he sense of aggression that hit her face stirred her nerves, and Zoe Bell’s heart raced as she thought about moving to a different spot.
“Don’t move.” He bent down toward her.
“Is Wyatt still here?” Zoe Bell looked up slightly, only to
freeze for a moment.
So close that just one more step would bring their lips together.
The intimacy, yet with a delicacy of distance that was both unsettling and tantalizing.
After what seemed like an eternity, Zoe Bell whispered, “He must have left by now.”
“I don’t know.”
William Hale was facing away from the kitchen door and naturally couldn’t see; he was looking down at the person in front of him as Zoe Bell looked past his shoulder and outside.
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Cautious and careful, with a heavy sense of sneakiness.
Compared to her usual guarded demeanour, her little expressions were lively and colorful.
William Hale’s lips curled slightly, his eyes and eyebrows both tinted with a hint of a smile.
“He finally left.” Zoe Bell finally let out a sigh of relief.
“Is that so…” Upon hearing her words, William’s tone
was somewhat forlorn.
He released the hand that was on the back of her neck, and Zoe Bell stepped back, widening the gap between them, before picking up the juice mashing stick again and asking in a lowered voice, “What kind of person is Wyatt, really?”
“Curious about him?”
“If his personality is sloppy and careless, we don’t have to take our acting too seriously, and we should be able
to fool them.”
William Hale raised an eyebrow, “Rough on the outside, but meticulous within.”
“Doesn’t seem like it.”
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He looked like a joker.
“But Wyatt has a good personality, quite likable.” After Zoe Bell finished making the watermelon juice, she
mixed it with jasmine tea and handed it to William Hale, “Give this cup to Wyatt.”
Wyatt Hale was reporting the latest progress to his grandfather.
[Summary: My brother really loves his sister–in–law.]
[Request: Come back home immediately.]
Old Sir Hale: [You’ve only been gone half a day, and you’ve come to a conclusion?]
[My dear grandfather, if I stay any longer, I’m afraid you won’t see your favorite grandson ever again.]
Wyatt Hale had just sent the message when he
received a notification of a money transfer from his
grandfather. Seeing the amount, he burst into laughter instantly.
[Grandfather, however long you want me to stay, I’ll stay!]
It’s no wonder Old Sir Hale would send a special agent.
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William Hale went back and confessed, revealing Zoe
Bell’s situation.
The old gentleman wasn’t a rigidly conservative man; it was just that she had broken up with her previous fiancé and immediately married his grandson.
It was practically seamless, and naturally, this raised suspicions in his heart.
The Hale Family members came up with two possibilities:
One, Zoe Bell was indeed very adept;
Two, William Hale used some extraordinary means.
But after they investigated Zoe Bell thoroughly, the first possibility was eliminated.
If she was truly manipulative, she wouldn’t have been suppressed by her foster parents, sent for an arranged marriage with the Stone Family, and ended up leaving
in discord.
It certainly had to be his own grandson who took the initiative.
Old Sir Hale, ever so astute, remembered his
grandson’s fondness for trips to Greenland while on
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business trips.
Especially the last time, when he had been gone for half a month, abandoning his company, coincidentally during the time the Bell Family had taken back their biological daughter.
Love at first sight, followed by a whirlwind marriage?
That might fool a naïve kid.
He had no idea for how long his grandson had been coveting her!
Sending Wyatt over was mainly to understand Zoe Bell’s character. Although Wyatt wasn’t the most reliable, his intuition for people was extremely acute.
Someone received a payment and made a withdrawal, beaming at the extra digits on his bank card, but suddenly…
He noticed the light in front of him was blocked, and looking up, he saw his elder brother Brandon, who had appeared out of nowhere, his towering presence like Mount Tai bearing down on him.
His mouth twitched violently as he immediately turned off his phone screen, “Bro, how did you just show up
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like that?”
“How much money did Grandpa give you?”
“You saw that?”
“No, but seeing how sneakily you giggled and laughed like it was worthless, I guessed Grandpa had given you some allowance.”
Wyatt twitched the corner of his mouth. If this wasn’t
the devil, what was!?
“Drink up.” William Hale was about to leave the
watermelon juice on the table when he caught sight of Zoe Bell stepping out, and his lips tilted slightly in amusement. “Wyatt, your watermelon juice, drink up!”
Wyatt felt certain he would have nightmares tonight!
Luckily, after William drank his beverage, he took a work call and went to the study.
Zoe continued making incense, and Wyatt wasn’t stupid; he had figured out that their older brother only wore a pleasant expression in front of his
sister–in–law, so…
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He decided to become an accessory hanging off his sister–in–law’s leg!
Wyatt nestled on a sofa nearby playing games, not disturbing Zoe, but her phone inconveniently rang.
A call from Kevin Bell.
Finally…
It had come!
She put down her incense tools and pressed to answer the call, starting the recording at the same time.
Before she could speak, she was barraged with a furious rebuke from the other end: “Zoe Bell, have you lost your mind? Spouting nonsense in front of everyone!”
“And in front of Uncle Fletcher and Auntie.”
“Helping an outsider against your own sister?”
The Incense Making Room was too quiet; Wyatt frowned deeply as he listened.
Kevin Bell shouted for a while but got no response. “Hello, Zoe Bell, are you there?”
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Brandon Stone, when Mina kissed him, she should
have thought about being called a homewrecker.” Zoe’s
voice was calm and cool.
“Come back here! Uncle Fletcher’s family is all here,
you need to come now and apologize, and explain things to them!”
“As your daughter, you kick me out of the house, force my boss to fire me, yet you don’t care about my
current situation?” Zoe asked.
“It seems like you’re doing just fine.”
“In your heart, even after living together for twenty years, I still can’t compare to a single strand of Mina’s
hair.”
Kevin Bell snorted coldly, “Don’t talk nonsense. Mina has been crying ever since she came back from the
mall.”
“Really?” Zoe chuckled softly. “Did she cry her eyes blind?”
“You…”
Kevin Bell probably didn’t expect her to talk back, and was momentarily taken aback.
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“I will return, but not now.”
“By the way, tell Mina that if she cares about her reputation, she shouldn’t be doing shameless things.”
She could imagine that Kevin Bell was probably about to explode with rage on the other end.
After hanging up, she saved the recording.
She turned off the phone!
Hearing Wyatt sigh, she looked up and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Just bored,” Wyatt said, moving closer to her.
“Sister–in–law, take me out for a stroll, will you? It’s my
first time in Greenland.”
He didn’t actually want to go out; he just felt Zoe was
in a bad mood.
“Tomorrow, maybe. It’s quite late today.”
“Do you and my brother always go to bed this early?
What’s the rush?”
“What do you guys do at night? My brother is quite busy with work; anyway, I’ve never seen him rest
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before midnight. Can he keep you company in bed? Do you sleep together? When he comes back late, doesn’t he wake you up?” Wyatt’s mouth was as noisy as a hundred ducks.
Zoe clenched her teeth. “Let’s go out!”
She didn’t want to hear the word “sleep” from Wyatt’s mouth ever again.
William Hale had an overseas conference call and
didn’t find out until afterward that his wif
