Instantly, countless questions danced in his mind.
One by one, the questions that had been swirling in his mind since last night about the powerful and influential person who helped his daughter were answered. It was Tristan Sinclair.
No wonder everything happens so fast.
The Donovan Group suddenly faced bankruptcy. The mystery of why the Dawson Group was also in a similar situation to the Donovan Group—almost bankrupt—was that Tristan Sinclair was angry Bradley asked to marry Bella.
Now, he has co to grasp why his father moved to the capital and lived with Bella: because of Daxton.
Lucas couldn’t help but vent his anger at himself for what he had done to his daughter. He tried to avoid his grandsons’ and daughters’ gazes because he couldn’t bear to see them now. He felt like a fool. What a sha!
’God, I really deserve to be punished. How could I bla Bella for everything that happened to the Donovan Group? How could I force her to marry Bradley when she still married Tristan?’
He put aside all his curiosity and anger. He needed to greet his Grandson properly. He turns to look at Dax with a happy but awkward smile.
"Hi, Daxton," Lucas Donovan’s voice trembled. "Just call Grandpa."
"Ok."
"How old are you?"
"In November, I will turn five," Daxton replied.
At first, Lucas and Dax’s conversation felt awkward. Still, they soon relaxed when Dax began chatting about his favorite activities.
Bella and Tristan didn’t say anything; they chatted on their phones.
She asked Tristan to take Dax to another room because she had sothing important to discuss with her father.
***
After Tristan took Dax to another room, Bella waited for her father to say sothing. But a few minutes passed, and her father still said nothing. He seed lost in thought.
Bella didn’t rush to speak to him; she let him collect his thoughts for a few more minutes.
"Dad," Bella called. After seeing her father’s gaze directed at her, she continued. "I hope you don’t tell anyone about Tristan and Dax."
Lucas Donovan faintly smiled while fixing his gaze on Bella.
"I won’t say anything about them to anyone. Don’t worry," Lucas promised.
Knowing his daughter was still married to a powerful man like Tristan Sinclair, and they even had a son, made him regret everything he did in the past.
He felt ashad appearing in front of her and felt like this eting was a slap from God because he had refused his daughter’s request the day before.
"Thanks," Bella felt relieved. At least her greedy uncle wouldn’t know about them until Tristan released the official announcent.
They both fell silent again.
Bella felt like she no longer had any topics to discuss with her father. Besides, she couldn’t stay long because she had to leave for the Donovan Group soon.
Looking at her father, who was still gazing out the window with a miserable expression, Bella felt sorry for him. However, as she rembered what had happened in the past, her sympathy for him slowly faded.
Sohow, Bella still felt uncertain about witnessing this man change from what she rembered in the past: how he spoke, acted, and even his deanor was utterly different. And what she saw now was still the sa as the man she had t yesterday: calm and content.
"Is there anything else you want to talk about?" Bella asked while glancing at her watch. She only had thirty minutes before she had to head to the Donovan Group.
Lucas felt his eyes beco blurry as he held his sadness within them. His hands on his lap were tightly clasped. He was too nervous to express what was on his mind right now.
"I can’t stay here long because I have to go to the office. So, you better speak now or leave..." Bella said.
"Bella," Lucas imdiately interrupted his daughter, worried she would leave when he had sothing important to ask her. "Can I talk to your mother?" Suddenly, he shivered when he saw Bella’s expression slowly turn sour.
"I’m sorry to ask you this, Bella. But please, I need to talk to her before I can sign the divorce papers," Lucas continued.
Bella was taken aback to hear that he was willing to sign. She narrowed her eyes, worried her father was trying to trick her.
"I beg you, let talk to her one last ti, even if only for a mont, please," Lucas pleaded again.
"What do you want to tell her? You can tell ," Bella responded curtly.
"I want to apologize to her, and I want to do it myself. It’s fine through the phone. Please, Bella, this is the first and the last ti I ask you this."
Bella gritted her teeth, hearing her father’s words. Although she was happy that he finally agreed to sign the divorce papers, his request was not a simple request for her to answer. She was worried that her mother’s trauma would reappear. She knew very well how hard her mother had to forget her father.
"Alright, I will try asking her. But, if she refuses, do you promise to sign!?"
Lucas had no choice.
"Yes," He answered, but deep in his heart, he eagerly hoped that Natalie would accept his request.
"Wait here!" Bella said. Before she left, she looked at her father again. "May I ask you sothing?"
"Yes, of course..."
"Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
"All night, your words tortured . That’s the reason I decided to let her go."
Bella was confused.
"What words?" She didn’t rember which words could make her father change his mind.
"Selfish," Lucas smiled bitterly. "I don’t want to be selfish toward you or your mother. That’s why I decided—"
She said nothing but walked to the corner to make a call.
Lucas’ eyes did not leave his daughter.
He wanted to see her expression, but Bella turned her back on him, tightening his heart. His hands were still tightly clenched, waiting for Natalie’s decision.
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