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\u201cYou\u2019re getting married?\u201d Noah\u2019s gaze hardened. \u201cYou were in my arms just a few days ago, refusing to get up. Yet, now you\u2019re telling me that you\u2019re getting married? Do you seriously think I\u2019d buy a story like that, Bethany?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was well aware of how much Bethany liked him. If she didn\u2019t, she would never have agreed to stay in a clandestine relationship with him for three years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He figured that she was only saying this because she was jealous and trying to get a reaction out of him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany curled her lips coldly. \u201cIf you don\u2019t believe me, I can show you my marriage certificate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His gaze darkened, but before he could respond, a pleasant voice sounded from outside the door. \u201cI made some desserts for you, Noah!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella froze for a moment when she saw Bethany. Then, she beamed. \u201cYou\u2019re here as well, Beth! Are you discussing work with Noah?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany sneered, \u201cNope. I\u2019ll leave you two to it. We\u2019re done here. I\u2019ll take my leave then, Mr. Vazquez.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah pressed his lips together, his expression unreadable. He still wanted to say something, but with Ella there, he couldn\u2019t bring himself to pop the question. After all, he didn\u2019t want anyone to know about his relationship with Bethany.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella called after her, \u201cMom said you haven\u2019t been home in a while, Beth. Why don\u2019t you come back tonight for dinner? Mom and Leo miss you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, she turned to look at Noah bashfully. \u201cMy father asked you to come over tonight to discuss our marriage, Noah. You\u2019re free, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah\u2019s low, magnetic voice sounded cheerful as it rang out from behind Bethany. \u201cI always have time for you, Ella.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right after saying that, he took a quick look at the pale curve of Bethany\u2019s neck in front of him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany swallowed the lump in her throat. \u201cI won\u2019t be joining your family dinner.\u201d With that, she opened the door and\u00a0<\/p>\n
walked out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella smirked, but when she looked up, she noticed Noah staring intently at the already closed door. \u201cNoah?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He snapped back to reality when he heard that. \u201cYeah?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHurry up and have a bite of the dessert I made, Noah!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Noah had never cared much for sweets. However, when he met her hopeful eyes, he couldn\u2019t bring himself to refuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thus, he took a small bite of the strawberry on top. \u201cIt\u2019s really good, Ella.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReally? In that case, I\u2019ll make you something else next time!\u201d she chirped before asking, \u201cWhat were you and Beth talking about just now, Noah?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing much; just work. Let\u2019s not talk about her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella wasn\u2019t deaf. Before she came in, she was fairly sure she had heard something about a marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who was getting married? Was it Bethany?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before long, Ella went home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana greeted her with a smile. \u201cYou\u2019re back, Ella. Tina, bring out the royal jelly for her!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unlike how she treated Bethany, Diana was always warm and attentive toward her stepdaughter. After marrying into the Reid\u00a0<\/p>\n
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residence for nearly 20 years, she had truly treated her husband\u2019s child from his previous marriage as her comm\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella, on the other hand, felt lukewarm toward Diana. Still, just to spite Bethany, she was more than willing to play thereof a close, loving mother and daughter\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNoah\u2019s coming over tonight to discuss our marriage, Mom. Don\u2019t forget to have Tina prepare more good food\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I already told them to get ready.\u201d Diana was all smiles as she pulled Ella to sit down. \u201cElla, now that you\u2019re back, don\u2019t you think Bellecourt is a little dated? Your father and I were thinking of getting you a bigger place to use as your gen\u00a0<\/p>\n
studio,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella looked at her, puzzled, \u201cWhy? That villa may be old, but the view is beautiful, Mom. I really like it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana\u2019s brows drew together, obviously troubled. She was well aware that Bethany was determined to take Pellecourt bark, so she tried to persuade Ella. \u201cThere are plenty of villas with beautiful views out there, Ella. I\u2019ll take you to pick a new one another day. I don\u2019t mean anything by it. I just want you to have the best.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The smile on Ella\u2019s face faded, \u201cDid Beth say something to you, Mom? I\u2019m not going anywhere. I want Bellecourt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana looked troubled as she gently explained, \u201cBeth did ask me for Bellecourt. After all, it was the villa her father had love behind. That place is old and run\u2013down, Ella. It wouldn\u2019t hurt to let her have it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, a young man came down from the second floor and let out a cold snort, \u201cSince when did that older sister of mine become so greedy, Mom? She never asked for it before; she only wants it now, right when Ella comes back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI told you she\u2019s calculating. You should stay away from her, Mom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leo Reid was Diana\u2019s child from her second marriage. He was closer to Ella and instinctively disliked Pethany, who didn\u2019t share their last name.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Every time Bethany stayed at the Reid residence during the summer holidays, she was often picked on by the siblings. Yet, Diana would only ask her to be more magnanimous since she was older.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gradually, Bethany no longer wanted to stay at the Reid residence. Even during long breaks, she preferred staying with her grandparents.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Diana frowned. \u201cLeo, she\u2019s your older sister as well. Don\u2019t be rude!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leo scoffed. \u201cIn any case, she\u2019s not allowed to take anything that belongs to my sister!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gary Reid, who had been silent all this time, shot his son a hard look. \u201cWatch your manners! That\u2019s enough. Bellecourt belongs to your mother and her ex\u2013husband.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t need it. I\u2019ll buy you a larger villa, Ella. Be good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had ultimately made the final decision. He wasn\u2019t defending Bethany\u2013he simply didn\u2019t want anything to jeopardize the marriage alliance she had already agreed to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ella bit her lip, resentment burning in her chest. She thought that this was all Bethany\u2019s fault. She had only just returned, and Pethany had already upset her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, in that house, her father\u2019s word was final.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, she couldn\u2019t swallow this resentment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first thing Bethany did after resigning was reclaim what Diana had promised her. She deliberately hired three burly men to help with the heavy lifting. Yet, when she arrived at Bellecourt, she found the housekeeper, Cassandra Park, in a fluster.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassandra had always managed Bellecourt on her own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be living here from now on, Cassandra. I\u2019m here to clear the place out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Cassandra looked troubled. \u201cMs. Reid is here as well, Ms. Porter. Why don\u2019t you come back another day?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A mocking smile crept onto Bethany\u2019s face. \u201cSo what if she\u2019s here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a familiar Bentley parked in the carport. In an instant, her expression darkened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ignoring Cassandra\u2019s attempts to stop her, Bethany walked straight inside. Bellecourt no longer looked the same. Ella had remodeled it beyond recognition, filling it with her own belongings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany looked up at the second floor, her expression unreadable. Then, she took a deep breath and went upstairs, one step\u00a0<\/p>\n
at a time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment she reached the bedroom, a soft, breathy moan drifted out. \u201cThat hurts, Noah. Don\u2019t be so rough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany\u2019s hands curled into fists. Her expression hardened as she spun on her heel and went into the bathroom nextdoor, filled a bucket with water, and walked back to the bedroom door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The very next second, she kicked the door open and stormed toward the half\u2013naked couple, emptying the bucket over them.\u201d I want both of you to get off my bed. Right now!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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