After returning from the charity auction, Bella locked herself in the room and refused to come out. It
was a rare occurrence.
At night, Asher and Axel went to the villa to visit their sister. Although Bella went down to see them, she
was feeling drained and exhausted.
âBella, I heard about what happened at the auction.â
Asher hurriedly stepped forward and gently took his sisterâs gauze-wrapped hand. He stroked her hand
over and over again in distress. âHow is your wound? Did Steve take care of you and change the
dressing? Does it still hurt? Is there any infection?â
âIâve studied medicine, so I can handle it on my own. Steve has enough things to worry about. I donât
want to trouble him with such a minor thing.â Bella retracted her hand and muttered.
âSteve is getting more unreliable! If we hadnât gone home and met Aunt Mila, we wouldâve been kept in
the dark about this! Why didnât you tell us that the Salvadors bullied you at the auction?â
Axelâs eyes were filled with hatred. âI will deliver a summons to Salvador Corporation tomorrow. Asher,
please contact KS Groupâs legal team and formally sue those old witches for defamation! Iâll burn their
asses! Damn it! If we donât show them how powerful we are, theyâll continue to bully Bella!â
âForget it. This is nothing.â
Bella leaned feebly on her eldest brotherâs broad shoulders. She said in a soft voice, âDo you think that
Salvador Corporation doesnât have its own legal team? If this gets too big, Wyatt will hear of it,
and I canât afford that!â
Bella was more afraid that her father would find out about her and Justin.
Wyatt would not hit her, but he would probably get so angry that he might get a heart attack. Even
though he looked tough, he was still an elderly man. Belle did not want her father to worry about this.
However, Bella would not just let Rosalind get away with it.
Bella looked at the wound on her hand and thought of the jade bracelet that she had spent two days
repairing. Her eyes turned red again.
âDeclan was so anxious to hear that you were injured. Heâs now trying to find a way to come back from
the army. Drew is already on his way back. Heâll be home soon.â Asher hugged his sister and gently
stroked her black hair.
âItâs just a scratch! How could you tell Declan and Drew about this? They hold high positions and have
heavy responsibilities. How could they push off their duty just because of such a trivial matter?â
Bellaâs cheeks turned red with anxiety. She hurriedly took out her phone and sent an angry voice not to
the Thompson Family Secret Bureau group chat.
âWhoever dares to come back now, I will ignore him for a year!â
Declan replied. [Bella, I have already asked for permission to leaveâ¦]
âI donât care! If you come back, Iâll disown you as my brother. Try me!â
Drew kept quiet.
âWell⦠I donât think you can stop Drew. Heâs probablyâ¦â
Axel pointed upward. âFlying right now.â
Bella held her forehead in distress.
Drew had always liked to surprise Bella since they were children. He was also very introverted.
If Drew were around, he would have pampered Bella more than her other brothers.
âI donât care! Iâll just ignore him!â
Bella pursed her lips and fiddled with Asherâs crystal cufflinks. âAsher, can you take me back to
Hatchbay later? I want to go to the Meteor Atelier.â
Carrie stood up to testify for Anna, offending Shannon, Jean, and Rosalind in the process.
She had been walking on thin ice at home, but now Carrie felt like she was being grilled over a fire.
âStupid girl! Did that bumpkin bribe you? Are you her spy?!â
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Bethany was drunk and rushed into Carrieâs bedroom. She bared her teeth and yelled at Carrie. Youâre
such an ingrate! I thought you were silly and innocent, but I didnât expect you to pretend all this time!
Youâre a wolf in sheepâs clothing, just hiding your strength and biding your time, right? Then you can
strike when you get the opportunity. Youâll start to make trouble when you think youâre powerful enough,
right?â
âI⦠Iâm not a wolf! I didnât lie. I didnât get bribed⦠I told the truth!â
Carrieâs face turned pale with fright. She hugged her favorite teddy bear tightly. âYou⦠You bullied
Annie⦠I donât want you to bully Annie!â
That teddy bear was a limited-edition toy that Bella specially bought from Regarton. To buy the toy,
Bella got up early and queued for six hours in the rain. Carrie loved it so much that she would sleep
with it every night.
âHmph! How dare you talk back to me?! Go to hell!â
Bethany grabbed her sisterâs silky hair with such force, looking like she wanted to tear off Carrieâs
scalp.
âAh! Ouch! It hurts!â
âWho allowed you to perm your hair?! Do you not remember what I told you?! Youâre not allowed to
perm your hair without my permission!â Bethanyâs eyes were wide open as she shook Carrieâs head
vigorously.
Bethany was not angry because what Rosalind did had nothing to do with her.
What Bethany hated was that Ryan, whom she had pined after, took the initiative to talk to Carrie when
they exited the Platinum Auction House that day.
Not only that, Ryan even touched Carrieâs âcauliflowerâ head and smiled at her.
When Bethany witnessed that scene, she was so jealous that she wanted to use a clipper to shave off
all of Carrieâs hair.
âHah! I know what your plan is! Youâre not really trying to help that country bumpkin. You just want to
pretend to be an angel in front of Ryan and seduce him, right?!â