Chapter 125 – Wash Away the Grudge

Bella looked at the elevator and smiled bitterly.

She succeeded in irritating Charles. Wasn’t that a good thing? She didn’t need to go back with him. But why did she feel so bad?

It took longer by bus, but she was free here. She had to push her feelings for Charles down. Maybe she didn’t actually love him. So, she would not feel heartbroken when she decided to leave him.

But she was wrong. She underestimated what Charles would do to hurt her.

She was alone in the dining room at dinner today; Charles and Katherine were not here.

Bella was puzzled.

Were they out on a date?

What was it like to go on a date with Charles? Would they hold hands? Would they kiss?

Bella was unable to prevent herself from making blind and disorderly conjectures. She did not even realize that the servants had brought her food.

Ziv noticed that Bella kept looking at the place where Charles usually sat.

Maybe she was waiting for him to have dinner? He immediately told her, “Milady, you do not need to wait for the Lord. He will be having dinner with Katherine.”

“Mhm,” Bella replied to him and then began to eat. Unconsciously, a tear fell on her plate. Her heart ached desperately.

She did care about him. She just thought it would be easier for her to escape.

Bella didn’t touch much of her dinner. Actually, she ate less and less these days. She was even unable to taste the food. It could have tasted bad for all she cared, after all, she was not a gourmet chef.

She initially planned to take a walk on the beach. However, she was afraid of running into them again. So, she decided to go back to her room. She searched the catalogues of products online with her phone and started to research.

Her design experience was little, but the reason for this was so she could have some ideas and opinions when she met with her client tomorrow. She would convince the client that she was more than just a designer that knew photoshop but one that had her own ideas as well.

Working and researching were both effective ways for her to forget the pain. She took notes while searching online and soon immersed herself in that. Bella forgot about Charles and Katherine.

In Katherine’s villa behind the main house positioned among all the servant's homes.

Charles looked at the dinner that Katherine had carefully prepared. He took out the roses that Ziv had arranged for him to give her and said, “If you want to have a change in scenery for dinner, we can go to a restaurant. You are in poor health. I don’t want you to cook too much in the future.”

Katherine took the flowers, buried her face in them and took a deep breath. She looked at the man before her. He was perfect in looks and figure. Katherine’s heart raced uncontrollably.

The Lord was hers, she would not allow anyone to take him away from her!

She couldn’t allow Bella to be Charles’s wife any longer. Bella was just the surrogate mother. Charles only needed her uterus to carry it. More than anything Katherine could not stand that people at work and the servants at home called Bella “Lady.” That was supposed to be her title!

“It was the happiest thing for me to prepare dinner for you.” Katherine raised her head up from the flowers and looked at him attentively.

Charles lips raised in a smile.

Katherine put the flowers in a vase at the center of the table. Then she put her hands around his waist and said affectionately, “Charles, I love you.”

“I know.” Charles held her waist and kissed her forehead.

They sat down for dinner, Katherine was still immersed in his gentle kiss. She looked at him with a sweet smile, “Charles, you rarely send me flowers; the last time was the day I went to college three years ago.”

“Wasn’t the last time actually this time?” Charles smiled unruly. His attitude was entirely different from what he was like usually. That was quite enchanting.

Katherine was spoiled, and you could tell that by her voice. “Charles!” After she served out the food she asked him softly,  “Charles, Do you know why I asked you to have dinner with me here, tonight?”

“Why?” Charles unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt. His delicate clavicle peeked out of the opening, that was very sexy and seductive.

“I just wanted to have a meal with you alone; I wanted to spend more time with you. I, I was unable to be with you most of the time. I had classes to attend at school. Even though I am on holidays now, I am still unable to be with you often, because you need to work. I can only see you during breakfast and dinner,  also with her being there. Tonight, I wanted you to be mine only.

Her? Did she mean Bella?

Charles’s hands that held his knife and fork slightly stiffened, “You don’t have to worry about her. She has a clear valuation of herself.”

She now even took the bus to and from work. Because she was afraid that Katherine would be unhappy.

Katherine wanted to tell him that they should just use the test tube method of conception and did not have to use Bella’s uterus. But every time she was about to speak that out, she hesitated.

She did not dare to ask him.

Charles never allowed others to interfere with his decisions. She could not upset Charles. She had to be obedient.

That was the only way to get along with him!

“Charles. Can I go to work with you every day? I promise that I will remain silent there. I will just look at you.” Katherine raised her hand and swore.

“Fine.” For him, all requests from Katherine would be granted.

While Bella, she always asked too much! How could he allow his child to be conceived and formed in a lab, in a tube?!?

Katherine looked at him while they ate. She was much too happy to even hold back her smile. She obsessively watched Charles casually swaying the glass of red wine.

That was what she wanted. Charles was just in front of her, and she was the only one he could see.

“Charles, I'd like to propose a toast to you.” Katherine had already drunk three cups of wine and was a little tipsy.

Charles held her hand, “Katherine, you drank too much.”

“No. I am reputed to not to be drunk even after a thousand cups.” Katherine narrowed her eyes and pointed her nose. Then she drank another glass and showed Charles the bottom of it. “Look, Am I brilliant? I’m not drunk. Don’t underestimate me!”

Charles looked at her like she was a child. Since they were at home, he just let it be.

They drank one cup after another. The sound made from their toast was clear. Katherine had planned to get drunk that night.

Bella was still researching products in her room. She swept the hair that fell in front of her eyes behind her ears.

Suddenly her phone buzzed. She took the phone and checked. The number was not in her contacts. But at the end of the text, she saw “Martin.”

She did not expect to have any more contact from him. The words on the screen made her feel warm. It had been so long since they were together.

The message was short: “Happy birthday, Bella. I’m sorry for being such a horrible person to you. I hope many good things for you in the future. Take care, Martin.”

After reading that, Bella let the hate between them disappear.

“Thanks.” She replied to him.