabriel bore a few bruises and scratches. Nonetheless, he emerged victorious. While his opponents collapsed, he remained standing, undefeated by any of them.Clearly, the individual on the other end of the conversation had a way of seeing everything that transpired. "Bastard! You bastard! You'd better not step out of line. If you go overboard, you'll never see Ginger again. I'll ruin the rest of her life!" the caller shouted. "You'd better not cross me either!" Gabriel yelled.Suddenly, a woman's crying voice emerged from the speaker. "You guys haven't been fighting recen
Grayson spotted Belle's pictures almost immediately. He zoomed in and noticed that they had all been taken secretly.Phil had done a thorough investigation on Belle. He had even written down some pertinent details about her background. "This has to be fake. Finneas would never let Grayson marry some village girl. She looks just like Wendy and is probably her long-lost daughter. She's the girl everyone was looking for back then."Grayson frowned at the long hand-written paragraph and continued reading.Phil's documentation of the events from that time closely aligned with Finneas's account.Back then, the news of the Aspen family had been accidentally leaked and caused an upheaval among the mysterious families.Various different organizations from across the world began to attack the Aspen family. They were all looking for the same person—a little girl named Bethany.Apparently, she wasn't built like a normal human being. If they could get their hands on her, they could rule the
Belle didn't mention that she was the victim. She just said that her friend had gotten into trouble.Henry didn't know that Belle was his boss' wife. He didn't think to make the connection between Belle and Grayson after watching the video.After sending all the information, he sent a text. "Whoever attacked your friend is a very intelligent professional. She had picked a very good place and avoided every surveillance camera nearby. "That's why we couldn't see who got into her car first. However, I spotted a very familiar silhouette near the accident site. She's likely the killer. I've captured a screenshot from the footage. It's not very clear, but I hope it's useful.""Alright. Thank you." Belle texted back."No worries. You don't need to stand on ceremony with your senior," Henry replied.Belle didn't reply anymore. She kept rereading his messages and looking at the two pictures he had attached after his message.The pictures were taken at different places. One of them was f
Could it be Xenia?However, Phil was already dead. Xenia had also been arrested because of what happened with Monica. The Sanchez family was done for, and there was no one who would do anything for Xenia anymore.Grayson racked his brains but still couldn't figure out who it could be.Neither he nor Belle could figure out who the suspect could possibly be. After a moment, she finally tucked her phone away and said, "Whatever. Let's forget it for now and sleep."Belle was exhausted from everything that had happened that day.Grayson nodded. "Let's sleep."Belle said, "If you start feeling sick tonight, tell me. Don't worry about waking me up or anything.""Okay."Belle returned to her room to rest while Grayson lay awake, completely unable to sleep.Not being able to figure out who the suspect was gave him a lot of stress. After all, it had a lot to do with Belle's safety.If that person could plant a bomb on that taxi today, then they could just as easily shoot Belle the next
There was no solid proof that Xenia was behind Monica's murder, but Xenia was definitely involved since Monica's corpse was inside Phil's coffin.Anyone with a brain could figure out that Xenia was behind it.Some "detectives" had theorized that Xenia and Monica tried to get Belle in trouble—that Xenia was so determined to send Belle to jail that she decided to kill Monica and pin it on Belle.That theory was pretty solid, so a lot of people liked it and left positive comments on the post.Apart from mourning Monica's death, they were all cursing Xenia. Everyone was saying that she was the most vile bitch out there. Belle couldn't help but marvel at those comments. "I always knew that Xenia wasn't a good person, but I didn't know she could go to such lengths."Grayson also saw all the articles online. "She had it coming."Belle replied, "Monica had it coming, too. I feel bad for her parents, though. They're already so old."Even though Margaret had stabbed Grayson in the back,
Grayson swallowed subtly to prepare himself and called out, "Grandpa."Noah knew who he was. Still, he asked, "Is this Grayson?""Yes. It's me.""To what do I owe this pleasure? Did Belle piss you off again?"Grayson could tell from Noah's tone that he was being sarcastic, but he sincerely replied, "No, she didn't.""That kid has quite the temper.""Not really.""She's reckless and mischievous.""I find she's neither of those things.""She's not easy to like.“"I like her."Noah chuckled. "I heard that you weren't her biggest fan when you got married."Grayson replied, "I was immature back then. I didn't know any better.""And now you do?""Yes, now I do. Belle's the best. I love her."Noah didn't reply.Grayson said, "I should have treated her better back then. It's all my fault. I hope you can give me a chance to redeem myself. I promise that I'll treat her well for the rest of our lives. I'll give up my life for her."Noah sighed gently. "I practically forced Belle
The person on the other end went silent all of a sudden. Noah remained quiet for a long time.Grayson knew Noah hadn't hung up yet and didn't rush him for an answer. He knew Noah must have been having a hard time having to recall such painful memories.After a long time, Noah asked him, "Where's Belle?""She went out for breakfast. She's not here right now."Noah let out a long exhale and finally began to speak. "The Aspen family were more of a secluded tribe than anything. Generations of the Aspen family lived in the mountains. "They were kind and lived simple lives, rarely having contact with the outside world. However, even they had their disagreements, and it centered around Lena and Daniela."Lena's father noticed Daniela one day. She was on the verge of death, and after he tended to her wounds, he couldn't bear to leave her alone in the mountains. He brought her back home," Noah explained. "The Aspen family has a rule that states that they have to try and save any wounde
"I don't know," Noah said. "But I'm guessing it has something to do with the Aspens' genes.""Their genes?""Yes, the Aspens were targeted because of their long lifespans and extremely high IQs," Noah replied, "The long lifespans could have been a result of their environment and various other lifestyle changes, but their high intelligence were a sign of special genetics. "You could probably tell from Belle herself. Despite her young age, she learns very quickly. It only takes her a very short time to master anything."Grayson didn't reply.When he learned that Belle was Henry's junior, he had already known just how smart Belle must be.It was hard for anyone to excel at a single thing, but she excelled at multiple things. It was unbelievable. "There are many things that the outside world coveted from the Aspen family. After they were exposed, the entire world was after them," Noah said, "Anyone with the slightest bit of status and power on their hands was scrambling to get the