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“Sister, that’s all in the past,” Wyatt Hale said with an
anxious smile.
“Don’t be nervous, I’m just casually asking,” Zoe Bell said with a faint smile, lowering her voice, “I’m already married to him, would I still care about these things?”
“I’m just more curious about his past, wanting to
understand him a bit more.”
“After all, he’s not very talkative, and we don’t
communicate much.”
Wyatt nodded, feeling that she made a lot of sense.
“My brother is indeed too busy. There was a period of time when he didn’t come home to sleep, leaving you all alone. Even I couldn’t stand it,” he continued.
“Actually, I don’t know much about my brother’s private life.”
“But there indeed aren’t a few who like him.”
“Oh“-Zoe pressed her lips together, saying, “I see.”
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“You know what’s weird? I don’t look bad, and I have a good personality. Why do those girls only like my brother and not me?”
“There has even been a girl who kept getting close to me, treating me especially well. She’s only a bit older than me. I even thought… maybe a relationship with a younger guy isn’t so bad, but in the end…”
“She liked my brother!”
Wyatt touched his own face.
He thought he was quite handsome!
Zoe Bell, however, was carefully recalling her encounters with William Hale. This man, meticulous.
gentle, considerate- even his kisses were skillful.
Seem to be,
quite experienced.
But at his age, having some experience was normal.
Zoe hadn’t noticed that her mind was filled with thoughts of William Hale until she arrived at the CT room where a few people were waiting in line.
The check–up was quick, and on her way back, she
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unexpectedly ran into a familiar face.
“Talk about a small world,” Wyatt Hale exclaimed.
It was Mina Bell.
Her entire face was swollen, especially around the nose and eyes. She had received eyeliner tattooing, but after crying too hard the previous day, the swelling was severe, and her nose-
it seemed… even a bit crooked.
She had undergone plastic surgery and hadn’t recovered, but she applied makeup and primped herself up. Yesterday, she was beaten by Kevin Bell.
She used to be quite delicate, but now she really looked ugly.
“Holy moly, her eyes–are they swollen like a sad frc ?” Wyatt Hale couldn’t help exclaiming.
Mina Bell, upon hearing this, was furious.
Her gaze was filled with resentment as she stared deathly at Zoe Bell.
As if Zoe was the one fanning the flames.
“Let’s go,” Zoe nudged Wyatt, “you should talk less.”
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He was simply too good at fanning the flames.
Even without any fire, he’d be setting one.
As they passed by one another, Mina Bell suddenly laughed, “Zoe Bell, you must be feeling pretty smug right now.”
“Fiona,” Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher said as they tugged at her, motioning for her to stop talking.
“I’m the real heiress, and what do you have to be proud of–just because you’re more beautiful than me?”
“Do you think those men truly like you?”
“I’m telling you, you won’t be smug forever!”
Mina Bell had lost all her dignity the day before.
She thought no man could resist her if she offered herself willingly.
Zoe found it amusing, not because she ever compared herself with Mina or fought over anything. Since Mina had returned to the Bell Family, she should just enjoy life as an heiress. Did she really need to fixate on Zoe?
Zoe turned her head and glanced at Mina Bell
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She was all bristles, like a hedgehog.
All Zoe did was smile and say, “Instead of watching me, you might want to find a better plastic surgery hospital. There might still be hope for that face of yours.”
Mina Bell froze, and if not for her adoptive parents holding her back, she might have charged forward!
Wyatt Hale was shaken.
You asked me to talk less, but listen to yourself,
That was harsh!
Mina Bell was so concerned about her looks that she went for plastic surgery, but here you were, rubbing salt in her wounds. Still, seeing her hopping mad vas rather satisfying.
After they left, Mina Bell let out a shrill scream, drawing the attention of many onlookers.
“Why are you deliberately looking for trouble when nobody has provoked you?” The foster parents frowned and pulled Mina Bell away.
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“You always say that Zoe Bell is not good, but she hasn’t done anything to you. It wasn’t her fault you got lost when you were little. Even if the Bell Family hadn’t taken her in, they would have taken in someone else. Don’t always focus on her.”
“Mom, whose side are you on anyway!” Mina Bell said angrily, her face beginning to contort.
Ever since she returned to the Bell Family, everyone had been comparing the two of them.
And herself…
Inferior in every way!
An orphan, yet why does she always act so haughty and proud.
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After returning to her hospital room, Zoe Bell saw William Hale busy at work. A nurse came to give her an IV, and she quietly played with her phone. In the dance group she had joined before, someone posted a notice for a competition, the registration deadline was the end of this month.
She hadn’t participated in any competition since she
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injured her leg.
Truth be told, she was somewhat tempted.
The CT results would be out in the afternoon, and the doctor’s advice was still surgery.
“How long will it take to recover after the surgery?” Zoe Bell inquired.
“At least six months.”
“What about dancing?”
“That’s hard to say, it’s also possible that your dancing will be affected from how on,” the doctor informed her of the worst–case scenario. “But if you don’t undergo surgery, your quality of life will be affected, and the impact will only grow over time. In the end, it will still affect your dancing.”
“I suppose you can feel it yourself, this leg will eventually need surgery.”
“The sooner, the better.”
William Hale was listening on the side but did not speak.
Zoe Bell remained silent throughout.
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The doctor glanced at William Hale, “The best person to perform this surgery in the country is Old Sir Lewis, but he has retired. If you could get him to do the surgery, the damage could definitely be minimized.”
“However, Old Sir Lewis is very difficult to convince. An expert of his level rarely conducts surgeries for people anymore.”
The implication was:
It would be very difficult to convince him.
Zoe Bell smiled and thanked the doctor.
She had been mentally prepared for this outcome and didn’t feel much about it, but she had a severe fever last night, so the doctor still suggested she rest in the hospital for a couple of days.
Wyatt Hale left for a while in the afternoon. Before leaving, he said to her, “I have a business meeting with President Stone, I’ll be back late.”
Before he left, he also reminded Wyatt Hale to take good care of her.
“Tch, my brother really is a hypocrite,” Wyatt Hale
huffed. “When he was at home before, he would come
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and go as he pleased, never explaining what he was up
to.”
“Men, huh, so heartless!”
Zoe Bell then realized:
William Hale’s behavior just now seemed like he was explaining his plans to her.
She was somewhat confused now, not understanding whether William Hale’s behavior was really because Wyatt Hale was there and it was all an act, or if there was some sincerity in it.
In the afternoon, Nanny Parker came over and brought her some toiletries and clothes.
Zoe Bell didn’t want to stay in the hospital, but she didn’t expect to come down with a fever again in the afternoon.
She was woozy, fevered a couple of times, sweated a lot, and her consciousness was blurry. She only heard a familiar voice by her ear, “Zoe…”
“It’s time to take your medicine.“.
His voice was cold yet graceful. Zoe Bell obediently opened her mouth to take the medicine and drank a
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few sips of water before she fell back into a heavy
sleep.
A nurse came in, saying that the virus was severe lately, and the emergency department was almost full of feverish people.
“Her body temperature has come down,” the nurse checking Zoe Bell’s temperature with a forehead thermometer said to William Hale, “Do you have clothes to change into? It would be best to help her wipe down her body and change into dry, comfortable clothes so she can sleep better.”
The whole of Greenland knew about the relationship between William Hale and her.
Everyone thought:
They had already slept together.
So, changing clothes probably wasn’t a big deal.
Wyatt Hale and Zac Cruz both tactfully left the room.
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