âIâll make this rascal cook you breakfast tomorrow and prepare your
bath tonight! Matt can take a rest for two days, so Justin will handle
all the household chores!â
Justin pursed his lips, his brows twitching.
He could prepare her bathwater, but cooking? Nigel must have
thought he had too much time to live.
âGrandpa Nigel, Iâ¦â Bella hesitated, her eyes flickering.
Just as she tried to form her words, Christopher suddenly stepped
forward. His lips curled up, forming a gentle smile that the older generation would love. âOld Master
Nigel, Iâm afraid Bella canât
accompany you tonight.â
âWhy?â Nigel frowned.
Christopher sighed, looking at Bellaâs weary face with affection and distress. âBella performed a
challenging surgery on my brother today
and stood for almost ten hours. She was exhausted and almost
fainted when she came out of the operating room.â
âWhat?!â Nigel was stunned and leaned forward.
Justin was also shocked, his heart twisting.
How unreasonable and unbelievable! A mix of emotions made
Justinâs gaze complicated.
It turned out that she had just performed a major surgery. No wonder
she looked tired. Her complexion was not great either, as if she were
sick.
Justinâs jaw stiffened, and his lips slowly parted.
He wanted to say something, but his words were stuck in his throat,
and he could not get them out.
What was he feeling awkward about? Why was he hesitating?
âSo Iâm going to bring Bella home now. My house is further down the road from Bellaâs villa, so weâll go
together.â
Christopher hovered his arms around Bellaâs shoulder without directly touching her, showing his
gentlemanly side in front of the Salvadors.â Old Master Nigel, I know you like Bella and care about her.
But Bella divorced Justin. Even an outsider like me thinks itâs inappropriate for her to live in your house
under the same roof as Justin. If you really care about Bella, you shouldâve considered her feelings a
bit more.â
His words were humble and calm, but they lit a fire in Nigelâs heart Even Justinâs eyes were filled with
anger.
How dare this brat speak to him like this? How dare he be so
arrogant?!
Justin frowned and was about to retort with a cold face when Bella said, âChris, Grandpa Nigel is my
family. Everything he does is for my sake. Donât say such words again.â
âOh! Old Master Nigel! I didnât expect to meet you here. What a
coincidence!â
The crowd glanced at the source of the voice. It was Lance, hurrying
toward them with his secretary.
A trace of surprise flashed across Bellaâs eyes.
Chairman Iverson was just crying over his beloved son becoming disabled not long ago, yet here he is
now, talking and laughing like a
different person.
Bella could understand it. After all, the Salvadors and Iversons were
business rivals, so Lance would never show his fragile side in front of
his enemy.
âLance, I heard about Charlesâ accident. Is he okay?â Nigel asked with
concern.
âCharles got into a car crash. At first, his situation was not
optimistic.â
Lance turned around and looked at Bella gratefully. âBut Bellaâs magical hands had helped Charles
through his hardship! Others may not know how to cherish her, but thatâs not something I can do
anything about. Bella is a lucky star for the Iverson family! Iâm good. friends with Wyatt, so I naturally
treat Bella as my own daughter!â