My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 245

Chapter 245: Leo’s Past
“Indeed! My uncle, Jacob Donovan, was the most evil person I ever encountered in this mortal world. The same with my father…”

Bella bitterly smiles, talking about her own family. She feels ashamed.

“True… True…I could feel how terrible it must be for you,” Leo feels even more sorry with her.

However, later, Leo frowned when something suddenly crossed his mind.

“Bella, no one in East City knows about your relationship with Boss Tristan?” Leo asked, puzzled.

If her family knew about her relationship with Tristan Sinclair, they would be unable to arrange another marriage for her, right?

Bella shrugs, “Mmm, I don’t know for sure. I hate being presumptuous, but yeah… my best guess is that no one knows about it.”

“I see. That would explain how they had the guts to do that in the first place. Now, I’m curious what will happen to them. Will the mighty Boss Tristan take revenge on the evil people in your family?”

Bella, “…”

She asked Tristan not to touch her family because she already had an articulate plan to deal with them.

“My husband will not do anything to my family. But… he might punish those old men, Bradley Caville.”

“Why? Boss Tristan should do something, or they will arrange a marriage for you to another man again…”

A faint smile slowly spread across Bella’s lips as she heard Leo’s words. She already had a solid plan for her own family. Still, now she just realized that Tristan would likely punish the Dawson Group in his own way.

Bella never really planned a punishment for Dawson Group. But, if she has to deal with the Dawson Group, she will strike where it hurts the most and ruin their revenue base.

She will ensure the group suffers heavy losses and files for bankruptcy. Then, she will immediately acquire the company cheaply, keep its good employees, and eliminate the bad ones.

‘Bradley Caville, how dare you ask my father to marry me!? I already thought of you as my uncle. How shameless!’

Bella can’t help but vent her sarcasm in her mind, feeling annoyed with that old man. She hopes Tristan will punish him severely.

“Because I already have plans for my own family. Meanwhile, Tristan will handle Bradley Caville.” A sinister smile slowly appeared on Bella’s lips, making Leo chuckle.

But later, Leo asked again…

“Boss, why do I feel curious about all gangsters? Where did all the gangsters end up?”

Leo’s curious gaze becomes more noticeable when he remembers those gangsters from yesterday—Tristan’s guard cleans up the crime scene and takes care of all of the gangsters.

Bella instantly remembers all the gangsters.

This morning, she forgot to ask Tristan.

“Alright, stop talking about my shameless family and those weak gangsters…”

A soft chuckle rang in the room when the memory of beating them filled her mind. The excitement warmed her blood again, feeling the adrenaline rush.

“Damn it!! How could I forget?”

“Forget? About what?” Bella asked.

Leo’s smile completely vanished from his lips. He narrows his eyes, looking at Bella, curious about her ability to kick those four gangsters effortlessly and how she could snatch a gun from a man that fast.

“Bella, tell me… since when did you learn to use your feet and hands to beat bad people?”

He clearly remembers when they were still in college; this girl was the weakest in their group.

Yesterday, he felt like he saw a different person when Bella confidently beat all those gangsters. Her movements were fast and powerful. She could subdue a massive man with only one kick.

Leo even wonders if Bella is more powerful than him.

“My strength increased because I lived in a beautiful but harsh environment in North Sweden. You see, the house I lived in didn’t have running water. So, Aunty Noora and I always carried water from the lake to our house…” Bella answers Leo nonchalantly.

“The most tiring thing I did when I stayed there was to clear the walking path from the snow for nearly a half mile. Gosh, this is more tiring than exercise. I think, because of that hard, manual labor, my strength and stamina had been greatly increased,” she continues to convince him to believe her and stop asking.

Bella didn’t want to tire herself out by explaining that she had actually learned Krav Maga and Tae Kwon Do. And given Leo’s interest in martial arts, they would likely spend their mornings only discussing it.

Leo, “…”

He was rendered speechless.

“Tsk…Tsk… Boss, do you think I’m Dax? Did you think I would easily fall for your hard-to-believed story?”

He narrowed his eyes.

“C’mon, be honest with me, Boss…I mean, no way hard labor could make anyone suddenly very good at kicking gang members’ butt!”

Bella laughed inwardly when she saw Leo’s annoyed expression. But she ignored him anyway. She would not explain anything about it.

“How about you? When we were still in college, I remember you were a pacifist who hated violence. And I remember you said you would never learn martial arts and trusted the police to protect you. Am I right?”

“Oh…you remember? Okay…Yeah…”

“Since when have you learned martial arts!? And why did you suddenly go into physical exercise?” Bella narrowed her eyes, looking at him.

In the past, Leo hated exercise. He chose to study over everything, which is why Bella has a crush on him.

In Bella’s eyes, Leo is a perfect man, intelligent and handsome. However, despite having a beautiful face and an awesome brain, Leo lacks self-confidence because he always sees himself as a lowly person from a low-income family.

Leo is an orphan. When he was five years old, a family adopted him. However, when he was in his teens, that family went bankrupt, and they became toxic toward him. So, he ran from their house and lived on the street.

One day, Leo met Jack Foster while struggling with his life. Jack is the one who helps Leo, gives him shelter, pays for his education, and finally helps him to where he is now.

“Since our lovely boss forced me to learn martial arts, he encouraged me to learn to lift up my confidence…”

Leo bitterly smiles and remembers those times. However, he will never blame Jack because what Jack did to him ultimately benefited him.

“Hmmm, what a story, Leo. Life must’ve been very challenging in your teens. But I’m glad you ended up well!” Bella sincerely said. She feels happy for Leo. He is indeed different now.

“Yeah, life was not so kind to me in the beginning. But…yeah…, I’m glad I met the right people, including you, Boss.” He answers her awkwardly.