< Chapter 296 Their Bond Ran Deep
Chapter 296 Their Bond Ran Deep
Caden lit a lighter and felt the warmth of the flame,
It was quite ironic to hear these words from another man’s mouth.
He sneered lightly, his face turning cold.
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Odin didn’t pay attention and continued, “The Baldwin family’s influence is intricate. Even if you have already gained control over a significant portion of it, the rest still remains in Sir Baldwin’s hands. If you want to take control of the entire Baldwin family, it will probably take some time. However, it is evident that Sir Baldwin only needs one move to control you,” For example, Beatrice,
As the words fell, the lighter in Caden’s hand went out, and the scorching body of the lighter burned his palm. It felt like being pricked by a needle.
Involving the Baldwin family, Odin remained silent and raised his hand to pat Caden’s shoulder. “Besides, I was also doing it for my sister. I didn’t want her to make a mistake, because then it wouldn’t be as simple as owing her a life.” Today everyone understands that Bella’s words were not just a moment of impatience, but rather the result of a buildup of many emotions. After saying that, Odin left the balcony.
Caden brought a cigarette, but did not smoke it, letting it dissipate at his fingertips.
Kitchen.
Beatrice waited for the water to boil while she dealt with the newly bought vegetables by the sink.
As she heard the water boiling, she was about to turn around to make tea when she heard a familiar voice.
“I came.”
It was Bella.
Beatrice nodded and continued to work on the dishes, keeping her head down.
Behind her, Bella opened the tea canister and poured tea leaves into the cup.
“Beatrice, was I really terrible?”
“No, don’t overthink it,” Beatrice said, her hands never stopping, appearing as if she didn’t care at all.
“Sorry, I also didn’t know what happened to me,” Bella said gloomily.
Upon hearing the words, Beatrice accidentally pulled out a handful of vegetable leaves.
“Bella, you really overthink things,” she laughed and walked away.
Bella turned around and stared at her for a long time, saying, “I knew.”
Neither of them mentioned why, which is considered decent between adults.
Bella brewed tea and shouted towards the door.
“Bro, can you help me carry this, and I’ll help Beatrice with the dishes.”
“Okay.”
Odin stood at the kitchen door and took the tray, looking at the harmonious scene in the kitchen, and he also breathed a sigh of relief.
With Bella’s help, Beatrice cooked much faster.
As she was preparing the soup, Bella suddenly approached.
“Beatrice, I came this time mainly to bring gifts.”
“Gift?”
“Yes, Mr. Caden and I wanted to thank you for helping us design such a beautiful wedding ring. Mr. Caden said it suits us very well, after all, it is something we will wear for a lifetime, and we both value it a lot.”
Bella lifted her hand adorned with a diamond ring and gestured.
Beatrice’s hand stiffened as the soup spilled onto the back of her hand, the pain leaving her somewhat numb. She was afraid that Bella would notice something, so she quickly pretended to wash her hands and turned her back to Bella to flush the water.
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“No need, it’s enough that you all like it, it’s what I should do.”
“No, I don’t want it. Wait for me.”
Bella walked out of the kitchen and walked back in holding a bag.
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She lowered her head and rummaged through her bag. Suddenly, she lost her grip on the bag and it fell to the ground. A box fell out of the bag, and its contents scattered everywhere,
Hearing the sound, Beatrice couldn’t care less about her hand pain and immediately went to help Bella pick up things.
When she crouched down, she realized that the ground was covered with various pills.
Without exaggeration, Beatrice has never taken so much medicine even though she has been going to the hospital frequently recently.
She exclaimed in surprise, ‘Is all of this yours?”
Bella forced a smile and said, “Well, back when I had just had my amputation, I used to take over a dozen pills every day. The phantom limb pain was so excruciating that I needed even more medication than this.”
“Sorry, 1
shouldn’t have asked 50
many questions,” Beatrice felt that she had stirred up her sadness.
“It’s alright, it’s all in the past. Besides, I did it willingly. When I saved Mr. Caden, I even thought that if only one of us could survive, I would be willing to die in his place. Fortunately, we both came out unharmed. Now, it’s safe to say that we’ve finally turned the corner, don’t you think? Beatrice.”
Bella grasped Beatrice’s wrist, exerting a moderate
Beatrice looked up and met the eyes she had been longing for.
amount of strength, but she kept applying pressure.
I immediately understood the profound meaning behind her words.
“Yes,” Beatrice nodded, concealing the self–mockery and sarcasm in her eyes.
Actually,
Bella was unnecessarily worried.
But this was also because Bella loved Caden too much.
Upon hearing the answer, Bella took out
She smiled and said, “Beatrice, thank you.”
Beatrice was holding the box and feeling a bit at a loss.
Who
doesn’t know how well Caden treated her?
a small box from her
bag and handed it to Beatrice.
Just then, Caden and Odin from the restaurant noticed that the two of them were not coming out of the kitchen, so they walked over together to check.
“What’s going on?” Caden furrowed his brow and looked at Beatrice.
Bella got up and grabbed Caden, saying, “It’s not Beatrice’s fault. Maybe I stood for too long and didn’t hold the bag steady, causing the medicine to fall out.”
Beatrice stood still, realizing that he had been looking at her with concern, afraid that she would bully Bella.
She clenched the box and gave a faint sarcastic smile, no longer speaking.
Bella leaned slightly towards Caden and said, “The kitchen is quite small, let’s go sit down first and not bother Beatrice.”
“Um.”
Caden glanced at Beatrice and then helped Bella out of the kitchen.
Odin walked up to Beatrice and asked, “Are you okay?”
Beatrice handed the box to Odin and pretended to be casual, saying, “Bella is too polite, but I can’t accept it. Can you help me return it to her?”
Odin opened the box and inside were a pair of pearl earrings.
It is not very expensive, so it is very suitable for friends to exchange gifts.
Beatrice was not someone who was ignorant of the ways of the world. With such a firm refusal, there must have been something going on.
“Bella, she…”
“No, let’s eat first.”
Beatrice interrupted Odin’s words and picked up the soup, walking out of the kitchen.
Bella didn’t say anything wrong. The bond between her and Caden was too deep, how could outsiders compare?
The meal was eaten in an unusually silent manner.
After finishing the meal, Beatrice got up and started tidying up without saying much, “I have something to do in the afternoon, so I won’t keep you guys.”
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It was clearly an order to drive away guests.
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Bella wanted to say something else, but Odin interrupted, “Alright, Bella, you and Mr. Caden go downstairs first.” “Um.” Bella pursed her lips, forcing a smile.
Bella and Caden got up and walked towards the entrance.
Beatrice didn’t send them off, she quietly tidied up the dishes and utensils.
At this moment, a deep gaze fell on her back, but she still didn’t turn around, just tightened her grip on the fork until that gaze was separated by the door.
She put the dishes into the kitchen sink and when she came out, she found Odin still there.
“What’s wrong?” she asked.
“You didn’t look too good.” Odin stared at her face and spoke slowly.
Beatrice forced a smile and said, “It’s okay, I just need to take a nap in the afternoon.”
Odin saw that she didn’t want to continue the conversation, so he didn’t insist and nodded, saying, “Then I’ll leave first.”
Beatrice stepped forward to see him off.
As Odin walked to the entrance, he accidentally bumped into the cabinet and knocked her bag, which was placed on top of it, to the ground.
A stack of documents all fell out.
When Odin picked it up, he glanced at it and smiled bitterly, “I thought you would consider me first, but I didn’t expect… Are you planning to further your studies?”
Beatrice
sheepishly
took back the
materials, which were all information about foreign schools.
“I wanted to do my own work well first.”
I thought that after she finished speaking, Odin would also give up.
To my surprise, he slowly approached her from behind a stack of documents, with his phoenix–like eyes slightly lowered, filled with endless affection.
“Beatrice, I respected your choice, but my beauty was not enough to make you lose your mind.”
The implicit meaning is that one can date and study at the same time.
“You… don’t joke around.”
Beatrice instinctively held onto the documents.
Odin leaned forward and solemnly said, “Even if it’s
Beatrice took a breath and felt her heartbeat skip a beat.
for
manipulation, please consider me first.”
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