Instantly, Bella froze upon hearing the question.
Bella silently scolded herself for being too casual about a matter her grandfather and aunt were deeply concerned about.
She ntioned having a business agreent between Donovan and Dawson Group, implying she had an insider or was breaking the company’s secret through a powerful hacker. But she didn’t reveal anything about her exact thod.
Hopefully, they wouldn’t guess she had a hacker. Otherwise, she would be in trouble explaining Stefan’s existence to them.
Just before Bella wanted to respond, Isaac Donovan chuckled slightly, stopping her to speak.
Isaac narrowed as he leaned in, his voice filled with suspicion. "You must have a formidable hacker, right?" he asked, his gaze fixed on Bella. Seeing her avoid his gaze, he couldn’t help but smile. "Ah, that must be it. You must’ve asked Max to hack the Donovan Group, right?"
Bella was speechless; she looked at him while chuckling inwardly. Gosh! How could he know about that?
"Grandpa, since when did you know Max was a hacker?" Bella asked.
"Oh, I know about that, alright. Because my brilliant great-grandson Dax never holds any secret from ." Isaac Donovan casually said, but Bella instantly felt her throat dry.
How could Dax know about it? Did Max tell Dax about his daily job?
Bella was sure that Tristan and she had never told their son about Max’s identity. So far, they had only said that Max was a computer expert who led the IT departnt at his father’s office.
Before Bella could say sothing, Isaac spoke again, "You know what? This is why I strongly encourage Dax to learn from Max. I hope that in the future, my little Dax will beco the number one hacker in this country!"
Bella almost fell out of her chair when she heard that.
’Geez, Grandpa’s idea is really random. Why does he suddenly want Dax to be a hacker?’ She silently took a deep sigh, hearing her Grandfather’s words.
"Oh, my god... So, little Dax already knows how to operate a computer?" Emma was shocked when she heard her father and Bella talking about her grandson, who was now learning computers to beco a hacker.
"Yes, of course..." Isaac proudly smiled. "He will beco a great hacker in the future; he is an extrely smart boy. Heck, he is a super genius boy!"
Emma gasped in shock. "Wah...Wah... No wonder I feel like speaking to an adult when I speak to Dax."
"Ha ha ha... You will be surprised to see how genius our little Dax is!"
Bella, "..."
Hearing her grandpa and aunt talk about Dax’s future instantly made her dizzy. Or was she so hungry because it was now dinner ti, and they had not yet finished talking? She could no longer tell the difference.
Sighing profoundly and gazing at her grandpa, she said, "Grandpa, I’m glad you think Max is a genius hacker, but I didn’t get it from Max. Other resources at my disposal were used to gain the info. My apology because I can’t share with you who or what the resource is."
"Really? Are you being frank here with ?" Isaac doubted her words and still suspected she had asked Max to do it.
However, Bella ignored his doubtful expression and continued, "And Grandpa, I will not force my son to beco a hacker. In fact, I don’t really plan too much about my boy’s future. Just the usual plan like any other parents have for their kid. As long as he is happy, that would be enough for . But I will support whatever he wants to do in the future..."
Even though Bella knew her son, Dax, had the profound natural gift to beco a computer expert, she would not direct him to master just one field. So, no. She was not forcing her son to beco a hacker.
"Hahaha, I know, my dear Bella. I’m just saying that because my little Dax loves learning everything about computers. I believe he will beat his teacher, Max!" Isaac Donovan’s proud smile slowly appeared again.
Bella was utterly speechless.
Talking to her grandfather about this matter would prolong the conversation. She needed to divert the conversation, and suddenly, she felt her stomach growl.
She glanced at her watch to check the ti for dinner.
Just in ti, Geoffrey ca in and rescued her. He invited them all to dinner.
...
After a delicious dinner, where everyone enjoys the food too much to continue their previous conversation, Isaac Donovan heads back to his house.
At the sa ti, Lewis Sinclair takes so well-deserved rest in his room. Tristan and Dax have already made their way back upstairs.
Bella continues to talk with Aunty Emma in the living room.
They have so many things to discuss, especially the Donovan Group matters.
Bella doesn’t hide anything from her Aunt Emma. She tells her about the bribery news on the internet. And, because of the news, the share price of the Donovan Group has fallen to its lowest ever. She also caused discord among the shareholders. It’s all her orchestration.
This information shocks Emma completely. She didn’t think her niece could do that. When she finds out Bella is still married to Tristan, she thinks Tristan has helped her get revenge on all her brothers, but she guessed wrongly.
"Bella, did you do it because you knew the Dawson Group owner wanted to marry you?" Emma asks. She believes Bella already knows about the marriage arrangent, so she is mad.
When Emma finds out about it, she is just as mad as Bella. She strongly opposes the idea, but her brothers, Jacob and Thomas, support it, using the company as an excuse. Because of that, she can’t do anything to cancel the marriage arrangent.
Bella took a deep breath before answering, "No, Auntie… Initially, I didn’t plan to use this harsh thod to take revenge on my uncle and father for what they did to . But, when they sent a gangster to kidnap , I decided to do this."
"Oh my god!" Emma’s hand trembled as she covered her gasp, too shocked to hear her brothers sent a gangster after Bella. "What were they thinking? How could they do that to you? Waaah… I will make sure to scold them all later!"
Emma’s face turned red with anger. If she were in East City, she would rush to et them all, give them a hard slap, and scold them.
"B-Bella, are you okay? Did the gangster hurt you?" Emma looked at Bella worriedly, holding back her anger towards her brothers.
"I’m fine, Auntie... I’m fine," Bella patted Emma’s hand gently. "The gangsters didn’t have a chance to harm . My husband assigned soone to guard , so everything was alright."
Bella wasn’t entirely honest because she didn’t want her family to know she had martial arts abilities.
"Thank God," Emma muttered, smiling. Her anger slowly faded, but she was still upset with her brothers. She would teach them a lesson at every opportunity.
"Auntie, my uncles and father were not the masterminds. They are not the ones who sent the gangster. It’s a vile act of…Bradley Caville..."
"WHAT!?" Emma was shocked.
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