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Bride of Mr. Billion Chapter 271
Bella‘s POV I was not very enthusiastic about Betty‘s attitude. I just said a few words out of courtesy. Betty and I had changed from being closest sisters to strangers. If it weren‘t for mother, Betty might not have come to attend the wedding today. “Betty, don‘t play with your phone. Come and see how your sister‘s makeup is today!” Mother shouted at Betty, who was sitting far away. Under mother‘s urging, Betty finally walked over with a very cold expression. Glancing at me in the mirror, Betty said perfunctorily, “Mom, the makeup artist hired by Klein is very famous in the city, and his makeup skills are very good. How can ordinary people like us pick a problem?”
Betty sat back down. Mother scolded in a low voice, “What‘s with your attitude? Today is your sister‘s wedding.” Betty pretended not to hear mother at all. Mother turned around and said to me, “Your sister may be tired. Don‘t mind her. I‘m going to the bathroom.”
After that, mother turned and went into the bathroom.
At this time, the make–up artist went to the room next door to do makeup for the bridesmaids and the flower boys, and Jane was outside the door with Lucky in her arms.
Only Betty and I were left in the lounge, and the atmosphere instantly became tense. At this time, Betty still crossed her arms in front of her chest and said with a cold laugh, “Sis, 1 admire you the most for your ability to deal with men. Now that you have two children, you are actually able to find a man as good as Klein, who treats you so well! I really don’t know what method you used to seduce him.”
I could hear the mockery in Betty‘s words. I really didn‘t expect that one day, my sister would mock me like my enemy.
Although I was angry and sad, I looked in the direction of the bathroom. Mom was inside at the moment. If I quarreled with Betty now, she would definitely be sad. Besides, it was my wedding today.
I didn‘t want Betty to ruin it.
Therefore, the next moment, I stood up from my chair! I suddenly stood up. Betty took a step back warily and whispered, “What do you want to do?” I could see that Betty still guarded against me. Was she afraid that I would hit her? After all, when she was a child, I would teach her a lesson on behalf of my mother when she was disobedient. But at that time, there was love between us sisters.
But now, we didn‘t have any feelings left.
I stared at Betty in front of me. Two seconds later, I said, “I‘m going to the bathroom!” With that, I lifted my dress and walked out.
Out of the lounge, I turned around and walked to a corridor that was sealed with glass.
I leaned against the glass and suddenly felt a little complicated. Was I about to get married to Klein? We were about to officially become husband and wife. I was a little nervous, but more of it was my yearning for a new life. I said to myself, “It‘s fine. Everything will be fine. Klein loves you very much.” “The future will be very beautiful. Don‘t worry...” Finally, I calmed down and was about to go back. I suddenly saw a figure in front of me entering the bathroom next to me. It was a fat man. The cap on his head made me recognize him. He was one of the two bastards who had looked for Klein a few days ago. I was stunned. “Today is the day of my marriage with Klein. He specially hired a bodyguard team.”
All guests needed an invitation to enter. Why did that fat man suddenly come here?” This was definitely not a coincidence. There must be some conspiracy. The next moment, I gathered my courage and walked to the bathroom. I gently pushed open the door of the men‘s bathroom.
There was no one inside. The person who entered just now should have entered the compartment inside. I walked in gently and hid in a compartment. At this time, there was the sound of flushing, which covered the sound of me walking in.
To be honest, I was very nervous.
My heart was beating very fast while I was sitting on the toilet. I was really afraid of being discovered by the fat man. What if he did something harmful to me? But how could I know his purpose without using this method? I didn‘t want to miss such a good opportunity. I quickly held my skirt in front of my chest and lifted my feet, hoping that no one outside would find me.
Soon, I heard someone walking out of the compartment, and then there seemed to be a phone call.
“Klein, I‘ll be waiting for you in the washroom on the first floor. You‘d better show up in a minute, or my brother will go to the lobby on the first floor to find you! If you don‘t come to see me, don‘t even think about holding your wedding.” After the fat man finished speaking, he hung up the phone. Hearing the fat man‘s words, I immediately frowned. I thought to myself, “What is he doing here? Could it be that they have another deal?” No! No, this fat man sound like he was here to extort money from Klein. He definitely wanted to use this day to continue to ask for money from him. Some people in the underworld wouldn‘t keep their promises. Once you asked him to do something, he would blackmail you for the rest of your life and keep asking for money.
Therefore, one could never do such an improper thing. Not only could they hurt others, but they could also hurt themselves. I sat on the toilet nervously, waiting for the arrival of Klein. I had made up my mind. If this fatty continued to extort money from him, I would immediately step forward and tell them that I already knew everything. There was no need for hi, to extort any more money.
If he wanted to make trouble, it didn‘t matter. I would call the police directly, and they would suffer losses.
Although Klein had done something wrong in the past, I was about to become his wife and it will be my responsibility to take care of my husband.
In addition, I wanted to make it so that in the future, Klein could completely distance himself from these bad people…
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Bella‘s POV: Soon, I heard the sound of the door of the toilet being pushed open.
The sound of footsteps was very familiar. It should be Klein.
“What exactly do you want?” Klein‘s voice was filled with rage.
The fat man said with a smile, “I just want some money.” “Didn‘t I just give it to you last time?” There was a hint of suppressed anger in Klein‘s voice. The fat man said shamelessly, “Klein, we‘ve heard that you have the ability to make money. Taking care of a large case is equivalent to a commission of hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you can earn so much money, and we‘ve done something illegal for you, you probably won‘t refuse to pay, right?”
“But you can‘t always come here to ask for money. I don‘t own a bank.” Klein said. The fat man‘s tone was very fierce. “I‘m telling you that if you don‘t give us 15,000 dollars today, we will make you lose face. Your reputation is much more important than 15,000 dollars, isn‘t it?” “You…are bandits!” Klein said. Hearing these words from within the booth, I knew that in the future, Klein would definitely submit. After all, he was a lawyer, and his reputation was simply too important to him. Moreover, the guests outside were all people with high status in the city. Afterwards, I put down my feet and prepared to put down my skirt as well. I decided to go out right now and stand next to Klein. I couldn‘t let that scumbag succeed! My hand was already on the door handle. Thad already made up my mind as to how I would be able to cooperate with Klein to shake off these two detestable people. Before I had time to open the door, the fat man outside continued, “Even if we are bandits, we were hired by you. You are a famous lawyer in the city. You not only know the law, but you help people file lawsuits. What we did for you is suspected murder. You know what kind of consequences you will receive, don‘t you?” Hearing this, I withdrew my hand, which was about to open the door. Murder? Didn‘t Klein just let the two of them pretend to be bandits to scare me? How could he be suspected of murder?
Could it be that Klein wanted the two of them to do something else? At this moment, I was especially panicked. I didn‘t continue to push open the door, but listened to the conversation, hoping to find out what I wanted to know.
“Don‘t talk nonsense. Back then, I told you to create a traffic accident. I didn‘t say that I wanted you to hit someone and injure him!” Klein said.
Hearing this, I was stunned.
What did he mean? Create a traffic accident? Who did Klein order them to hit?
At this moment, I was extremely scared, no, extremely frightened!
Kleiri actually had something hidden from me, and it was something as serious as creating a traffic accident.
Klein, what kind of person are you? “This time, you harmed our brother. You asked us to create a traffic accident, but you didn‘t say that the other party was actually a big shot. Our brother smashed the car, and the other party‘s arm was fractured. Now, our brother is hiding everywhere, and that person has been sending people to keep an eye on us. He is the president of the Wharton Group.” “That‘s the president of the Wharton Group! We can‘t afford to offend him. Can we brothers afford to offend such a person? No, no, you have to give us at least 75,000 dollars. We don‘t dare to stay in the city anymore. We have to go out and hide!” When I heard this, my whole body was trembling.
The last time Herbert did the parent–child test, he was late. It was because, there was a traffic accident on the road. His arm was broken, and he was still in cast, while Lucas‘s head was seriously injured. It turned out that the traffic accident was not accidental. It was arranged by Klein. Thinking of this, my hands were shaking. Klein… Klein was actually capable of doing such a thing? There was not only Herbert in the car, but also Lucas.
Klein.
“God! Who was I going to marry?” I felt a little dizzy Klein was simply too terrifying! He acted like he supported me and would treat my child like his own child.
But he almost killed Lucas.
I was extremely angry. I couldn‘t forgive him!
Hearing the fat man‘s words, Klein, who was outside, was extremely nervous as well. He stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and asked, “What did you say? Did you say that Herbert sent someone to keep an eye on your brothers? Did he find out that you were always looking for me?”
The fat man pushed Klein aside, saying, “It‘s best if you give us money and let us leave immediately. Otherwise, if we are caught by Herbert, or if he has any evidence, we will all be finished!” Klein immediately said, “75,000 dollars. Fine. I‘ll immediately have my secretary transfer it to your account. You and your brothers, leave immediately!” “Well, you‘d better keep your word, or we won‘t let you go!” “Go pack your things right now. The money will be transferred to your account shortly.” Klein said. “Fine, then we will leave first. I wish you a happy marriage!” After speaking, the fat man walked out of the bathroom.
Then, Klein took out his phone and quickly dialed a number. At this moment, I slowly got up from the toilet, put down the wide hem of my skirt, took a deep breath, opened the door of the compartment, and walked out!
At this moment, the call was connected. Klein hurriedly said to the other end, “Immediately transfer 75,000 dollars to the account I gave you a few days ago…”
“Bella?” Klein stared at me with wide eyes. I immediately walked over, raised my hand, and struck it viciously against Klein‘s face!
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Bella‘s POV:
When I hit Klein, he didn‘t dodge.
“Bella, you…why are you here?” Klein asked in surprise.
Troared angrily, “Klein, you‘ve gone too far!” Klein stepped forward, grabbed my arm, and hurriedly explained, “Bella, it‘s not what you think. Let me explain…” “Okay, I’ll listen to your explanation. Tell me!” i folded my arms in front of my chest and waited for him to speak. In fact, at this moment, I hoped that he could show the evidence to prove that he didn‘t do that. But Kiein hesitated, unable to utter a complete sentence. “Is what the fat man just said true? It was on the day of the DNA test between Lucas and I. Herbert and Lucas had a car accident, and it was arranged by you, wasn‘t it?” I asked. “…” Klein still couldn‘t finish a single sentence! “You can‘t explain, can you? Klein, you really are terrifying!” I roared angrily at him. Fortunately, the car accident was not serious. Lucas was only slightly injured. If my child died in the car accident… Oh, no, I didn‘t dare to imagine what would happen if the car accident was more serious.
Klein didn‘t explain. He stretched out his hand, trying to touch me.
I took two steps back and yelled at him, “Don‘t touch me!” “Fine. I won‘t touch you. Can you listen to me for a bit?” Klein‘s hands remained in mid–air, extremely nervous as he spoke to me in a pleading voice. “There‘s nothing to say. Klein, we‘re finished!” When I said those final words, my eyes began to turn moist.
He used to be the most important person to me in the past, but now, he changed in an instant. This man was too despicable and cruel.
He did not hesitate to hurt a child for the love he wanted. This love was too heavy. I couldn‘t accept it. Klein had a pained look on his face. He said, “Bella, do you know how much I love you? I have never had such strong feelings for a woman. For you, I can give up the world!” “Before this thing happens, I really want to marry you. I even thought about our future life. I believe you love me, but your love is too selfish. You just want to have me. You are a lawyer. Don‘t you understand that what you have done is a crime?” I asked with tears.
“Of course I know! Before I met you, my character and professional ethics were absolutely flawless. But since I met you, my feelings for you were too strong…” “I don‘t even dare to imagine the scene of you leaving me. I don‘t want to lose you. Bella, I really don‘t mean any harm. I won‘t allow those two people to hurt you. As for the traffic accident I created, I
have also warned them in advance. I just wanted them to hit Herbert‘s car and stop him from coming to the appraisal center. I never thought about killing them!” “In addition, Herbert is my cousin. Although he and I are in conflict right now, I don‘t want to see him die. What‘s more, Lucas is your son. I definitely won‘t hurt him.” Klein had already calmed down when he recounted, and he wasn‘t as agitated as he was just now. “Shut up! You‘re such a hypocrite! You said that you wouldn‘t hurt Lucas, but in fact, what you‘ve done has hurt my child!”
I covered my mouth and cried. I couldn‘t control my emotions anymore.
I knew that what klein said was true, and I also believed in his love for me.
But I couldn‘t accept what he did.
The next moment, Klein let out a sigh. “Bella, no matter what sort of hard work I make, in the end, you still won‘t belong to me. Fine, then. Our wedding will be canceled.”
After speaking, Klein turned and walked out of the bathroom. I couldn‘t hold on any longer, so I stepped forward and supported the wall. To me, Klein was like a family member.
When he left, I knew that we were completely over!
This feeling was too painful, In fact, as long as I wanted, our wedding could continue, and I didn‘t have to lose the most important knight in my life.
But I couldn‘t.
No matter how much he loved me, it was not the reason for suspected murder.
More than ten minutes later, I wiped away my tears, calmed down, and left the bathroom.
Walking in the corridor with French window, I was very depressed.
“Bella?”
Just as I was feeling conflicted, someone called me by my name from behind. I instinctively looked back and suddenly saw Hank standing behind me. I was stunned, I wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes and forced a smile. “You… Why are you here?”
“It‘s a little stuffy inside, so I came out to get some fresh air.” Hank looked at me and smiled.
I didn‘t respond.
“Bella, why are you crying?” Hank asked. Hearing this, I quickly wiped my cheeks and answered perfunctorily, “No… nothing.” Hank asked, “Bella, aren‘t you happy now?”
“….” I didn‘t know how to answer.
If he had asked such a question half an hour ago, I would have told him that I was very happy.
But now, everything had changed. I believed that soon, everyone would know that the wedding had been canceled.
Hank continued, “I thought you found happiness, so I wished you well in my heart. But it doesn‘t
seem to be like this…”
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Bella‘s POV: I interrupted Hank. “Hank, it‘s my business whether I‘m happy or not. It has nothing to do with you. You should care about Betty and your child!” Although I didn‘t have a good relationship with Betty, she was my sister after all. I didn‘t want her to be unhappy, nor did I want her to hate me.
Hank‘s face showed an expression of pain. After a few seconds of silence, he said, “Bella, I really can‘t continue to live with Betty.”
“What do you mean?” I frowned and asked. Before Hank could say anything, a harsh female voice came from behind me. “Don‘t you understand what he means? If you cancel the wedding, he will divorce me, and then you can organize a new family!” Hearing this, I turned my head and saw Betty walking over in high heels, looking arrogant. When she looked at Hank, she was very indifferent. When she looked at me, she was very disdainful.
It seemed that Hank and I were her enemies.
“Betty, what are you talking about?” Hank growled at Betty.
“Am I talking nonsense? You‘ve been married to me for almost three years. Have you ever forgotten her? The way you look at her now is more gentle than you look at me. Do you think I‘m a fool?” Betty burst into anger and shouted at Hank.
Hank had a painful look on his face. Then he stamped his feet and said, “Yes! You‘re right. I really like Bella. I‘ve always liked her for so many years. I‘ve never changed it!”
“Hank, you‘re not a human!” Betty took two steps back, bent down, and shouted. Tears welled up in her eyes in an instant. “Even if I‘m not a human, it was you who climbed into my bed. I didn‘t force you. After that, you insisted to marry me. I didn‘t do anything to let you down. From the beginning, I couldn‘t have given you my feelings. In fact, you know this better than anyone else. It‘s just that you don‘t want to admit it.” Hank‘s voice was full of depression. Obviously, he had already erupted. Maybe he had endured it for too long. “Do you know how much I love you? How dare you say such a thing…” “It‘s been three years. I love you every day, and I look up to you every day. I‘m happy if you‘re happy. I‘m upset if you‘re upset!” “I took care of you, took care of this home, and took care of our child… What else do you want me to do? What do you want me to do to make you love me?” Betty squatted on the ground and cried painfully. “Betty, love is a double–sided thing. You can‘t add your love to a person who doesn‘t love you. I‘ll be under a lot of pressure in this way.” “I have really had a hard time in the past three years. Yes, I also tried to fall in love with you, but I still couldn‘t do it. I‘m sorry!” Hank took two steps back. Although there were apologies in his eyes, he was more determined.
“If you don‘t care about me, then what about our child?” Betty wept bitterly.
There were tears in Hank‘s eyes. “If you‘re willing to take Anne with you, I‘ll give you enough money every month. If you don‘t want to take her with you, Anne‘s right to raise her will be mine. You don‘t need to pay any money. And when you miss her, you can come to see her at any time.” Betty sneered when she heard that. “Haha, it turns out that you‘ve already thought about it. You want to divorce me for a long time, haven‘t you?” Betty‘s eyes suddenly turned grim. Seeing the two quarreling people, I knew that their contradiction was very serious. It seemed that Hank didn‘t want to compromise this time.
I was embarrassed to be here, not to mention that I couldn‘t care about them now. My own business was like a mess.
So, the next moment, I lifted my wedding dress, turned around, and went to the lounge.
But Betty blocked my way! “What do you want to do?” I asked her. “Have you reached an agreement with Hank?” Betty asked. “What do you mean? I don‘t understand.” I thought Betty was like a mad dog. She transferred her anger to me because Hank didn‘t love her. Betty‘s tone was fierce. “Do you think I‘m a fool? Hank is going to divorce me. You and Klein actually canceled today‘s wedding. Don‘t tell me the two have nothing to do with each other?”
“You said that Klein had already announced that the wedding ceremony had been canceled?” | confirmed with Betty Betty laughed coldly. “Not only did he personally announce that the wedding had been canceled, he had even put all the blame on him. My dear sister, Klein treats you so well. You must be the reason why the wedding has been canceled, right?” I wanted to go back to the church to deal with some things now.
So I ignored Betty and went straight to the lounge. But I didn‘t expect Betty to suddenly push me. She shouted, “Bella, I‘m telling you, I won‘t give you a place. I won‘t divorce Hank!”
I didn‘t look back and shouted, “Whether you divorce or not has nothing to do with me. You can do whatever you want!“
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Betty actually pushed Bella! I couldn‘t help frowning. I grabbed Betty‘s arm and growled, “Have you had enough?” “No, no!” Betty yelled at me as if she had gone mad. I didn‘t love Betty, but as long as she didn‘t always act like a lunatic, I could endure my true feelings and spend the rest of my life with her.
But she always created various contradictions.
Thated her more and more now.
I turned and left.
Betty refused to let me go. She stretched out her arms and stopped me. “Where are you going?”
“Back to school!” I said. Betty‘s voice came from behind. “If you don‘t go home on time, I will go to the school to find you!! will never allow you to divorce me.” “Unless I die, you will never leave me.” The crazy Betty made me feel suffocated.
My hands were clenched into fists, and my brows were tightly knitted together as I sped up to leave.
Bella‘s POV: I reached out and pushed open the door to the lounge, only to see my mother talking to Klein.
“Klein, you and Bella have always been very close. In addition, you already have a child. Right now, hundreds of guests are present. Why did you suddenly cancel the wedding? Did Bella do something wrong?” Mother was very worried. “Mother, it‘s all my fault. It has nothing to do with Bella. I was the one who wanted to cancel the wedding. Please don‘t blame Bella.” Klein was extremely apologetic towards mother‘s words.
“You… why did you cancel the wedding? Don‘t you love Bella?” Mother asked. “It‘s me…” At this moment, Klein couldn‘t say a word. At this time, I immediately stepped forward and grabbed mother, saying, “Mom, it was my decision to cancel today‘s wedding. As for the specific reason, I can‘t explain it to you. Don‘t ask anymore.” Klein had done such a bad thing. I wouldn‘t forgive him. But I remembered that he used to be so good to me that I was willing to keep his secret and protect his reputation.
Mother was very angry. “What do you mean? Do you treat marriage as a game?” “Mother, in truth, it was all my fault…” Klein wanted to go forward and explain. I stopped him and said, “There is no right or wrong in love. I will explain it to my mother. You can go!”
Klein hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “Mom, I‘m leaving now!”
After speaking, Klein walked out of the lounge. After Klein left, mother began to sob. “Bella, I know you‘ve always had your own ideas. From now on, I won‘t ask about your affairs anymore. It‘s up to you to decide!” After that, mother covered her mouth and turned to leave in disappointment.
At this time, I began to cry. I walked up to Jane and reached out to hold Lucky into my arms.
The moment I held Lucky in my arms, my eyes became moist. The person who should have become my husband had left. Mother had left. Betty hated me… “Good thing I still have you.” I pulled down my low–collar wedding dress and fed Lucky milk. While feeding her milk, I cried…
Half an hour later, Lucky fell asleep in my arms, but my arms were already numb. Seeing this, Jane quickly stepped forward to take Lucky from me and put her in the stroller.
I took a look at myself in the mirror. At this moment, I had not removed my makeup, and I was still wearing a wedding dress. So I ordered, “Jane, go back first. I‘ll go back after removing my makeup and changing my clothes.” “Okay.” Jane nodded, and then pushed the stroller with Lucky out of the lounge. After Jane left, I sat in front of the dressing mirror, took off the jewelry on my earlobe and neck, and wiped the exquisite makeup on my face with a tissue… Twenty minutes later, I had taken off my expensive wedding dress and exquisite makeup. In the mirror was a woman in ordinary clothes. Then, I put on a black fur coat, took my bag, and left the lounge. Walking into the church, I saw that the staff was removing the posters, flowers, and wedding items for the wedding. There were also some guests sitting in the church and chatting. Thad become another person again. No, I still had Lucas and Lucky. This time, I wouldn‘t be alone, so the feeling of being single several times was different. Although I was depressed at the moment, I was still full of fighting spirit. I wanted to live my life. I wanted to live a better life.
At this time, when I looked up, I suddenly saw a familiar figure standing at the exit of the church.
The man was looking at me with no expression on his face.
I know she‘s waiting for me.
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Bella‘s POV:
“Long time no see!” | greeted Ella with a smile.
There wasn‘t a hint of a smile on Ella‘s face. After hesitating for a moment, she said, “Bella, I‘m here to attend your wedding with Klein. I wanted to give you my blessings, but I didn‘t expect things to turn out like this.” “I‘m sorry for wasting your time,” I said.
Ella was secretly in love with Klein. If I didn‘t marry him, would she be happy? After all, no one was willing to let someone they liked get married with someone else. “Bella, I want to know why you gave up on your wedding with Klein?” Ella asked. I didn‘t want to tell her about what happened with Klein. Thus, I laughed. “How did you know that I gave up on Klein?” Ella, on the other hand, turned her face away and smiled. She then replied, “Bella, I know Klein too well. You are the woman he loves the most.”
“Although he announced that the wedding was canceled today, I know that you don‘t want to marry him. Otherwise, he will never give up. And he loves you very much, so he took all the blame on him. He said that it was because of his personal reason that the wedding was canceled. It was he who let you down. I won‘t believe these bullshit words.”
I chuckled and said, “You really know him very well.” “What‘s the use of knowing? He loves you.” There was a trace of sadness in her beautiful eyes when she said this. Ella was truly a very good person, with both beauty and wisdom. In addition, she liked Klein. In truth, if Klein could be with her, perhaps only then would they be happy.
“It won‘t happen again,” I said. “What did you say?” Ella frowned and asked, not understanding what I meant. I explained, “I said that everything between me and Klein is over. I‘ve already taken back my feelings for him. I think he will soon take back his feelings for me.” I was very clear about what I meant. Ella had a chance again. But Ella didn‘t think so. “Bella, do you know how to love? If it‘s as easy as you said, and you can take it back as you want, then the world will suffer less.”
I was struck dumb by Ella’s words. Yes, she was right. How could I take back my true feelings for him? If I could take back my feelings for him, perhaps it was because I didn‘t love him? I lost control of myself in the face of love.
Herbert had done a lot of things to hurt me. My reason was suppressing my feelings, but when there was no one else, I would still miss him.
“Yes, love is really helpless.” I nodded. Seeing my expression, Ella said, “Alright, I understand. You don‘t love Klein. At the very least, you don‘t love him enough. It‘s his luck that he didn‘t marry you today.”
Ella was indeed a smart person. From my words, she could tell that the person I love isn‘t Klein. “Although we can‘t be husband and wife, I still hope that he will be happy in the future. I’m sorry, 1 have something to do. I‘ll go first!” I soon ended the conversation with Ella. “Goodbye.” Ella nodded. I walked out of the hotel, down the steps, and strolled in the hotel parking lot, feeling complicated. I knew that Lucky and I must move out of Klein‘s house. Thad to find a house that I could rent as soon as possible. At this time, a figure suddenly got out of a car, which startled me.
When I took a closer look, I saw that it was Hank.
Seeing him all of a sudden, I couldn‘t help frowning. Then I looked around and didn‘t see Betty. “It‘s only me. Betty has gone home,” Hank said. Hearing this, I hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Hank and asked, “Did you deliberately wait for me here?”
The wedding had been canceled, and almost all the guests had left. He was still here, and it could be seen that he was waiting for someone. “I want to know why you canceled the wedding today.” Hank asked directly. Hearing this, I said, “Hank, although we are relatives now, marriage is my own private affair. It has nothing to do with you whether I cancel the wedding or decide to marry anyone!” I suddenly hated Hank. He always found an opportunity to get close to me, so Betty misunderstood me.
Betty was indeed too crazy, but Hank had done something wrong.
“I‘m just concerned about you,” Hank said.
“I don‘t need your concern. Don‘t forget that you are my sister‘s husband. We don‘t need to meet and communicate in private!” I said to him angrily. “I‘ll won‘t be your sister‘s husband soon. Betty and I will definitely divorce,” Hank said with certainty. Hearing this, i was even angrier. Although I didn‘t want to meddle in their affairs, I couldn‘t help reminding him. “I can‘t interfere with the relationship between you adults, nor will I interfere. I only hope that you can give the child the best arrangement.”
At this time, Hank reached out and punched the door of a car! “I know you won‘t like me in this life, so I don‘t have any other extravagant hopes. I just want you to live a good life. I wanted to live a good life with Betty. Even if she‘s not my beloved woman, she‘s still my child‘s mother. I once wanted to develop a relationship with her, but she‘s too narrow–minded
and suspicious. We don‘t have any common language.” “Sol put all my energy into my work, but… I didn‘t expect that she would go to school and make trouble. She said that I neglected her and even thought that the female student who asked me for advice seduced me!” At this point, Hank was already very angry.
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Bella‘s POV:
I didn‘t expect Betty to be so narrow–minded, but I was also a very bad sister.
Not to mention others.
Hank continued, “She went to the school to insult the female student, but the girl couldn‘t bear the pressure and dropped out of school.”
“How could this be?” I asked, surprised. I actually believed in Hank‘s character. It was absolutely impossible for him to have an improper relationship with a female student. Betty did go too far this time. “That female student‘s parents often came to school to find me, and they even came to my home to scold Betty. My current life is really terrible. I can‘t even live the most basic life,” Hank said with distress.
Hearing this, I didn‘t know what to say.
I didn‘t expect Betty‘s character to be so scary.
The next moment, Hank continued, “Just now Betty threatened me. If I don‘t go home on time, she will go to school to make trouble.”
At this point, Hank gave a wry smile. “I‘ve already resigned. How can I still stand on the podium and teach the students? What will my students think of me? When the management approve my resignation, Betty can‘t affect my work anymore.”
Hearing that he had already submitted the resignation letter, I frowned. I knew that Hank liked the job as a university teacher very much, and he had been working very hard at teaching students. Now he even gave up his career in order to get a divorce with Betty. It could be seen that Betty had forced him to such an extent. “I respect your decision, but I hope you won‘t hurt Betty and her child. After all, Betty used to be your wife and the mother of your child,” I said. I knew that Hank must have thought about it for a long time.
So I couldn‘t persuade him with a few words.
In addition, it was not necessarily a good thing for Betty and him to maintain this unhappy marriage.
“I will.” Hank nodded. Then, he suddenly let out a sigh of relief and said, “I‘m in a much better mood after telling you all this today. Thank you, Bella for listening to me.” At this moment, I realized that Hank just wanted to talk to me. It seemed that I had misunderstood him just now. In fact, Hank was also a poor person. There was no winner in the marriage with Betty.
Suddenly, I thought of the scene when I took Betty to find Hank to let him take responsibility. Maybe I was wrong at that time. I shouldn‘t have agreed to their marriage. Now it ended up like this.
But there was no medicine for regret in the world. Everyone had to be responsible for what they had done, including myself. “Nothing.” 1 forced a smile and said, “I hope you can live a happy life in the future. I’ve played the role
in your marriage with Betty. I’m also responsible.” “Any‘sister in the world will do the same thing as you did in the past. I don‘t blame you, but Betty doesn‘t think so now. She has a knot in her heart now. I hope she can get rid of it as soon as possible in the future. Otherwise, she won‘t be happy for the rest of her life,” Hank said. I nodded and made an excuse to leave first.
After I got back, I began to pack up my luggage, and I was still calling to find a house. In the past two days, I had packed up my luggage, but I had not found a suitable house yet. Looking out of the window, I couldn‘t help but feel a little worried. I didn‘t have enough money to rent a house now, and if I couldn‘t rent a proper house, I was afraid that Lucky couldn‘t stand it. After all, she was too young and needed a warm and tidy environment. But it had been two days and two nights since Klein had returned. I had secretly looked at the door opposite twice, but there was indeed no sign of his return.
I was a little worried.
Thus, I secretly called Amy and asked her if Klein had gone to the office in the past two days. Amy said that Klein had been here once in the past two days, and she didn‘t know the rest of the time. However, if there was something important in QW Law Firm department, she would call him, and the phone could be connected. Knowing that Klein was safe, I was relieved. He wasn‘t as weak as I had imagined. After putting down the phone, I thought that perhaps the reason why Klein didn‘t come back was to avoid me and Lucky. After all, it was a little awkward for us to get along with each other now. Thinking of this, I took the rental advertisement and dialed them one by one. I hoped to find a house as soon as possible. Even if it was a little expensive, I couldn‘t care so much now. Just when I was about to make a phone call to look for a house, a phone call suddenly came. I looked down and saw that it was Joey who called. I knew she must have called to teach me a lesson, so I answered the phone. “Hey, Joey, you…” Before she could finish her sentence, Joey‘s cry came from the other end of the line. “What are you doing? The line is never connected…” Hearing that, I became nervous, because Joey was a heartless person. She wouldn‘t cry like this if she hadn‘t encountered something big. “What happened, Joey?” I asked anxiously. “Bella, my mother is dying. I don‘t know what to do. I need your help now…” Joey‘s voice sounded helpless and miserable.
Hearing this, I suddenly stood up. “Where are you now?” “The hospital,” Joey replied, sobbing. “I‘ll be right there!” I hung up and ran out.
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Bella‘s POV By the time I arrived at the hospital, Joey‘s mother had passed away. I held the crying Joey in my arms and comforted her, “Auntie has left, She must want you to live a good life.”
Joey hugged me and sobbed. “Actually, my mother has been ill for so long, and I‘m mentally prepared. Maybe one day she‘ll leave. The worst thing I‘m experiencing now is that terrible brother of mine. When my mother was alive, he never came to visit her. Now that she‘s dead, I called him, but he told me that he didn‘t have time and wanted me to deal with the funeral by myself! He‘s the worst brother in the world. My mother wouldn‘t close her eyes when she couldn‘t hold on. She wanted to see my brother for the last time…” At this point, Joey was still crying. “God will punish him to go to hell. You don‘t have to be angry about this kind of person. What matters now is to settle your mother‘s funeral. You must be strong, okay?” I comforted her. “I know. Bella, you must help me. My mind is in a mess. I don‘t know what to do.” Joey held my hand and said.
“Don‘t worry. I‘ll be with you these days.” I nodded seriously. I did what I said. After all, the most urgent thing now was to help Joey to arrange her mother‘s funeral. As for moving out of Klein‘s house, it could only be settled after. Fortunately, I had Jane to take care of Lucky, so I had time to help Joey.
Three days later, Joey and I took care of her mother‘s funeral.
All the expenses for medical expenses, cremation, and burial were paid by Joey alone. Her brother only shed a few tears hypocritically during the funeral After the funeral, I left with Joey. I didn‘t expect her hateful brother and sister–in–law to stop us! “What do you want to do?” Joey‘s voice had been hoarse for the past two days, so she was weak. “What do I want? Is it over after mother‘s funeral? Shouldn‘t you tell me something?” Joey‘s sister–in law put her hands on her hips like a madman. “What‘s there to say? Do you want to tell us how much we spent on the hospital bills and creation? Do you want to pay? Well, Joey, give them all the bills and calculate how much money they should pay you!” I shouted to Joey‘s brother and sister–in–law. Joey‘s sister–in–law spat at me. “Bah! Who are you? What right do you have to meddle in our family‘s affairs?”
At this moment, Joey reached out and pulled me aside. “Tell me, what exactly do you want me to tell you?”
“Mom has a few hundred dollars. She has a pair of gold earrings on her ear and a gold necklace on her neck. Your brother has the right to inherit the inheritance!” Joey‘s sister–in–law shouted arrogantly.
Hearing this, I rolled my eyes.
The two didn‘t come to visit the old lady when she was seriously ill.
Now that the old lady was dead, how could they dare to mention inheritance?
Joey sneered and said, “Do you know how much money my mother spent on seeing a doctor in these years? The money is not even enough for the meals she ate in these years, especially you, you are indeed mother‘s son! But have you ever taken care of her for a day? When mother was about to die, she asked you to visit her. You didn‘t want to come! Even everything about the funeral was not prepared by you! What right do you have to ask me for the money and gold? Is your brain eaten by a dog?”
Joey‘s brother looked embarrassed and couldn‘t say a word.
Seeing this, Joey‘s sister–in–law immediately went up to fight back. “Joey, mother paid a lot of tuition fee for you to go to college.” “Your brother has never been to school. You are a capable girl now, and your salary is higher than your brother‘s. You should take care of mother. Your brother is useless and has no ability. He can‘t take care of mother!”
Joey looked at her coldly and said in a disdainful tone, “At that time, my brother didn‘t want to go to school, not because my mother didn‘t want to pay for it. Besides, I’ve been in college for a few years, but I‘ve been working hard and studying during my college years. I also applied for a loan. My mother paid part of the tuition fee, but I took care of most of the fee myself.” “Now that mom has passed away, I won‘t quarrel with you. In the future, we will cut off our relationship ties and pretend that we have never known each other!“.
After that, Joey pulled me away. Joey‘s sister–in-law was a shrew. She wouldn‘t let Joey go. “Oh, now that you are capable, you don‘t want to talk to us anymore? Well, you can cut off our relationship ties. But you must give us the two pieces of gold jewelry from mother!” I felt that she had gone too far, so I helped Joey and said, “How dare you say that? Joey bought those two gold jewelry for her mother. Of course, they should belong to her now.” “This is our family‘s business. Shut up!” Joey‘s sister–in–law stepped forward and pushed me. I also kicked Joey‘s sister–in–law. Joey‘s brother saw that his wife had suffered a loss and came forward to teach me a lesson. Seeing this, Joey hurried forward to help. But Joey and I naturally couldn‘t beat Joey‘s brother and sister–in–law. At this time, Joey looked around and ran to her mother‘s grave, crying loudly. “Mom… I‘m so pitiful. You just left me. My brother and sister–in–law hit me. Dear relatives, come and have a look. When my mum was alive, they didn‘t care about her. When she left, they hit me and robbed me of money. Please help me!”
Joey‘s cries were really effective. Her relatives and friends who had not gone far heard her cries and shouts and immediately came back.
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Bella‘s POV: Joey‘s other relatives knew about her family‘s situation, so they went forward and stopped Joey‘s brother and sister-in-law. Moreover, several uncles criticized them very severely.
Joey‘s brother and sister–in–law turned and left.
In the end, those relatives comforted Joey and left. Joey and I were afraid that her brother and sister-in–law would come back, so we left quickly.
On the bus, Joey had been crying. “Bella, why do you think there are people like my brother and sister-in–law? It‘s too much.” “Your brother treats his own mother like this. He must go to hell in the future.” I touched my face angrily It hurt a little. It seemed that I had just been hurt by the mad woman‘s hand. “He will never be my brother again!” Joey wiped her nose with a tissue. I patted Joey on the shoulder to comfort her. I knew that the reason why she cried was because of her mother‘s passing and the lack of family affection.
Brothers and sisters were supposed to be very close.
Now they were more distant than strangers and more hostile to each other than enemies.
I could understand Joey‘s feelings. My situation was actually similar to Joey‘s. My father and sister Betty, who were related to me by blood, were like Joey and her brother now. Only I knew the uncomfortable feeling. My good friend had also experienced such a thing, so I really wanted to comfort her and accompany her. Half an hour later, Joey finally calmed down. “Bella, thank you for keeping me company all the time,” Joey said. Thugged her arm. “We are friends, best friends. We should help each other.” “By the way, what are you going to do in the future?” Joey suddenly asked me. I frowned and said, “I‘ll move out of Klein‘s house first. I‘ve been looking for a house for the past few days. I haven‘t found a suitable one for the time being,” “Why didn‘t you suddenly want to marry Klein?” Joey‘s face was filled with confusion. I didn‘t tell Joey what Klein had done. After all, this was related to his reputation. I decided not to tell anyone. Thus, after pondering for a moment, I had no choice but to say, “I suddenly feel as though I don‘t love him. Being with him is nothing but gratitude and quilt. I don‘t want such a marriage, and this is unfair to him. What he wants is a wife who loves him, and I really don‘t love him enough.” Joey nodded, then sighed. “Actually, it really is a pity. Klein really is a very good man.” “But it doesn‘t matter. We‘ll live on our own in the future.”
Then, Joey suggested, Bella, don‘t find a house. Take Lucky and live with me. My mother used to live with me, so I had no place at all. Now that my mother has left, we can live together. Why don‘t we change a sofa bed in the living room? Hearing that, I looked at Joey’s sincere eyes. I knew Joey was serious. In the past few years, we had always helped each other. I lowered my head and thought about it. I needed to pay the rent and live. There was nowhere to live if Jane followed me. That was why I was planning operate the online shop and take care of Lucky at the same time. Therefore, the next moment, I looked at Joey and said, “Joey, you know that I‘m doing my business online. There will be a lot of goods at home, and Lucky is only one year old. I‘m sure it‘ll be very noisy. Besides, I have Lucas. He‘ll come stay with me from time to time and live with us. You need a lot of patience.” Seeing my embarrassed expression, Joey waved her hand and said, “I know your situation. You usually have a lot of time at home. You can do more housework by the way!” Hearing this, my face lit up with joy. I took Joey‘s hand with a smile and said, “Joey, do you know how big a problem you‘ve solved for me? I really have no other choice now.” “You still have me. Besides, you are my creditor. I still owe you half a year‘s rent and 750 dollars in cash. But I announced in advance that I can‘t pay you back now. My money has been used by my mother. I can only provide you with a place to live now.” In the end, Joey chuckled. “I‘m already very grateful. As for the money, you can give it back to me when you have it, I won‘t forget about it,” I said with a smile. “I knew you wouldn‘t be so generous!” Joey glanced at me. Of course, we were just joking. I didn‘t care whether she paid me back or not. Joey knew that I didn‘t care. Joey and I were as close as family. On this day, when I returned, I wanted to tell Klein that I was going to move out. After all, I had lived in his house for so long, so I had to inform him. But after asking Jane, I learned that Klein hadn‘t been back for the past few days. I couldn‘t help but frown. “Is he deliberately hiding from me?” I thought. After hesitating for a long time, I picked up the phone and dialed Klein‘s number. After the phone rang, it rang for more than ten times before the other end of the line. “Hello?” After pausing for a second, Klein‘s voice rang out.
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Klein‘s voice was rather low. Although he didn‘t directly speak of his feelings, I could sense the pain he was in.
I knew that if I said that Lucky and I were going to move out of here, it would be another kind of harm to him.
But I would leave with Lucky in the end. Since we couldn‘t be together, we shouldn‘t pester each other. Thus, in the next moment, I said, “Klein, I‘m going to move out with Lucky.” Klein was silent for a moment, then said, “I know you‘ll definitely leave with Lucky. Where are you going?” He was still concerned about me and Luckyd. I felt a little uncomfortable. Although I was disappointed in Klein, during this period of time, I had already treated him as my family member. “I‘ll take her to Joey‘s place,” I replied. “That‘s fine. After all, you can take care of each other.” Klein said. “Well, you… I hope you can live a good life like before in the future and let go of your feelings for me and Lucky,” I said. After remaining silent for two minutes, Klein said, “In the future, I won‘t be able to continue to be Lucky‘s godfather?” His words were bitter, and I frowned. “Klein, I hope you can start a new life. Don‘t let Lucky and I tie you down. Actually, I‘ve thought about it. If it weren‘t for me and Lucky, you wouldn‘t have done anything stupid. In fact, we were the ones who harmed you!” After getting along with him for the past few years, I understood him very well. In truth, he was a very righteous lawyer. Normally, when he encountered a poor or old customer, he wouldn‘t even collect any fee. He would also help the people for the sake of justice. In addition, he wasn‘t afraid of power. In the past, he had offended quite a few high–ranking officials. But he had done such a foolish thing in front of me. Perhaps, without me, he would still be that free, easy–going, and righteous Klein. Klein was very agitated. “Bella, I did something wrong. I now realize that I was wrong. How can I push the blame onto you? Don‘t worry. I will definitely live a good life in the future.” “As for my feelings for you and Lucky, that‘s my freedom, isn‘t it? Of course, I won‘t disturb your life with Lucky.”
I knew that what I had just said had completely destroyed Klein‘s self–esteem, and so I began to blame myself. I didn‘t know what to say.
Then, Klein took a deep breath, then said, “Enough. I still have some business to attend to. Take good care of yourself. If there‘s a chance, I‘ll go visit Lucky. Goodbye!”
After that, he hung up the phone.
Hanging up the phone, I let out a sigh of relief. Finally, I informed Klein. It seemed as though my guess was correct. He didn‘t want to meet me, which was why he hadn‘t returned home for such a long time. Actually, this was just as well. He didn‘t want the two of us to feel awkward. 1 packed up my things and said to Jane, “I‘m sorry, I have to leave with you. Thank you for taking care of me and Lucky for so long.” “Miss Stepanek, if you need anything in the future, feel free to look for me. It doesn‘t matter how much money you pay. I‘m willing to help you take care of Lucky,” said Jane. Hearing this, my eyes turned red and I said, “Okay.” Then, Joey came to pick me up. I carried Lucky, then Joey pulled two large suitcases and we left Klein‘s house.
From that day on, i entered the most difficult stage of my life. In the morning, Joey went to work. I had to take care of Lucky while doing housework and managing my online shop. In the afternoon, while Lucky was asleep, I began to pack up the goods. In the evening, after Joey came back, Joey helped to watch over Lucky and I made dinner. After the meal, I washed the bowls and chopsticks and gave Lucky a shower. After I coaxed her to sleep, I couldn‘t stand up straight.
Joey was also very busy now. She often worked overtime on weekends, and sometimes she had to go on a business trip.
Seeing that I was so tired, Joey frowned and said, “Bella, how can you last it if it goes on like this? Why don‘t you hire a nanny to look after Lucky? You can find a job. You have a CPA certificate now, so your salary should be very high.” I forced a smile and said, “I can‘t just hand Lucky over to the nanny. Besides, if we really hire a nanny, our family is so small. If we rent a bigger house, it will cost more every month. My salary will be paid to the nanny, and then there will be almost no money left after we rent a house.” “That‘s true.” Joey nodded. Then, I looked at the goods on the balcony and said, “Now my business is getting better. I can earn thousands of dollars a month, and I can take care of Lucky. I don‘t need to rent a big house. It‘s good now.” “It‘s just that you‘ve worked so hard,” Joey said helplessly. With a hopeful look on my face, I said, “Isn‘t it hard to go out to work? Not only do I have to bury myself in work, but I also have to curry favor with my superiors and deal with the relationship with my colleagues. It‘s also tiring. I‘m working hard to expand my company. I want to buy more goods for the company, and my income will definitely increase. When Lucky goes to kindergarten, I‘ll go out to find a job, and the company will become my side job.” Joey turned to look at Lucky sleeping on the sofa bed and said, “Hold on for two more years. Lucky will go to kindergarten soon.” I caressed Lucky‘s chubby little hand and said, “T‘ll try to save up some money in these two years, and then it‘ll be enough for the down payment of a small house. I‘ll have a home with her in the future. And you, now that your mother is gone, you don‘t have any burden left. Save some money
and buy a small house. At least you don‘t have to rent a house everywhere in the future.” Unexpectedly, Joey said, “I’ve been living a hard life for so many years. I don‘t want to continue to save money. My next priority is to enjoy life!”
In the next moment, Joey took out a bag.
“What is this?” I asked in confusion.