"Yeah, I can understand that. Love can’t be forced. Just like in the past. I love Tristan, but he is not..." Bella murmured, but Harper could hear it.
Once again, the room suddenly fell silent. Neither of the won said anything. It was as if they were lost in their own thoughts.
However, not long after, Bella frowned and realized Harper’s words earlier.
"Wait... Wait... Harper Reed, do you have a man you love? Who is the man who stole your heart and made you not want to get married until now?"
Harper, holding back laughter, saw Bella’s curious expression. Her best friend’s gaze was quite sharp as if she wanted to read her mind with just her eyes. It was priceless looking at her now.
However, of course, she wouldn’t tell her.
"Girl, stop looking at like that. I won’t tell you! Sorry, even if you beg, I won’t," Harper said, shaking her head while pressing her lips tightly, ignoring Bella’s puppy eyes.
Bella beca increasingly curious. Countless questions now flew through her mind, and she couldn’t help but express them.
"Miss Reed, do I know him? Is he our college friend? Since when did you have a crush on him?"
Harper just smiled while shaking her head, but not a word left her lips. She wouldn’t tell Bella about that man. It would be useless because she knew she couldn’t win that man’s heart if she had to compete with Bella.
"Harper, you should tell . Maybe I can help you." Bella was still trying to convince Harper to tell her who the man was.
"Should I?"
"Yes. Of course..." Bella said in a aningful tone. She really wanted to see her best friend have a happy ending with the man she loved. That’s why she was serious about wanting to help.
Harper felt her heart tighten for the first ti as her mind filled with his face. She imagined she had a way to win the man’s heart. Now, she was confused about whether she should tell Bella or not.
After thinking for a few more seconds, Harper finally decided to be honest with Bella. However, Bella’s phone rang before she could speak, interrupting the words on the tip of her tongue.
She waited for Bella to finish her phone call with her husband.
Later,
Harper could only respond with a slight nod when she saw Bella smiling guiltily at her.
"Go, don’t make Tristan wait for you." Harper smiled at Bella, who was now standing to get her bag.
"Let’s go. I will drop you at your hotel."
Harper shook her head and followed Bella toward the door. "No need. Sam will drive there. Besides, I still want to chat with Stefan and Leo."
"Alright, then... Let’s continue our chat tomorrow during lunch," Bella said.
"Okay. Lunch with you? Sounds great. I know your choice of restaurant is comndable! See you tomorrow, girl..."
***
It was quiet since Tristan’s car left the Quantum Capital building.
Even after five minutes, Bella still hadn’t said much. Her mind was busy thinking about her eting with Sean Spencer tomorrow morning.
’Do I need to tell Tristan now?’ Bella thought as she turned to see Tristan, who was seriously driving the car with his eyes fixed on the road ahead.
Once more, she failed to express what was on her mind. She put aside her worry and rested her eyes and mind. She would tell him later when they arrived ho.
However,
Tristan, who was driving quietly, could sense his wife’s anxiety aura as soon as she got into the car.
This puzzled him because his wife was supposed to be happy since the Laura Kiels case was finally over in their favor. The police had arrested the wicked woman. They were just waiting for the investigation to conclude for trial and conviction and for her to be sent to jail.
But why was his wife still gloomy? Stress?
Tristan initially hesitated to ask her but eventually did so.
"Bella, what’s wrong? Why do you look worried and restless?" Tristan glanced at her when the car stopped at the traffic light. He gently smiled at her, waiting patiently for her to answer.
Bella slowly opened her eyes and glanced at him. When she saw his curious-looking eyes, she decided to tell him now.
"Before I left the office, Sean called . We decided to et tomorrow morning."
She could see Tristan’s hands gripping the steering wheel tightly. Instantly, she felt worried that Tristan would forbid her from eting Sean.
But what he said after that surprised Bella.
"Oh. Okay. I will accompany you to see him," Tristan answered calmly, but she could see the tension in his eyes and on the corner of his lips as he said it.
"Hubby," Bella slowly touched his shoulder, trying to make him relax more before she continued, "You promised to let et him first...alone. Did you forget about it?"
"Yeah, I rember," Tristan rembered his promise.
However, hearing that his wife would et Sean tomorrow, for so reason, he felt like there was a hurricane in his chest — his fear that Sean would take Bella away from him made him ignore his promise.
"But, I—"
"Please, Tristan," Bella stopped him to continue his words. "Please allow to et him first. Only this ti." She spoke firmly as if she didn’t want to be rejected.
Tristan didn’t say anything; he just looked at her in the eyes and felt mixed emotions in his heart.
"Hubby, I need to clear everything with him. If you want to talk to him, you can do it after I et him, please—"
"Hmm, okay. I understand." Tristan half-smiled as he stepped on the gas pedal, continuing on their way ho.
Silence fell again.
After a few more minutes, Bella broke the silence.
She looked at Tristan briefly and then asked, "Why are you worried about eting Sean Spencer alone?"
Tristan took a deep breath before he turned quickly to look at her.
"I know this sounds ridiculous. But I was afraid Sean would steal you from . I was afraid—"
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