My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 549

Chapter 549: Fearing Rejection
Natalie stifled a smile as she looked at Noora, “Hmm, I know—”

“Who is she?” Bella asked, looking impatiently at her mother.

“You don’t know about her. She is your brother’s high school friend.” Natalie explained.

“I see…” Now, Bella feels like she wants to meet her future sister-in-law. “I hope he brings her to Aunty’s wedding.”

“I guess… he will. Because his girlfriend works in the Donovan Group, she is your aunt’s secretary.”

“Wow! Seriously?” Bella was surprised to hear that.

The light in Natalie’s eyes beamed as she spoke, “Yes. They met again when your brother started working there, and they became close because they met almost every day. I like her; she could make your brother even calmer and gentler now.”

When discussing Henry’s recent achievements, Natalie can’t hide how happy she is. She could now die peacefully, knowing her son would have a bright future.

What makes Natalie even happier is that her two-child relationships improved significantly. Bella can accept her big brother without resentment of what happened in the past. She indeed forgives him and is sincerely willing to guide him to be a better person. Henry also wants to improve his life, taking it in the right direction; he hears everything his sister and Grandpa tell him to do.

“I’m excited to go back to the East. A lot is happening there,” Bella said, expressing her desire to return to her hometown. It had been half a year since she last visited, and that was for her father’s funeral.

“I feel the same way. I really miss everyone in the East,” Noora added, her cheeks blushing with happiness. Bella noticed this, and it reminded her of something important.

Narrowing her eyes at Noora, Bella thought about something that still bothered her: Noora’s future.

“Aunty, how about you?” Bella asked.

“How about me?” Noora’s eyebrow raised slightly as she looked at Bella. “What do you mean, young ma’am? I’m alright…” she replied, looking confused.

Bella sighed deeply as she looked at the clueless Noora. “This is about your progress with Nick. Are you guys getting more—”

“Oh, young madam, please stop…” Noora interrupted, her face turning redder. Her eyes involuntarily glanced at Nick, sitting beside Isaac Donovan silently. Their gaze was focused on the water around their fishing line—the same thing with Tristan and Dax.

“What is up with Noora and Nick?” Natalie chimed in, confused after hearing Bella and Noora’s conversation.

“Mom, I’m trying to set up Aunty Noora with Nick. If Aunty Noora could date and marry him, I would be relieved because my aunty will not die alone and a virgin,” Bella giggled but immediately stopped when she saw Noora glaring at her.

“Pfft!” Natalie held back laughter when she heard Bella’s words. But a second later, she became serious again when she saw that Noora’s face had changed, like a boiled crab.

“Madam, don’t try to join Bella in matchmaking me with Nick. He and I are nothing more than colleagues. We don’t have special feelings for each other. He is more like my older brother,” Noora said seriously, hoping Natalie wouldn’t join Bella in trying to match her with Nick.

Bella smiled at Noora before looking at her mother.

“Mom, I’m just trying to help Aunty. It would be sad if she never felt the sweetness of marriage, right, Mom?” Bella softly expressed concern, convincing her mother to side with her. She is aware that Noora will listen to what her mother says.

Natalie didn’t immediately respond to Bella but instead tried to understand her daughter’s words. All the sentences she said were correct: Noora must have a partner. She is no longer young and needs a life partner to care for her when she is old.

“Noora, what Bella said is true. You need someone to take care of you in the future, to spend your old days with…” Natalie smiled when she saw Noora’s expression turn stiff; she visibly disagreed about spending her old age with someone special.

“Ma’am, I don’t need anything except you and your family. I will stay here until…” Noora said to Natalie before she turned her gaze at Bella with teary eyes. “Until you no longer want me, young madam… I will stay with you!”

“Oh gosh! Aunty, I won’t leave you alone. You will stay with me till death comes to you; that’s my promise. But I want you to be happy too. I mean, I hope you also could have someone who cares for you and loves you…”

“Oh, Bella, I don’t need that. I just need to be around you and your children. You and the children are my source of happiness; I don’t need anything else,” Noora said, her eyes damp from the tears now wetting her cheeks.

Bella was speechless when she saw Aunty Noora crying. Frustrated with her stubbornness, she took a deep breath and fell silent, allowing her mother to comfort Noora. Then, she glanced at Nick and her grandfather.

After a while, a faint smile appeared on Bella’s lips as an idea struck her. She looked at Noora, who had stopped crying and was now holding Oliver as her mother had asked.

Bella chuckled to herself, realizing that Noora’s source of happiness was her children.

“Aunty, I understand your feelings, but I’m not only thinking about you but also Nick,” Bella said, pausing when she noticed Noora’s puzzled expression.

“My grandfather is not getting any younger, and if something happens to him, Nick might leave the Donovan family forever. We may never see him again,” Bella continued.

Noora gasped, and Bella inwardly laughed at the worry in her eyes.

“I don’t want that to happen, Aunty. I want Nick to stay with our family. I want him to live with us. And if you have a relationship with him, he will live with my family, right?”

Noora nodded in response.

“That was my plan all along — to bring you both together and have you stay with us forever. I know you have feelings for him, but you’re afraid to tell him,” Bella said, deliberately sounding concerned and sad.

Noora lowers her gaze, avoiding Bella’s words. It was true, but she was too scared to confess her feelings to Nick, fearing rejection.