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Kevin Bell hadn’t expected William Hale to be there and was momentarily stunned.
“Why don’t you speak?”
“Mr., Mr. Hale…” Kevin Bell was cursing vehemently until he heard his voice and suddenly ran out of steam, “This is a private matter between Zoe and me as father and daughter. It’s inappropriate for you to get
involved.”
“But I’m the one who needs to provide the money,
can’t I ask about it?”
“Of course, you can ask.”
“If you want money, come directly to me.”
Having said that, William Hale then hung up the phone.
Zoe Bell originally didn’t want to trouble William Hale. Fifty million might not be a lot for him, but she might never earn that much in her lifetime and wouldn’t be
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able to pay him back.
What she owed him would only increase.
She had consulted a lawyer to calculate, if she went to court, she would have to pay Kevin Bell and his wife a sum of money, as they had indeed spent money on her over the years.
But that would also be based on her living conditions. The living expenses the Bell Family provided her were not the best, and they had only hired a few good dance teachers for her.
At most, it would be around one million.
Kevin Bell was indeed bold to ask for such a large sum!
“Has he been harassing you often recently?” William
Hale looked at Zoe Bell.
“No, this is the first time.”
“The Bell Family’s company has been facing continuous problems recently. If it goes on like this, bankruptcy is just a matter of time.”
“Why did issues suddenly arise?” Although Zoe Bell didn’t understand business, she knew that the Bell Family’s business had been poorly managed over the
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years, but it was far from going bankrupt.
“The business world is like a battlefield; it’s possible someone is deliberately targeting them.”
“Who?”
“In the business arena, who doesn’t have a few enemies? It wouldn’t be surprising if someone is taking advantage of their weakness to strike at them.”
Zoe Bell wanted to continue speaking, but William Hale didn’t pursue the topic further:
“There are many mosquitoes outside, let’s go back to your room.”
She nodded in agreement.
However, Kevin Bell was extremely afraid of William Hale and would probably not go to him.
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At that moment at the Bell Family’s home,
Vivi Lange and Mina Bell were by Kevin Bell’s side.
“What does he mean, telling us to go directly to William Hale for money?” Vivi Lange felt a tightness in her chest, “I never expected that girl to have such
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capability.”
“Damn girl!”
Kevin Bell had a headache from rage.
“We still have some high–quality real estate, antique paintings and calligraphy, and jewelry in the house that we could use to cover the crisis for now,” Vivi Lange sighed.
No matter how good the items, selling them off in a hurry would not fetch a good price.
Mina Bell didn’t understand the company’s situation and tentatively asked, “Dad, Mom, does that mean we can’t overcome this hurdle and our family might…”
“Go bankrupt?”
She had just recently undergone facial adjustments, feeling much prettier and more confident.
Of course, cosmetic surgery hadn’t come cheap.
Vivi Lange sighed, “That’s not even the worst of it; we still owe money to the bank.”
Mina Bell was dumbfounded
So not only bankruptcy,
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But also debt collection?
“How could we go bankrupt? It’s just a temporary cash flow issue. Mina, you don’t need to worry about these things; just stop asking.” Kevin Bell forced a trace of a smile from the corner of his mouth.
“Dad, actually…” Mina Bell bit her lip, “since William Hale has told us to ask him for money, why don’t we just approach him?”
“You also said, fifty million isn’t much for him; maybe he’ll just generously cover for Zoe Bell’s ransom.”
Kevin Bell frowned, “Let me think about it.”
“I just fear that the damn girl is deliberately throwing herself at him, and William Hale won’t actually pay the money.”
“Dad…” Mina Bell mumbled, “What type does Mr. Hale like anyway? Does he accept anyone who takes the initiative?” @
Vivi Lange caught the implications, “Mina, what are you thinking?”
“It’s just a thought.”
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Inside the Old House of the Hale Family, Zoe Bell
followed William Hale into the house, feeling contempt for Kevin Bell daring to ask for so much money,
somewhat distracted.
Fifty million, how could he even say such an amount!
Terminating the adoption relationship was far from ast simple as she had thought.
She had underestimated the evil in human nature!
It wasn’t until she noticed William Hale stop walking
and turned her head that she saw he somehow had a
cypress vine in his hand, its orange–red petals strikingly vivid.
He reached out and handed the cypress vine to Zoe
Bell.
“Thank you.” Zoe Bell held the branch of flowers and
followed him back to the bedroom:
The table in the bedroom was already set up with desserts, made to look like lychees, and as soon as she pushed the door open, she could smell a faint scent of lychee.
“Try them, I brought them especially for you,” William
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Hale stated straightforwardly.
After Zoe sat down, she picked up a fork from one side and took a piece; the outer shell was made of
chocolate and shaped like a lychee, containing a layer of red lychee jam, with whipped cream wrapped around the center.
“How does it taste?” William Hale asked, looking down
at her.
“Quite delicious.”
“And the flowers?”
“They’re also pretty.”
“Then why do you look like that?”
Zoe Bell pursed her lips and looked up at William Hale, but he gently pinched her chin and leaned forward, his warm breath approaching, causing her heartbeat to speed up along with it.
These past few days, he had been busy, and they had had little contact.
When his kiss landed, Zoe Bell felt her consciousness blur.
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Between their lips, there was nothing but the taste of lychee.
Sweet,
Moist,
The rough pad of his finger rubbing against her chin, numbing and fervent.
It was bewitching and intoxicating.
She found that her intimate encounters with William Hale were becoming more frequent and more natural.
It was as if this was how it was meant to be between
them.
His kisses now were different from before, seemingly more skilled and sophisticated, yet she still felt green and confused, only able to let him take from her until the kiss ended, leaving her face heated, and her gaze hazy and elusive.
William Hale plucked a cypress vine flower from the branch and tucked it behind her ear, near her temple.
She blushed, looking even more delicate than the
flower at that moment.
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“Mr. Hale, what are you doing…” Zoe Bell was surprised by his actions.
“Mrs. Hale, can’t you tell, I’m coaxing you?” ®
With that one sentence,
Zoe Bell’s heart quivered.
Throughout her life, the Bell Family had never coaxed her, although some suitors were willing to pamper and soothe her, like Brandon Stone, but most had impure motives, coveting her body.
But the look in William Hale’s eyes:
It seemed to be telling her.
He was coaxing her, simply to make her happy.
Zoe Bell suddenly remembered that Old Sir Hale used to fold flowers for Mrs. Hale in the same skilled manner, clearly not his first time doing so.
William Hale must have learned from him.
But Old Sir Hale and Mrs. Hale were truly husband and wife.
Mr. Hale…
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If this was just an act for the occasion, it was certainly overplayed.
While her thoughts were in turmoil, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Wyatt Hale burst in: “Brother, I heard you got some delicious treats, Grandpa and Grandma said they were good, do you have any left? I also want…
Wyatt Hale saw that his brother was still caressing his sister–in–law’s face, and she looked shy with especially rosy lips.
Clearly, they were engaged in something not suitable for children.
Especially the killing glare from his brother.
It almost scared the heck out of him.
“Don’t you know to knock before entering a room?” William Hale said with a cold tone, a complete change
from the tender whispers he had just been sharing with her.
“You didn’t close the door, and besides…”
It was just after eight,
How could he know they were un to no good?
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“I’ll leave you to it,” Wyatt said as he shut the door with a bang, dashing off as if a ghoul was chasing him.
It wasn’t until he reached the safety of his
grandparents‘ side that he felt secure, “That scared me to death.“@
“What’s the matter? You look terrified,” the grandma laughed.
“Brother’s look just now was obviously murderous, I didn’t know he and sister–in–law were exchanging affection, they didn’t close the door, and I just barged in, you nearly lost me,” Wyatt explained.
The moment Old Sir Hale heard this, he perked up, “Wyatt, come, tell me everything!”
Mrs. Hale was speechless.
She cleared her throat and pretended to continue watching TV but also pr
