Chapter 78: 078 Confrontation: Zoe fights back, angrily berating her foster parents (2 updates) Chapter 78: 078 Confrontation: Zoe fights back, angrily berating her foster parents (2 updates) Wyatt Hale was fearless by nature.
Moreover, with his parents there, soone to back him up, his courage was only greater.
“It seems my brother’s lesson last ti wasn’t enough, daring to show up again with such a thick face.”
“If it were , I would’ve found a crack in the ground to crawl into by now, so you see, I’m just too thin-skinned.”
Lily Lott glanced at her son, “Alright, Wyatt, after all, this is a public place. Let’s save so face for the others, we can talk about whatever it is in private, slowly.”
Mina Bell hadn’t expected to start off on the wrong foot.
She had barely ntioned Zoe Bell when she was t with continuous humiliation.
Even the words she had just spoken were thrown right back at her.
In a teahouse next to the hotel, everyone found a private room. Wyatt Hale took the opportunity to slip out and send a warning to his big brother: “Hey, bro, it’s an ergency, co back fast!”
“Did Mom and Dad hit you?” William Hale quirked his lips.
“The Bell Family ca to the hotel, are they dogs or sothing? As soon as Mom and Dad arrived, they ca sniffing around.”
“Got it, keep posted if there’s anything.”
After hanging up the phone, Zac Cruz said in a raised voice: “The Bell Family… their youngest son has returned to the country.”
Wyatt Hale was silent, looking out the window with unfathomable emotions.
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Inside the private room of the tea house
When Wyatt Hale returned to the private room, the tea was served, and the two families sat separately. He took a glance at the Bell son, who didn’t look much like Kevin Bell and his spouse.
The skin was nearly sickly white, black hair covering his eyebrows, eyes filled with gloominess.
He marveled in his mind:
A picture of soone neither physically nor ntally well.
Nothing like him, cheerful and lively!
“Mr. Bell, what would you like to discuss with ?”
Brock Hale picked up the lid of his cup and brushed away the floating froth above the tea.
“I know why you’ve co to Greenland this ti,” Kevin Bell looked at Zoe, “Zoe has been with Mr. Hale for more than a day or two. There’s been a lot of gossip, and none of it is very nice to hear.”
“But I can see Mr. Hale genuinely likes her and has defended her on several occasions.”
“So things, they are family scandals, I wouldn’t want to speak of them …”
Wyatt Hale gulped down a mouthful of tea like a cow drinking water, “If you don’t want to say it, then just shut up.”
“Speak if you want to, why beat around the bush.”
“What’s with all the drama.”
Kevin Bell clenched his teeth, “Young Master Hale, if I choose to speak out, it’s for the good of the Hale Family!”
“Then on behalf of the entire Hale Family, I thank you.”
“…”
Kevin Bell was choked to the point his face turned an ashen hue.
Brock Hale coughed lightly to signal his son to keep quiet, and Wyatt snorted, falling silent.
“Please continue, Mr. Bell,” said Brock Hale.
Clearing his throat, Kevin Bell continued, “Originally, when our daughter was lost, and we couldn’t find her for a long ti, we wanted another child but couldn’t manage it, so we went to the orphanage and adopted her.”
“Unexpectedly, the year we adopted her, my wife beca pregnant and the next year, Lucas was born. Naturally, we were very happy.”
“Since we were both quite busy and had little ti to spend with the kids, most of the ti, it was just the two siblings and the nanny at ho. Everything was fine, initially. I just didn’t expect…”
“Zoe Bell, behind our backs, incited Lucas to start dating prematurely!”
“He’s still a child, underage, and his studies suffered. He even fought with us, threatened to sever ties, all for her.”
As Kevin Bell spoke, his face flushed with anger, his neck thickening.
Zoe Bell’s lips curled up slightly, with a faint smile of mockery.
Sneering, scoffing.
It infuriated Kevin Bell greatly, “You’re laughing, you can actually laugh? You know what you’ve done, you’re well aware!”
“I’ve clearly seen to what extent a person can be shaless.”
“Even though I know you’re greedy, callous, selfish.”
“But I never expected you could twist right and wrong like this!”
“Zoe Bell, how dare you speak to my dad like that!” Mina Bell jumped out again, pointing her finger at her.
Zoe Bell’s gaze shifted angrily onto Mina Bell, those originally beautiful and lively lychee eyes now harboring only a coldness that made one flinch.
“Mina Bell, I’ve tolerated you for a long ti!”
“Ti and again, you disgust everywhere.”
“Wherever I go, you follow? I’m not your parents; you don’t need to stick to like this. Are you so kind of plaster?”
Mina Bell hadn’t expected under these circumstances that Zoe Bell would dare to talk back to her.
Fuming, she turned to her parents with a look begging for help.
“What are you looking at them for? We’re all adults. I don’t need you to teach how to speak. If you can manage yourself and not have your mouth ripped open by others, that’s enough,” Zoe Bell retorted.
Reminded of the incident where her mouth was injured, Mina Bell felt incredibly wronged and looked towards Vivi Lange, “Mom – look at her.”
“Zoe, even if Mr. Hale likes you and you think you have his support, you shouldn’t speak so harshly,” Vivi Lange said.
Zoe Bell let out a cold laugh:
“So, when she talks about , it’s normal, but when I retort, it’s harsh?”
“I used to call you ‘Mom’ too, and I am grateful that you took out of the orphanage. But later, I realized not all parents who give birth to children are fit to be parents.”
“Not all mothers in this world…”
“Are worthy of the title ‘Mom’!”
Unable to believe Zoe Bell would say such words, Vivi Lange was stunned for a few seconds, then her expression changed, “Zoe, if I hadn’t heard it with my own ears, I wouldn’t believe you could say such things about your mom?”
Zoe Bell laughed coldly. Here cos the acting!
“I also can’t believe that you could all be so shaless.”
The Bell Family was cornered here, and it was obvious they wanted to crush her in front of the Hale Family.
Zoe Bell had no reason to care about their feelings.
As for what the Hale Family would think, she couldn’t control that anymore.
“Co on, look at this, this is how she is. After doing such shaless acts, she still dares to be this arrogant, disrespectful, simply outrageous!” Kevin Bell said in a deep, angry voice.
“And she ended up with Mr. Hale after I kicked her out of the house. She had her own motives.”
“Can you rest easy knowing Mr. Hale is involved with such a person?”
Brock Hale just leisurely took a sip of tea, “Are you saying she seduced your son… ”
“Then why did you keep her in the Bell Family and send your son abroad?”
Kevin Bell sighed.
“It’s all for fear of family disgrace becoming public, and Lucas was enchanted by her at the ti. If we dared to treat her harshly, he would cut ties with us. We feared further interaction would lead to unimaginable consequences, so we decided to send our son abroad.”
“Is that so?” Brock Hale’s tone was ambiguously probing.
“Both sides have conflicting stories; as the other party involved, Young Master Bell…”
Brock Hale looked at Lucas Bell, “Do you want to say sothing?”
“Lucas!” Kevin Bell looked at his son, “Don’t be afraid, you were just young and seduced by her, losing your judgent. Just tell the truth, and leave the rest to your parents.”
“Little brother…” Mina Bell also looked on with anticipation.
She was eager to see Zoe Bell despised by the Hale Family.
Lucas Bell just looked up at Zoe Bell.
This was the first ti they’d formally t since his return to the country. His lips moved slightly, his gaze as if separated by thousands of miles. In those few seconds, his eyes revealed a complex mix of emotions.
Wyatt Hale frowned:
Fuck!
That look in his eyes seems rather affectionate.
Zoe Bell was also staring intently at Lucas Bell at this mont. This incident had happened so long ago, there was no real evidence, and only the people involved knew the truth.
Even if she knew she was innocent, she couldn’t stop the Bell Family from splashing dirty water on her.
So looking at Lucas Bell, she was also uneasy.
However, Lucas Bell just smiled at her at this mont, “There’s nothing much to explain about this matter. It was I who liked her on my own accord, it’s not related to her. I wasn’t a good brother, but she…”
“…is a good sister, the best one.”
“She is worthy of anyone.”
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