âBut itâs soft on the inside and tastes sweet.â
Asher smiled as he tapped Bellaâs nose with a finger. âItâs quite similar to our baby sister.â
âHmph!â Bella turned away in feigned anger, looking playfully cute.
âBella, you canât fall for Jerkface Justinâs tricks again, no matter what! All men are trash!â Declan was
deeply afraid his baby sister would fall for that bastard again, so he advised her earnestly.
âExcept me, Mr. Declan.â Steven stood up for himself weakly.
âAnd me.â Asher immediately declared.
âYeah, yeah, yeah⦠Us Thompsons definitely arenât that bad.â Declan hurriedly backtracked.
âHmm. I donât think that applies to all of us. Thereâs always that one old fellow who drags us down.â
Bella crossed her long and fair legs as she joked.
The three men looked at each other as a name floated to the forefront of their minds in unison-Wyatt
Thompson!
âI donât want to!â
When Mila heard that Bella wanted her to help Justin out, she was so angry that she saw red.
Mila, who was usually very agreeable to Bellaâs wishes, firmly rejected her request to treat Justin.
âAunt Mila, hear me outâ¦â Bella said helplessly.
âThereâs nothing to be said.â
Mila waved a hand and said coldly, âI remember every detail of how Justin Salvador treated you in the
past. And itâs not just me, either. Celeste and Sasha definitely remember it too. Isnât that bastard the oh
-so-powerful president of Salvador Corporation? Let them think of something on their own!â.
âAunt Milaâ¦â
âOh, right. Doesnât he have lots of girls fluttering around him? Shouldnât they be here, crying and
sobbing, to beg us to help their beloved Justin? What are they waiting for?â Aunt Mila scoffed, wishing
she could rip Justin to shreds.
âAunt Mila, Justin is a vile man, but this time, he saved me.â Bella took Milaâs hand and sat on the sofa.
Her chiding words made Bella seem more like an elder than Mila was.
Mila frowned. âWhat do you mean?â
Bella told Mila the whole story of how she ran into danger on Mount Jaglee to save someone and how
she was saved by Justin, who got hurt in the course of saving her.
Mila was so scared upon hearing the tale that her hands turned cold in Bellaâs grip.
âBella! Oh, you! If Iâd given birth to you, Iâd be grounding you and giving you a good spanking! Youâre
much too bold!â
âOnly Asher, Declan, and Steve know about this. Wyatt doesnât know.â
Bella put a finger to her lips and lowered her voice. âYou have to keep this a secret for me. Iâm scared
his blood pressure will go up if he. finds out.â
âI really donât feel like keeping any more secrets for you. In the past thirteen years of your involvement
with Justin Salvador, weâve helped you keep so many things a secret we could fill out a whole folder!â
Mila lightly poked Bellaâs forehead in frustration. âI should tell your dad about this so that he can keep
you in check!â
âItâs no use, even if you tell him. If Wyatt could keep me in check, he would have done so long ago!â
Bella giggled with a smug little grin.
After another round of earnest persuasion, Mila was so fed up with Bellaâs pestering that she finally
agreed.