Chapter 116 - The Love Between Them

Bella had been sitting like this for a while when a nurse came over to her and pointed at her bag then asked, “Is your phone ringing?”

Bella quickly followed her gaze, and there was a faint light that leaked out of the bag.

She was a little confused, she had thought she had turned it off.

Bella thought that it was Edwin who wanted to talk about the poster. When she looked at the screen, she didn’t expect it to be Ziv.

She hesitated for a second and then answered it. “Hello, Ziv.”

At work, the other colleagues called him Ziv, so Bella was learning to call him that.

Ziv was surprised and felt a little uncomfortable, but it was not the time to concern anyone with this. He glanced at the door of the study and lowered his voice. “Milady, where are you now? The Lord wants you to come home right now.”

“He was looking for me? Is there anything wrong?”

Ziv said, “You didn't attend the meeting, and even got off work without providing the Lord with notice. He is furious.”

“He’s angry?” Bella frowned. “Why is he angry?”

He already had Katherine there with him, what did he need to be angry with?

Wasn’t her not being there be good for him? He could be with Katherine, and he would not have to disgust her with their actions.

“I don't know, Milady, please come back.”

“I don't want to go back now. After 12, I will be back.” By that time, Charles and Katherine... should have fallen asleep.

Ziv said worriedly, “If the Lord is angry, you know the consequences.” He hesitated, and reminded her, “Milady, think about your mother in the hospital, if you really offend the Lord...”

Bella interrupted him. “Ok, I will come back now.”

She just got the treatment fee for the next month together, and it left her with a few hundred dollars. She could no longer risk any more deductions off her salary.

Bella raised her head slightly, a twinkle in her eyes, and wiped her tears. Then she walked back to the bed and looked at Bess who relied on the ventilator to live. She whispered to her mother, “Mum. I have to go back to work. I will work hard and please try your best to wake up soon.”

While he sat in the study, Charles’s eyes closed, he could no longer sense Bella’s position. Since the last time he sensed Bella in the closed sewer, his sensory ability wasn’t working as it should. As she was further away, he would be unable to feel her.

Damn it!

Charles opened his eyes when Ziv knocked on the door and came in, “Where is she?”

Ziv bowed down respectfully. “My Lord, the lady is already on the way back.”

Charles snorted coldly, he looked at the documents in his hand, his voice was quiet. “Has he entered the country?”

Ziv immediately answered, “Yes, he has.”

Charles’s voice was faint. “Bella’s blood type changed because of the last kidnapping. She would be safe for a short time. Katherine is the one that would be easily harmed by him for she left the protection of her family and she is unfamiliar with the environment. Tell them all to protect her and look after her well.”

Ziv hesitated and asked, “The lady was the first suspect, is there also a need to...”

Charles waved his hands without hesitation, “No.”

Ziv didn't say anything anymore, he had just thought that maybe Bella would be even more upset.

As she returned to Williams Mansion, Charles walked down from the third floor and watched her indifferently just as he did before, “Bella, you are getting bolder and bolder to not put me first.”

She looked up at him, and his beautiful face was cold and frosty. He looked down at her condescendingly, as if they had returned to the very beginning when she was first brought here, she became the ants in his eyes again.

Her heart hurt, just last night he wrapped his arms around her and asked her to say that she loved him.

They returned to the start in an instant, because Katherine had come, his lover came.

Bella took a look at him and did not speak. She just silently walked past him.

Charles saw that he was ignored, his voice sank, “Bella!”

“Yes.” Bella stopped and greeted him respectfully. “What do you want, my Lord?”

Charles elegantly strode towards her, he pinched her chin with a slight force. “Where were you the whole afternoon?”

Bella answered truthfully. “Edwin came to see me at lunch. He asked me to help him design a poster. When I returned to the office, you were in the meeting. When I got off work, you were still in the meeting. I didn't know whether I should go back first, so I went to the hospital to see my mum.”

“Haven’t I said that you are not allowed contact with Edwin? And, what do you mean whether you should go back first or not?”

“This was an accident. I didn't expect the design work was relevant to him. It won't happen in the future.” Bella returned to him, she had indeed been tired, if he wanted to kill her, then go ahead. Her heart was more painful than what death would bring.

“Miss Katherine came here. My appearance in Williams Mansion may make her unhappy. I want to find a place to stay and wait for your notice.”

She tried to calm herself enough to say these words, but they slightly trembled as they came which showed her grievances.

Charles’s hand gradually loosened, and his expression slowly eased. He looked into her beautiful eyes and felt a little helpless as he said in a softer voice. “Bella, what are you talking about?”

If Charles pinched her neck and pulled her out, she would not be afraid. If Charles punished her by making her run 20,000 kilometres or to be the ball for the Dolphins to play with, she also would not be frightened. At this moment, what she was fearful of most was his apparent kindness, that reminded her of the passionate moments they shared the last few days.

Her grievances rushed up at this moment. She bit her lip tightly and stared at him boldly with tears in her eyes. “Nothing really.”

His actual fiancée had come, and she was just the surrogate mother so she should stand aside, to not hinder their love. But why didn't he think about how she was forced by him to become a surrogate mother.

Charles inspected her coldly. After a while, he only said one thing, “First eat and then we talk.”

He turned and left, handsome but indifferent.

If Bella had known that this dinner was to show off their love, she thought she would rather stay hungry.

“Honey, these oysters are so delicious, they are made differently than the way that our chef does.” Katherine looked at the oysters that had not been eaten on Charles’s plate. “Darling, are you going to finish those? Can I have them?”

“Uhm.” Charles handed over his plate.

Katherine ate one of the oysters and smiled at Charles. “Darling, are we indirectly kissing?”

Charles was stunned, thought about it, and arbitrarily made the “Uhm” sound again, but he subconsciously glimpsed at Bella and saw her calmly eating, then his eyes sunk.

Such a stupid woman who couldn’t tell good from bad.

Katherine then asked the glass of wine which Charles had drunk half, her voice was sweet, and her eyes were enchanting. “Honey, can I drink it?”

“Yeah.” Charles nodded.

The food became stuck in Bella’s throat, it was hard for her to swallow.

How did her throat suddenly become so narrow?