âWhat do your folks think about us dating?â Hans asked, pretty chill about it.
âMy parents are off globeâtrotting, they havenât come back yet.â
Ever since they handed the conglomerate over to Romeo, they were over the moon and scared that Romeo would back out. They hopped on a plane ASAP and went abroad Normally, they were the ones who contacted the McMillan family Even Phillip didnât have a fixed way to contact them.
âMy Grandma is still in a comaâ
The only one left to make decisions in the McMillan family was Phillip.
âDonât sweat it, Bella is a great girl, and Iâll cherish her for life. You donât have to worry about me being a fickle fellow. Iâm not going to change my heart in the future. If I ever do Bella wrong, Iâm ready to pay with my life.â
Seeing that Romeo was a straight shooter, Hans didnât push him further. âAlright, Iâll take your word for it. If you treat Bella right, we, the Collins family, will do the same to you. But you dare to do Bella wrong, to be fickle, or to make her sad, itâs not just me; the whole Collins family will come after you!â
âOkay, you got my wordâ Romeo bumped fists with him.
Arabella watched this scene from afar inside the car. She knew this was a manâtoâman promise. They must have reached an agreement, most probably concerning her.
It wasnât hard to guess what the agreement was about.
âMy sister is still young and in school. Youâve got to treat her like a child. Donât do anything that might scare her.â Hans was worried that Romeo would do something inappropriate.
But Romeo thought Hans probably didnât know how wild his sister was. She was the boss of the Mafia Flame in the triangular zone, with mad skills in using guns. Her agility might even surprise Hans if he saw it.
âTII keep that in mind.â
âThis afternoon Iâm taking Bella to visit our grandparents. Shell ride with me! You donât need to pick her up!â
Ever since he returned, Bella had only ridden in his car once, which was after the design contest.
Ever since then, Bella had been monopolized by Romeo. Today was finally his turn!
âSure.â
Itâs only natural for brother to be close to his sister.
Hans asked again, âWhat do you think of Serena?â
The one who used to be engaged to Romeo was Serena Collins. She was a pampered heiress, wellâ
known in high society.
âI have no thoughts about her.â This was Romeoâs honest answer.
Hans thought so too. If there were any, Romeo would have shown his attentiveness toward Serena before Bella came back.
But Romeo and Serena didnât see each other that often growing up. Everyone knew he was really into his work and didnât care much about romance.
Bella seemed to be the first girl he openly admitted to liking, and the first one he would personally pick up and spend quality time with.
Hans knew well about his deep friendship with David Collins. He also knew that David was not one to be easily fooled. If he had bad character, David wouldnât have maintained a longâstanding friendship with him.
Thinking about this, Hans turned to look at Romeo and said seriously, âI hope Iâm not misjudging you.â
âRest assured, I wonât let you down.â Romeo replied.
As he saw Hans walking towards his car, Romeo respectfully said, âTake care.â
After Hans left, Romeo got into the car and gently stroked Arabellaâs hair, saying, âSorry to keep you waiting.â
âWhat did my brother say to you?â Arabella asked.
âNot much.â Romeo looked at her gently and said, âHe asked me to treat you well.â
Arabella had guessed as much.
âHeâs taking you to see your grandparents this afternoon?â Although Romeo couldnât go, he still wanted to prepare a gift to express his feelings.