Lily rushed to the bar, who followed Kevin like a shadow for two years. As for where he would be, as long as she wanted to find him, she didn’t even need to make a call.
She knew everything about Kevin, except for Kevin himself, she was the second person who understood Kevin’s heart.
“Are you in a bad mood? You’re drinking foreign wine as water again.”
She sat next to Kevin and asked anxiously.
Kevin was silent. His gaze was as deep as a pool of water. Seeing that he didn’t speak, Lily said with certainty, “It really looks like that you’re in a good mood.”
“She’s back.”
Lily was shocked, “Who?” Holding back the shock, she asked, “Is she Bella?”
Kevin nodded, “Yes.”
He took a sip of wine and smiled in self-deprecation, “She’s doing well now. I’m glad to have a very good man by her side.”
“You still can’t forget her.”
Kevin didn’t say anything. Lily suddenly hugged him, “Are you very sad right now? I know how sad you must be right now. Kevin, let’s be together. Now that she has a good man, let me soothe your broken heart from now on. There’s no one better for you than me …”
“Lily, you know I can’t love anyone anymore. You know I’ve lost the ability to love people. I don’t want to hurt anyone.”
“I don’t care. I really don’t care at all. As long as I’m allowed to be with you, even if you’re always like it is now, I have no regrets …”
Kevin pulled away her hands around his waist, “But I care. A man lives not for his own misfortune and then pulling the people around him to step in the misfortune. It’s better to die than to live like that.”
He said, put down the glass of wine in his hand, and walked away without looking back.
The next morning, Quintin took Bella to visit the LoveBella Group, and then formally talk about cooperation.
She learned that the president of LoveBella Group was Kevin, and Bella would be impossible to calm down. Arriving at the destination, she stared at the golden characters in front of her: LoveBella Group. She was unconsciously tearful.
Kevin led a group of people out to meet Quintin. Bella caught a glimpse of a young woman standing behind him, with long hair, fair complexion, and a pair of big and bright eyes, as if she had a sense and gazed askance at her as well, faintly smiling.
“Do you want to look at the production department or the R&D department first?”
Kevin asked Quintin, and he thought, “Let’s see the R&D first.”
The group of people came to the R&D department on the second floor one after another. The R&D supervisor was very patient with Quintin to explain the R&D achievements. Quintin smiled and said after listening, “Do you know that this lady behind me was once also an excellent employee of the R&D department? Our company’s 3+2 combo product is the inspiration that popped into her mind. She’s a rare talent.”
With Loud laughter from the crowd, Bella modestly explained, “Mr. Stock is overpraised. That’s the work of all the employees in our department.”
“See, that’s what makes her the best at this. She has never been proud of her accomplishments, so on my first day as the general manager, she became the special assistant to the general manager the next day.”
In another pleasant laughter, the senior officer who toasted yesterday said, “It seems that Miss Finger is really a talent. I wonder if she has any intention of job-hopping, and our CEO Kevin needs exactly the kind of humble and studious talent like you.”
“Hey, it’s mean to lure away my employee right in front of me.”
Quintin joked with a smile, looking askance at the girl behind Kevin, “Doesn’t Mr. Jones-Sharp already have a female secretary?”
“After luring her over, she doesn’t have to be a secretary. A talent is placed in any position.”
In joking, they came from the research and development department to the production department, Bella looked at the regular sounds of the machines in the production workshop and couldn’t help but be a little curious. Taking advantage of the other people talking, she reached out and wanted to take a product out of the machine to have a look. Her hand just reached halfway, but suddenly her arm was pulled by someone. The voice that made her heartbeat haunted sounded “It’s dangerous. ”
Kevin reminded her faintly and at the same time, loosened his grip on her arm.
“Lily, take Miss Finger over there to see the finished products that have been produced.”
Lily nodded, “Okay.”
She made a gesture of invitation, “Miss Finger, please follow me.”
Bella followed Kevin’s secretary to the finished product workshop. She looked at a finished product placed on the table and wondered in her heart why Kevin changed his profession now? And why did he create the LoveBella Group here instead of working for his own company?
“Would you like some water, Miss Jones-Sharp?”
The sudden address from behind her caused Bella to stiffen, and she turned back woodenly, staring at the secretary in confusion, “What did you call me?”
“Miss Jones-Sharp.”
Lily smiled, “You’re surprised. I know your name. I don’t just know your name, and I also know your relationship with our chief Kevin.”
“I’m not related to him. You’ve got the wrong person.”
Bella turned to put down the product in her hands and prepared to walk back.
“I’ve always wondered what kind of woman could make our president push himself to that point, and right now, I finally have an answer in my heart.”
Bella heard Lily’s words clearly, but she did not turn back.
After a two-hour visit, Quintin had already had a rough understanding of the business model of the LoveBella Group, and a few of the top executives who accompanied the visit took their places after completing their escorting tasks, while Bella and Quintin entered Kevin’s office.
“Mr. Jones-Sharp, I’m very interested in your new product. Now let’s talk about cooperation, shall we?”
Quintin said to Bella, who was on the side, “Take out the contract.”
Kevin shook his hand, “Don’t be in a hurry to sign the contract. Take a look at our production plan first.”
He took a document out from his desk, “This is a series of plans that I planned out with the company’s top management after a detailed study before. If LoveBella Group cooperates with the Gold Group before the product goes on the market, you’d better send a trustworthy employee into my company, and any opinions or ideas can be brought up at any time. Otherwise, the product won’t be easy to change once it’s shaped and since we’ve become a win-win partner, the product has to make both parties happy, lest there be some unnecessary divergence and conflict. Mr. Stock, what do you think?”
Quintin pondered for a few seconds, “You’re right. I think about the man who is most trustworthy and understands the effect I want …” He slowly moved his gaze to Bella, “It’s only you. ”
“I can’t.”
“Why can’t you?”
Bella was panicked. She did not even think that Quintin would have the intention of leaving her at Kevin Company. This was worse than a living hell for her.
“I need to take care of my aunt.”
“I’ll just take care of her for you.”
“That won’t work either.”
“And why is that not okay?”
“The company needs me.”
“Doesn’t the company need me?”
Quintin asked forward, “Alright, don’t make excuses. Even if Kevin knows that I like you, you can’t be too disrespectful in front of them. At least I’m still your boss.”
Bella couldn’t speak, exactly because she didn’t want to say too much to Quintin in front of Kevin. She preferred to wait until she returned to the hotel to consider carefully. No matter what, she wouldn’t stay in B City, even if she resigned.
“You can discuss the personnel arrangements after you go back. Sign the contract now if you are fine with this proposal.”
Kevin did not have an unnecessary expression on his face throughout, which could not help but make Bella think of the initial period when she married him. He was also like this, but at that time he would at least smile. Now was his face paralyzed? He couldn’t even smile superficially when dealing with the business anymore?
Quintin nodded, took out a pen, and signed his name on the end of the contract. Bella watched him. At that moment, she actually had some urge to stop it, to stop Quintin from cooperating with Kevin, so that they could leave B City early and would never see each other again.
But she knew that was impossible. Unless she told the truth, Quintin would never terminate this cooperation plan.
The contract was in triplicate, and after signing the first one, Quintin got up and said, “I’m going to go to the bathroom. Wait a moment.”
“Alright.”
Kevin gestured with his hand, “Go out and turn right.”
After Quintin went out, the atmosphere in the office suddenly became subtle, and after a few seconds of nervousness, Bella had already spoken first, “Haven’t seen you for a long time.”
“It’s been a while.”
She turned her gaze askance at him, “How have you been?”
Kevin nodded, “Fine.”
Then, they stopped talking.
After a long while, Bella broke the silence again, “Don’t you ask me if I’m doing well?”
“I can tell without asking that you’re doing well.”
Well, Bella looked at him with a broken heart and felt sad and helpless.
“So, do you think which one of us had the best life?”
She asked sarcastically.
“It’s you. I guess.”
“That would be great. The most satisfying thing for me would be for you to see that I’ve had a better life than you!”
“Well, the most satisfying thing for me is to see you having a better life than me.”
“What are you guys talking about?”
Quintin walked in, uninformed by the question.
“Nothing.”
Bella shook her head with a gloomy face, feeling angry in her heart that Kevin had such a lazy attitude towards her.
After signing the contract, Quintin didn’t have the intention to leave immediately but talked with Kevin about some topics outside of work.
“Mr. Jones-Sharp, last night, I heard your company’s vice president say that you’ve been getting close to a female star recently. Is that true?”
Kevin didn’t deny, “Yes.”
“Your wife is fine with you hanging around the ladies like this?”
“I didn’t ask her.”
Quintin stared in amazement, “You didn’t ask her. Did she not mess with you either?”
“She used to make a scene for a while, but then she stopped.”
“Why?”
“Maybe she’s tired of it.”
“That’s true. Women usually can’t tolerate men fooling around, and if they choose to put up with it, they’re mostly reluctant to give up their luxurious life.”
“She’s not. She married into our family by all means, not for my property.”
Bella sneered once again in her heart. It seemed that he and Freya had already rekindled their past love in the past two years, and he could even say such understanding words to her.
“Really? That’s a nice woman. You shouldn’t let a woman down like that.”
“Maybe.”
Kevin shrugged and finally smiled, but a smile that was even worse than crying.
At least, that was how Bella felt.
Quintin looked at the watch on her wrist, “It’s getting late. We’ll go back.”
“Let’s have lunch together. I’ve already had someone book a restaurant.”
“Thanks, we still have an appointment at noon. We’ll be partners from now on and will have plenty of opportunities to eat together.”
Kevin nodded, “That’s fine. Goodbye.”
Bella followed Quintin out of Kevin’s office, and when she parted, she stared at him fiercely.
She felt so bad in her heart. The more she thought about it, the more angrier she felt, and when she left the company’s gate, she suddenly said, “Wait a minute.”
“What’s wrong?”
Quintin turned back in confusion.
“I seem to have left my phone at the office. I’ll go back and get it.”
“Have you been suffering from hormonal imbalance lately? Why do you always miss this and that? Hurry up, I’ll wait for you in the car.”
Quintin poked her head helplessly.
Bella turned around and ran back again. In fact, she didn’t leave her phone behind. She just felt that she couldn’t just leave. Even if she did, she had to say what she wanted to say. Otherwise, she was too unhappy.
When she was back to Kevin’s office, Kevin was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to her, his back looking lonely.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, he turned around and his eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, “Why are you back again?”
Bella walked straight up to him and questioned with a glare, “Why is it that you’re the one who did the wrong thing, but it’s like I’m the one who’s wrong? What gives you the right to be so cold to me?”
Startled, Kevin suddenly asked her in an almost strangely cynical tone, “You are now disappointed that I was not thrilled to hug you and cry to you about how much I missed you after seeing you, aren’t you? If that’s the case, you can just say it and I’ll do exactly what you want me to do.”
Looking at Kevin, who was approaching her step by step, Bella snapped out of her shock and pushed him furiously, “Bastard!!!”
Her eyes were wet with tears, and she turned around and ran out. He stared at the door which had been heavily taken up, and the cynicism in Kevin’s eyes slowly faded, replaced by a look of despair and grief …