“You dare to trick me?” Kevin reached out his hands and circled her neck, pulling her to his arms and tickling her. Bella wriggled her body and chuckled, “Ok, I surrender, I surrender. I’ll tell you.”
“Tell me.”
She straightened her messy hair and looked askance at the bright moon in the sky afar, “Quintin said, he was happy when seeing me in happiness.”
Kevin was slightly shocked, “That’s it?”
“Otherwise, what else do you expect?”
“That’s the best.”
He then held her into his arms and smiled dotingly.
The two sat there for a while. When seeing those guests who teased the bridegroom walked out from the villa, Kevin said, “It’s late now, let’s tell the bride and bridegroom that we go back to our hotel?”
“Ok.”
Bella nodded and yawned. She did feel tired.
Quintin and Holly stood outside to see off those guests. Kevin walked up and joked, “You finally save yourself with your sweet talk.”
“Don’t mention it. I almost died there. Next time I get married, I won’t ask those guys to stir up a scene.”
“Next time you get married?”
Kevin, Bella and Holly said in chorus and Quintin realized that he just put his foot in his mouth and hurried to explain, “No, no, I was too tired that I lost my sense. I didn’t mean that.”
“Quintin, I’m telling you that you shouldn’t be fickle in love. Mrs. Stewart is pretty and talented but you think about getting married again. How many times do you plan to get married?”
Holly was aggrieved to cry and Kevin deliberately added fuel to the fire.
“Mr. Jones-Sharps, could you please be quiet?”
“Mrs. Stewart, I can relate to you. But since you have married, don’t take it to your heart.”
“No, Holly, don’t listen to him. Except for his wife, I only love you.”
“Look, look, he dares to love my wife. As an old saying goes, one should never have any improper thoughts about his friend’s wife. He is rotten.”
Seeing Quintin got even more entangled in his own explanation, Bella was sweating for him and pinched Kevin, “Stop putting a wedge between them. Beware that Quintin might beat you up again.”
“How am I putting a wedge between them? You also heard him, he said next time he gets married. He is thinking about getting married again.”
Holly pouted and glared at Quintin, turning to the villa.
“Hey, Holly, Holly, listen to me…”
Quintin chased his pretty wife while turned his head, roaring, “Bella, how could you marry someone like him, I’m telling you, you are ruined…!”
Bella turned her head to Kevin and asked in anger, “Now, you’re satisfied?”
“If the newlyweds couldn’t enjoy their wedding night, they will come after you.”
After one night staying over in F City, Kevin and Bella returned to B City. Surprisingly, there was another good news.
In the early morning, Lena announced, “Today, nobody is allowed to go out, an important guest will come today.”
Blanche asked in confusion, “Who is it?”
“It’s a secret for now. You will know later.”
Bella saw her sister-in-law look shy and sort of figured out who would come, “Is it Alvin?”
“That guy is not an important guest.”
Kevin was annoyed and interjected.
“Not Alvin, is it…his father?”
In fact, Bella guessed right. At nine o’clock, a few black cars drove into the Cloud Mansion. It was Master White coming.
Blanche leading all the family to welcome him. When seeing Blanche, Master White called her, “Blanche, I boldly come to visit you, hope I don’t disturb you all.”
“No, not at all.”
Blanche smiled politely.
Master White ordered his men, “Bring in all the gift to my future daughter-in-law.”
Seven or eight men opened the trunk and took in a bunch of high-end gifts. Blanche was surprised, “Master White, what are you doing?”
“On behalf of my son, I’m coming to propose marriage with the Jones-Sharp’s.”
Master White looked askance at Lena standing behind Blanche and nodded with contentment, “Thanks to Miss Jones Sharp, I was able to reunite with my son.”
Lena smiled shyly, “Uncle, you’re welcome. I didn’t do anything. You can reunite with each other because you are destined to do it as you have a kinship that is thicker than the water.”
“Haha, my future daughter-in-law is such a sweet talker. I like her, I like her.”
“Master White, please come in and have a seat.”
A bunch of people came into the living room. Bella asked Lena in a whisper, “Why Alvin didn’t come?”
“You have to ask your husband. He is staying at home with you and asked my Alvin to go on a business trip for him. Really annoying.”
“Then how did you know that Master White would come today?”
“Alvin told me last night over the phone.”
“Ok…”
Bella sat on the couch and her sister-in-law sat across her. Kevin and Master White sat together.
When it came to the serious business, Alvin suddenly showed up in front of them. Out of excitement, Lena stood up, “Alvin? Why are you here?”
“Blanche, I guess you don’t have any problem over the marriage between my son and your daughter. My family isn’t wealthier than yours, but we have no problem providing her a comfortable life. I will love Lena as my own daughter, so please feel reassured to entrust your daughter to my son.”
Blanche nodded, “Alvin came to our home when he was a teenager. I never treated him as an outsider. He has been doing his best for our family for more than ten years. I know he has a good character, therefore, I’m very reassured to let Lena marry him.”
“That would be great. How about we choose an auspicious day to hold their wedding?”
“Sure. I’ll ask them to choose a day and inform you when it is settled.”
“You don’t’ have to choose it again, I’ve already asked someone to do it. The 6th of next month is best for getting married.”
“Great, then it’s settled.”
A marriage was settled then. Lena had fulfilled her dream for many years. She was ecstatic, peeking at the man beside her on the sly. Finally, he belonged to her.
Blanche asked the servant to prepare for a sumptuous lunch for Master White. Master White heard that Blanche liked to play majiang, so he proposed to have few games.
“Which two of you are on?”
Master White asked Kevin, Bella, Alvin and Lena.
Lena pulled Alvin’s hand, “We have something to talk about. Let my brother and my sister-in-law play.”
Before Kevin answered, she dragged him quickly to the upstairs.
They entered Lena’s bedroom. Once the door closed, Lena couldn’t wait to hug, kiss and nibbling Alvin. And her little hands were even bolder to undo his belt. Alvin was shocked but excited, “Lena, you are getting bolder.”
“I want you.” Lena raised her head with her body rubbing his. She had smooth and tender skin, “you don’t want me?”
“Now? Aren’t you afraid that someone might come over?” Alvin raised his eyebrows in shock but his hands were holding her tight.
She looked at her with their forehead against each other. Alvin loved her eyes the most. And at this time, Lena stuck out her tongue and licked him, “Yeah, now.”
How could Alvin resist her passion like this? He slowly put his hands around her neck and kissed her back.
Bella received Wilson’s call a week after Master White proposed the marriage. She hung up her phone preoccupiedly. At that time, she was having dinner with Kevin and he asked in puzzlement, “Who was it?”
“My dad.”
“What he wants?” Kevin’s face turned to sullen.
“He said he wants to see me.”
“No, don’t go.”
Kevin blurted out. Bella smiled bitterly, “What? It seems that you hate him more than I do.”
“Of course I hate him. I hate those who don’t like my wife”
“But he said he has some important things to talk to me and ask me to see him no matter what.”
“Don’t you afraid that he and his evil daughter set you up?”
Bella then lost herself in thought. Later, she raised her eyes, “How about you come with me?”
“You really want to go?”
“I don’t want to go, I just want to know what he wants to say to me.”
Kevin thought about it, “Alright then, when?”
“Tomorrow night.”
The next day, after getting off, they left the company not for home but for the place they had appointed with Wilson.
At a box of a hotel, they knocked open the door and only Wilson was in there. Kevin relieved and whispered to Bella, “I’ll wait outside. Call me if anything happens.”
“Don’t you come inside with me?”
“I will not sit in on the conversation between you and your father, but remember, if anything goes wrong, be sure to call out to me.”
“Ok.”
Bella went inside. With a show of his hand, Wilson said, “Have a seat.”
“What do you want for me?’
Looking at the exquisite food on the table, she thought that Wilson didn’t just want to have dinner with her.
“We have never had a proper dinner before, then let’s make up for the regret today.”
Wilson poured himself a cup of Chinese baijiu and gulped down. Bella wanted to laugh. Regret, the word regret didn’t seem like a word would come out from Wilson.
“Bella. Since the day you left, I have thought it over. I’m sorry for you and your mother. You’re the two people that I feel most sorry about. I asked you out today not to expect you to forgive me. I just wanted to tell you, I did feel guilty before, I did realize that I’m wrong. I know I’m wrong, I really do. Bella, I’m sorry…”
Wilson apologized incoherently with two drops of tears seeping from his eyes. Bella looked at him expressionlessly. The scattered grey hair proved that he was getting old. Should she feel grateful for him who finally admitted his fault before he died?
“This is the very important thing you want to talk to me?”
Wilson nodded and wiped the corner of his eyes, “The other day, I suddenly dreamt about your mother. She cursed me as a jerk who has never be like a father. She was right. I’m a jerk, a sheer jerk. In those years, I knew you and your mother led a tough life but I didn’t help you even once. It’s reasonable for you and your mother to hate me. One will eventually take the consequence for his cause, now I had my punishment. Gillian’s mother died, Gillian married and was deserted by a man who is almost of my age. And I’m getting worst and worst. Bella, I don’t expect you to forgive me, but please accept my confession. I might leave here soon. I’m old. Maybe we will never see each other again after we’re apart this time…”
“I forgive you.”
Bella said this with peace and tears also seeped from her eyes, “But as you said, you knew exactly my mom and I led a tough life but didn’t help us even once. Some damage can’t be repaired. I forgive you but we would never go back as a father and daughter. Please take care of yourself in the future.”
” How about your sister? She was very unstable right now, could you please not make things difficult for her?”
Bella stopped and looked askance, “I never thought to work against her. So, take away with you.”
Out of the box, she saw her beloved man waiting for her patiently. At that moment, her heart was at its tendest state. At least in her life, she would have someone with her all the time.
Seeing her eyes were red, Kevin didn’t ask anything and came forward to give her a warm embrace, saying gently, “Let’s go home.”
“Well, the shameful thing, which one do you mean?”
Kevin paused for a bit, “You killed my father, you have to pay the same price for it.”
“Yeah, young master, you knew that I have something to do with your father’s death. You’ve already known what I have told your father, right?”
Celeste’s voice suddenly turned ghastly just as her expression turned fierce and scary.
Kevin didn’t day anything but one could feel his rage that was about to erupt.
“If you don’t give me a chance to lie, then neither of us will have a peaceful life. If I tell your wife the things that I have told your father, what would that be?”
With Lena and Alvin’s wedding day getting closer, Kevin stepped up in making things difficult for Celeste. Since he joined hands with Master White, Celeste’s life has got harder day by day. First, she was obstructed to transfer money abroad. Then the anti-corruption bureau came to investigate her. She knew that this was all because of Kevin. Out of rage, she called Kevin.
“Are you determined to corner me to the dead-end?”
She queried directly with her teeth gripping.
Kevin retorted ironically, “You corner yourself. When you were doing those disgraceful things, you should have thought that you were digging a grave for yourself.”