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Capital City, Old House of Hale Family
A series of urgent telephone ringing woke Old Sir Hale, who was deep in sleep. He and his wife were old and went to bed early. He furrowed his brow and groggily answered the phone, “Who is it?”
“Old Sir Hale, your grandson has had an incident!”
“Which grandson?”
“William Hale.”
“What?” Old Sir Hale was instantly fully awake, “What happened to William?”
“He…”
In the information age, news spreads extremely fast. The moment Zoe Bell stepped out of the elevator, she felt all eyes in the lobby turn to her.
Everyone was curious as to how she had managed to get involved with William Hale.
Just now, all her energy had been focused on dealing
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with the Bell Family, so much so that she had neglected the pain in her right foot.
Dressed in formal attire, she was wearing high heels, and her tension suddenly relaxed, making walking feel
uncomfortable.
She had a habit of taking painkillers for her leg pain.
Probably due to resistance, the pills didn’t work well anymore, and the best solution was an infusion.
When the pain struck, she subconsciously bit her lip, but she hadn’t expected…
A warm hand touched her back,
Sliding down to support her waist and help her steady her body.
She looked to the person at her side, “Wyatt…”
Before she could finish speaking, Wyatt Hale bent down, leaned in, and slid his arm under her knees. With a slight effort, he easily lifted her
- up.
She faintly heard gasps of surprise in the lobby.
The original news had made everyone incredulous.
But then,
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Wyatt watching them with interest. Her fingers slowly moved up, encircling his neck.”
There were too many onlookers around, their gazes varied, their gossip unending.
It wasn’t until Wyatt Hale carried Zoe Bell into the car and drove away that the crowd dared to openly
discuss it.
On the way back to Larkhill, the wind blew and rain
slanted.
Through the car window, the entire city seemed to be
soaked in water, a blurred vision.
Zoe Bell took a deep breath; after tonight, everyone would know she was with Wyatt Hale. She just didn’t understand that the two of them were married.
Outside, there would be no shortage of rumors and gossip.
Zoe Bell had disrupted Mina Bell’s welcome banquet. It would have been enough just at that, but then Wyatt Hale showed up. Everyone, fearing to offend this deity, beat a hasty retreat.
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In the end,
Only the Bell Family and the Fletcher Family remained.
Ethan Stone a Kevin Bell, having known each other for many years, still said goodbye’before leaving. On the way home, Ethan looked at his son, “Brandon, did you already know about Zoe and Mr. Hale’s relationship?”
“Only a few days earlier than you did.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I didn’t know how to say it,” Brandon Stone felt as if he were still in a dream, too many things had happened in just a short span of a few days, “Dad, will this matter affect our partnership with Mr. Hale?”
“Partnership?” Ethan Stone laughed as if he’d heard a joke, “How could I have fathered such a fool!”
“I…”
“Who is William Hale? He’s young, yet he’s unbeatable in the business world. With someone like him playing chess, making one move and thinking ten steps ahead, how could he have taken a fancy to Zoe on a whim? I fear that our cooperation has been a sham from the
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start.”
After Ethan Stone finished speaking, he gave a
warning, “I kn
you’ve taken a liking to that girl, but
after tonight…”
“You had better forget about her!”
“Even if you can’t forget, you keep those feelings stifled
deep inside your heart.”
Brandon Stone was stunned.
He…
Was he just a part of William Hale’s game all along?
From the moment he got in touch with his family, was it all just for Zoe Bell?
Brandon Stone felt a chill run down his spine.
But Kevin Bell, his reputation ruined and having taken
two punches to could only feel the veins on his
forehead throbbing as his heart raced, taking a long while to regain his composure.
“Dad, have some water.” Mina Bell; having changed her clothes, brought him a glass of warm water.
She tentatively asked another question, “Is that Mr.
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Hale quite powerful? More so than the Stone Family?” “The Stone Family is nothing!” Kevin Bell snorted.
Mina Bell’s fingernails dug into her palm, “So, is sister… going to marry him?”
“Impossible!” Kevin Bell slammed the table and stood up, his face turning steel blue with anger, “It’s likely just a fling. What kind of person is Mr. Hale, and what standing does she have?”
Only then did Mina Bell breathe a sigh of relief, “No wonder she hasn’t been in touch with us since she left
home.”
“I’ve heard many bosses like girls who can dance, relying on their youth and beauty, wanting to take
shortcuts…”
Mina Bell sighed, “No wonder sister can wear such expensive dresses.”
The underlying meaning:
She was selling her body.
“I always knew she was trouble, naturally able to seduce men. Didn’t she already…” Vivi Lange’s words came to her lips but were forcefully swallowed back
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down, “Sooner or later, she would bring shame to the family name, and yet she dares to flaunt herself in public.”
“Shameless whore!”
Kevin Bell, livid with anger, smashed the glass!
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Larkhill
Every time Zoe Bell got in and out of the car, it was William Hale who carried her, because Wyatt Hale was there, she didn’t say anything. As they neared their home, the mobile phone in William’s pocket vibrated.
He signaled for Wyatt to take it out for him.
“Hang it up,” he said with a cold tone.
Wyatt looked at the caller ID, “Brother, it’s grandfather.”
“You answer it.”
As soon as Wyatt answered, he was bombarded with a tirade from their own grandfather.
“…you’re quite something, eh? Making such a scene at the hotel with so many people watching, you were
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very imposing.”
“Playing the hero, not bad.”
“They asked
to go matchmaking, but you didn’t, and you got married without a word and caused such a commotion!”
“Why didn’t you tell me in advance? I was asleep, and
my phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from the family. If you had said something earlier, I would’ve turned off my mobile and unplugged the house phone.”
“William Hale, are you mute! Speak up!”
“Grand… Grandfather…” Wyatt’s voice was timid.
“You little rascal? Where’s your brother! Put him on the phone!”
“He’s busy.”
“Busy with what?”
“Busy with his wife.”
“That, that Zoe Bell, she’s with you?” Old Sir Hale snorted coldly.
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