My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 258

Chapter 258: Heartless Friend
Quantum Capital Building.

When Leo arrived at Bella’s office, he saw her still busy writing. As usual, she was unaware of his presence. Even after he knocked on the door, she was still immersed in the paper she was reading.

Leo waited a moment, leaning against the door frame, waiting for Bella to notice him. But after a few seconds, she still didn’t lift her head. He shook his head as he entered the room, approaching her desk.

“Boss, you are a hardworking big boss. No wonder Jack likes you…” Leo said as he stopped a few steps from her desk. A faint smile graced his lips when he saw her finally lift her head and look at him.

“Why are you still here? Hasn’t your husband picked you up yet?” Leo asked while quickly glancing at his watch. “Oh, it’s almost five, boss…”

Bella didn’t rush to answer Leo. She continued to sign several documents before tidying them up and putting them in a document box in the corner so that some secretaries could retrieve the documents later when she left.

“My husband is still in a meeting,” Bella finally responded to Leo as she looked at him.

She stood up and walked towards the sofa, inviting him to join her. Once Leo sat across from her, she asked, “Why are you here? You should be giving a room tour for Stefan upstairs, right!?”

Leo’s expression turned grave as soon as he heard the name ‘Stefan.’

Instantly, memories of what happened upstairs flooded his mind. How Stefan openly seduced him, enough to make his stomach feel uneasy.

He sighed heavily before venting his anger, “Boss, you have to compensate me… for my emotional damage!”

Bella slightly frowned upon hearing his words. Confused, she asked, “What do you mean? Why should I compensate you?”

Leo’s shoulders slumped, shaking his head slowly. “Because you threw a shameless gay in my place.”

Looking at Leo’s terrible expression now, as if someone had just spat in his face, she couldn’t help but feel worried about him.

“Leo! Can you please use simple, normal language? I can’t understand you now…” Bella said before taking her water bottle off the table and taking a sip; she suddenly felt her throat dry, looking at his annoyance.

“Boss, I’m sorry to say this, but I think your little brother is gay! Not that there’s anything wrong with it…. It just caught me by surprise! You should have warned me in advance, boss…”

“COUGH! COUGH!” Instantly, Bella’s face turned red, and the water she had just drunk gushed out. She was shocked to hear Leo’s words.

Leo chuckled. He stood up, grabbed the tissue box on the small table in the corner, and handed it to her, “Wow! Why are you shocked? I’m sure you are already well aware of it, right?”

Bella accepts the tissue box. She immediately cleans her mouth and wipes the water spilled on her trousers. After her cough subsided and she felt better, she looked at Leo again. Her looks evidently show how perplexed she is.

“What the hell are you talking about? Since when did Stefan become gay? He is a straight guy, alright! Not that there’s anything wrong with being gay…”

She had never heard Stefan tell her about his sexual orientation, but knowing him since he was in his teens, she could tell that he liked women. A few times, she saw him flirting with a girl.

“Tsk… Tsk… boss, the man upstairs openly seduced me. Damn!! Thinking about what happened earlier, I feel like… Ugh…” He rubs his arms, feeling goosebumps.

Bella, “…”

Now, she feels confused after seeing how serious Leo is.

“Is he!?” she asked in her confused tone but later corrected herself again. “No… No… Impossible!”

“Damn! You are so clueless, boss. That’s why you didn’t know,” Leo was amused when he saw her eyes widen. “Anyway, you should tell him. Don’t try to seduce me, or I will kick him out!”

Bella, “…”

She still doubts it.

It’s hard for her to believe Stefan is gay.

“He is not. You’re just delusional, Leo. Or… did you now turn into—”

“What the fuck are you trying to say, Arabella Donovan!?” Leo’s face blooms with redness while holding his anger. “How could you assume that?”

Bella grinned, ignoring his annoyance.

“Seriously, you didn’t…?” When she saw his eyes narrowed at her, Bella continued. “But why did you reject me even though I openly told you I liked you…” She playfully asked, remembering her stupid self in the past.

Leo’s mouth twitched.

“Heaven! Bella, I know you like me because I’m smarter than you, not because you love me! And please, could you please stop trying to create nasty gossip about my sexual orientation? If Jack or Harper hear, they will roast me alive. I like women! And I have a woman I like now…”

Bella could only laugh upon hearing his words. She glanced at her watch and stood up.

“Alright, understood. I should prepare now… My hubby will arrive soon…”

Leo took a deep sigh.

“Please remember to tell your little brother to stay away from me!” he said, begging.

Bella shook her head while tidying up her desk. She would not say anything to Stefan. It would be embarrassing if she told him about that, right?

“Bella?”

When Bella heard Leo calling her name, she lifted her head and saw Leo still standing near the door. She paused to put her things in her bag.

“Leo, I won’t! He’s not gay, so you should have nothing to worry about. If you feel uncomfortable around Stefan, that’s on you. Stefan is a good kid, and I’m sure you will find him a great guy to hang around with once you know him well.”

“Oh, geez…what a heartless friend…” He faintly said, but Bella could hear his words.

“Oh, come on, Leo. You have to believe in yourself. Even if I turned out to be wrong and Stefan was gay, you wouldn’t be easily tempted by him even if he openly seduces you, right? Or—”

“Alright, alright…I get your point! I have something urgent to do now. See you, boss!” Leo walked quickly, leaving Bella’s room. He must call his lovely secretary Dana and ask her to return immediately. He now worries about himself, too, falling into Stefan’s trap because he must admit that Stefan is a good-looking guy, even for a straight man like him.

…

Bella can’t help but laugh, looking at Leo running out of her office.

She continues to prepare to go home. Just as she was about to call Tristan, her cell phone rang.

“Did you arrive?” Bella asked while grabbing her bag and walking out of her office.

“Hmm. I parked in the basement.”

“Oh, you drove yourself?” Bella asked, smiling. It had been a long time since Tristan drove for her.

“Yes. I want to drive with my wife…”

When Bella arrived at the basement lobby, she saw Tristan’s usual car parked near the entrance.

Bella quickly approached the car, but her cell phone rang a few meters before she arrived. She stopped to check the text message.

“Se-Sean…” She whispered in a trembling voice. After three months, this was the first time he had texted her using his cell phone number.