My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 144

Chapter 144: Faster Her Plan
Bella stood from her seat and accepted Leo’s call in the corner.

“Did something unpleasant happen there?” She asked in her tense voice.

“Yes!” Leo didn’t rush to continue. He sighed deeply to make himself feel better after the hectic morning.

“What is it? Come on, say it! Don’t make me curious like a cat.” Bella is starting to feel impatient, waiting for Leo to finish his words.

Leo chuckled before saying, “That bitch came into the office and made a scene,” he fell silent again to take another deep breath, enough to make Bella lose her patience.

“Okay. And?…. Damn it, Leo! I’ll hang up if you don’t finish your words in one sentence. Why are you trying to waste my time now?”

Bella couldn’t hold back her anger any longer. When she wanted to hear the news, this man was trying to waste her time.

“Boss, that bitch wants to meet you.”

Bella slightly rubbed her eyebrows with her free hand when she heard Leo’s words. This man should know the answer; she would never want to meet Laura Kiels on this matter, and that woman was not worth her time.

“Leo, why are you telling me this? You’re supposed to know my answer to that question.”

“I do know. However, that woman threatened us. She said if you didn’t have spare time to meet her, she would wreck our public image so huge that it would never recover. And she doesn’t care if, in the process of bringing down the company, she goes down too…”

Bella couldn’t help but laugh a little when she heard someone threaten her company with a kamikaze act.

“So, what does she want with me? Does she want to make a deal with me? Is she lost her brain somewhere!?”

“Hahaha, I know, right?”

Bella didn’t know why Laura dared to challenge her, but even when that bitch tried to do so, she didn’t have a chance to harm her.

Instead, Bella had prepared a gift for the bitch to celebrate her fall. Bella had initially planned to give it to her after she was no longer in the company, but it seemed like she was eager to receive it now.

A faint smile crossed Bella’s face, imagining the present she would give that woman.

“Leo, why did that woman assume she could bring our company down?”

“That bitch said she has evidence to bring down the Quantum Capital…”

“Interesting! She had evidence!?”

“Yes, that’s what she said. Well, boss, do you know what upsets me about it? That woman and her manager tried to bully me when I went down the lobby to get my coffee.”

Leo’s soft chuckle could be heard from the other end before she continued.

“By the way, they also threatened me by saying you would have no choice but to fire me,” he continues.

“What? What a delusional couple. I can’t believe we have a dumb and dumber in our talent list.”

“Yeah, they are indeed dumb! I could understand if they didn’t know who you are and what your identity is because it is still undisclosed. But me? It’s a different case. Everyone knows how high and powerful my position is. They seem stupid enough not to ask someone about my identity and then think they could threaten me…”

Bella felt relieved now. What Leo wanted to convey was not a big problem for her or Leo. She could and would handle that woman, but later, not now or even today. And she needed to end this call.

She feels terrible because she talks too much with Leo and ignores Tristan and Dax.

“Leo, we will talk again about this matter tomorrow. I have to go now…”

“Boss, wait! So, do you want to meet that woman or not?” He asked quickly before Bella hung up the phone.

“No! Ignore her. Don’t waste your time with that bitch… I’ll handle her,” She would take care of Jessica Sinclair and, of course, her ex-mother-in-law.

Bella didn’t want to rush into teaching Laura Kiels a lesson, but the universe seemed to have other plans for her.

“Roger, boss!” He said.

Leo knew Bella had special plans for Laura Kiels, but he didn’t know precisely what she would do. All he knew was that Laura Kiels and her manager would never get another job offer in this industry.

….

“Sorry, Baby, to let you wait…” Bella leaned in to kiss his forehead. Even though Dax didn’t say anything to protest, Bella could see he looked disappointed.

“It’s fine, mommy. I was just worried that your steak would get cold. I know you hated it when your steak is cold.”

“Oh, you’re so sweet, baby… thank you,” Bella said tenderly to Dax as she sat in her chair.

When Bella saw her plate, she was surprised that the steak had already been neatly cut into small slices.

‘There’s no way Dax could do that, right?’

Bella slowly raised her head and peeked at the man across from her—the only person who would cut her steak. This is not the first time Tristan has made a small effort like that, but he does it every time they eat together.

When their eyes met, Bella felt embarrassed to be caught peeking at him. She smiled awkwardly at him, then said, “Thank you.”

Tristan only responded with a faint smile, obviously happy to see her blushing.

“You should eat while it’s still warm,” Tristan said calmly, although he refrained from saying what was on his mind right now — telling her their status and forcing her to return to his embrace.

He distracts his mind and prays to heaven, ‘God, can you lessen my punishment for hurting her in the past!? Please… Please… soften her heart faster. I feel like I’m on the verge of going crazy right now. It’s hard to resist her charm.’

Bella didn’t say anything. She started eating silently while feeling something strange—a warm feeling—in her heart. This feeling worried her because she felt this way the first time she saw him in the past.

Just like Tristan, Bella also began to distract her thoughts by praying, ‘God, if this man loves me sincerely, let me see that sign. But… if this man doesn’t love me sincerely and only approaches me again because of Dax, please keep him away from me.’

After their intense, sincere prayer…

Finally, lunch ended when Dax suddenly felt sleepy after eating so many steaks and cake.

When Tristan asked him to rest on the couch, Dax hurriedly did it, and it took only a few minutes before he fell asleep.

Seeing that, Bella and Tristan looked at each other, smiling. She decided to end their family day and return home.

However, Tristan instantly feels gloomy.

“Are you sure you don’t want to stop by somewhere first? We can let him sleep here first…” Tristan offered. He still wished to spend the day with them. He even plans to have dinner together.

Bella, who knew his worries, could only sigh softly. After a while, she gave him an idea, “Let’s go to your house. We can stay there until night…”

Tristan’s gloomy expression suddenly brightened up instantly.

…

Inside the Mercy SUV park near the main door, a man started taking photos of Tristan carrying a sleeping Dax on his arm with Bella next to him as they left the restaurant.