My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 337

Chapter 337: I Need Your Help, Bella
Bella failed to notice her grandfather’s sad expression when he thought about how humiliated his sons were.

“Grandpa, so what do you want to do with Uncle Thomas?” Bella asked.

Even though she wanted to punish her uncles and father, Bella was a little worried about her grandfather’s feelings about Thomas Donovan being thrown into prison for his past bribery case. So, he needs his opinion about it.

Isaac was silent for a moment, turning his gaze outward, trying to weigh what was best for his sons, especially the youngest.

Only this time did Bella finally see her grandfather’s sadness and feel sorry for asking about this matter.

However, she had no choice but to ask her grandfather’s opinion to protect his feelings. As for herself, she didn’t care about her uncles and father because she didn’t have a close and harmonious relationship with them.

When she saw her Grandpa looking confused, she continued, “Well, Grandpa, I can help Uncle Thomas avoid prison. If you want me to stop, I will ask my people—”

“Don’t…” Isaac Donovan returned his gaze to Bella, stopping her. “Don’t do anything. Let the legal process continue. If he is guilty, let him serve his sentence. Don’t help him!”

Bella was slightly surprised to see the seriousness in Grandpa’s eyes. She thought her grandfather would plead forgiveness for his youngest son, but the way he spoke now clearly showed he didn’t have a plan to do so.

Isaac’s voice trembled with regret as he started to share his heartache with Bella.

“You see, Bella, my three sons are where they are now because I failed them. I didn’t teach them the value of hard work or the importance of learning from failure. They were raised in privilege, always seeking instant success, and never understanding the process of failure.”

After trying to calm his anger inwardly, Isaac continued, “My sons have become what they are now. They want to succeed through shortcuts, bribing the authorities, or committing any violations to achieve their goals because I failed to educate them properly.”

“Gr-Grandpa,” Bella faltered, unable to finish her sentence as she saw her grandfather trying to hold back tears and blaming himself. She empathized with his sadness in silence.

“Haah…” Isaac let out a deep breath while trying to smile at Bella, even though his smile failed to reach his eyes.

“This is all because I have pampered them since they were young. Now I regret it too much.” Isaac paused again to take a deep breath before continuing, “Well, my granddaughter, like I said to your father earlier, I won’t do anything about what happened in East City. But I need you to help me with something.” Suddenly, his eyes turned sharp, and he looked at Bella.

“Yes, Grandpa, please say so…”

“Several children of my old friend work at the company. I hope you don’t touch them if they are good, but you can do anything with them if they don’t work properly.”

Bella nodded, agreeing with her grandfather’s request. “Sure, I will—”

“Good! Also, please ensure that no employees are harmed by this matter. If the company is unable to provide ongoing employment, ensure that they receive their retirement funds.”

“Understand, Grandpa.”

“I sincerely hope that you can bring the Donovan Group back to the level of success it had in the past. Good luck, my dear.”

“Definitely. I will make the Donovan Group the number-one company in East City again. Don’t worry about it, Grandpa. I have big plans for the Donovan Group. Right now, I’m just cleaning up and figuring out who is an enemy or a friend deserving cooperation.”

“Good. Good…” Isaac’s gloomy smile slowly changed. His smile returned to his eyes; no deep sadness was left, which relieved Bella.

After several minutes of discussing the Donovan Group matter, Bella finally excused herself. She needed to return to her office; she had a lot of work to finish before the weekend arrived.

However, when Bella left the room, she saw Nick pacing in front of it, looking tense.

“What’s wrong, Nick? Why do you look like a debt collector is chasing you?” Bella asked.

They saw Nick stop in front of them. His expression still looked the same: anxious and worried.

“Sir, Young Miss… I just got information. Your father has placed several people in this building and outside to monitor the situation. It seems like you can’t leave the apartment immediately, or they’ll know you’re here.”

“What the hell, Lucas Donovan! Doesn’t he believe me? I thought he believed me when I said Bella was not here but abroad?” Isaac said, annoyed.

“Grandpa, relax. Don’t be angry. If your high blood pressure flares up, Nick and I will be the ones in trouble.” Bella smiled, trying to calm Grandpa down.

Isaac Donovan took a deep breath, trying to calm his mind and heart and suppress his anger towards his son.

“You’re right, Bella…You are right. It would be annoying if I went to the hospital because of my stupid sons…” Isaac smiled slightly before he continued. “But it looks like you will be stuck here,” he said, leading Bella to sit in the living room. “Alright, let’s sit and talk.”

Bella didn’t answer him. Instead, she turned to Nick, who still looked tense, and followed them.

“Don’t worry about it, Nick. I’ll take care of all those people. They’ll be gone in no time—” she said, taking out her cell phone to call Stefan while settling opposite her Grandpa.

The phone call was picked up on the first ring. She immediately asked Stefan to check on her father’s spies surrounding the building.

“Bro, I need you and the boys to kick all of them out of here as soon as possible. I need to get back to the office without those people coming at me or following me when I exit the building,” Bella said casually.

Isaac and Nick, overhearing her, were surprised to learn she was capable of doing that. They exchanged gazes as if asking through their gaze, “Who did she call?”