My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 81

Chapter 81: Jealousy
“And Tristan, I want to ask you about something.”

He frowned, looking at her.

“Can you explain why you haven’t announced your marriage to Laura Kiels?”

Tristan’s face turned stiff as he heard Bella’s question.

‘Why would she assume I’m married to Laura? Did Mother tell her that? To make her angry!?’ He wonders.

After a few seconds of thinking, suddenly, everything clicked into place. From their first encounter at Sushi Tei, Bella’s cynical demeanor now made sense to him.

‘She must be jealous, right?’

Tristan gazed into Bella’s eyes, trying to find any trace of jealousy in them. At the same time, Bella was looking at him, and a frown appeared on her forehead as she seemed pondering something.

Later,

A charming-warm smile slowly appeared on Tristan’s lips when he saw confusion flash through her gaze.

“Bella, I know you are jealous. But you don’t have to worry about that woman. I don’t have any relationship with her, and I never even lay a finger on her…”

Bella, “….”

No words came out of her mouth, as she was simply speechless hearing his words.

‘What was he thinking? Who could possibly be jealous of him?’ She narrowed her eyes and looked at him, but he just smiled at her, wearing the best smile she had ever seen from him.

Sigh!

She shook her head slightly, trying to let her mind focus again, not to fall into his trap.

“I’m not jealous!” Bella clarify. She didn’t want this shameless Tristan to think like that and also as a reminder to herself that this man was just a part of her past.

Tristan grinned, taking his time before addressing her words. He leisurely leaned back against the couch, crossing his feet. His index finger tapped rhythmically on the sofa arm.

As Bella’s puzzled gaze met his, he finally opened his mouth, “Oh, really? Then why do I sense a hint of jealousy in your eyes?” a playful glint appeared in his eyes.

Bella couldn’t help but feel baffled by his behavior.

‘Gosh… this man! Why is he acting so strangely?’ she wondered silently, struggling to keep her calmness.

After meeting him again, Bella feels she doesn’t know him anymore. He was different from the Tristan she knew.

Bella opened her mouth several times but couldn’t bring out any words to refute him.

Sigh!

Worried this man would twist her words again, she decided not to utter anything. But her gaze was enough to tell him she didn’t believe him.

“Alright, I’ll be honest with you, Bella…” His tone shifted to seriousness. “I know her, but we weren’t close. Our interactions were purely professional. She’s among the many top celebrities who have become our company’s brand ambassador. So—”

‘Why are you explaining this to me? I don’t care, alright!’ Bella could only answer him in her mind, too exhausted to engage in further conversation. This man is capable of twisting her words.

Seeing Bella’s continued silence worried him. Tristan speaks again, “Bella, if you’re uncomfortable with me being close to her or any other woman out there, I’ll avoid them. I promise.”

She became puzzled when she heard this man’s words getting wilder. If she kept quiet, his imagination might run wild.

“Tristan, you’ve got it all wrong… I’m not jealous of you. Why would I be!?” She wanted to express this, but once again, Tristan Shameless Sinclair didn’t give her a chance to speak. She could only swallow her words, listening to his nonsensical rambling.

“Come on, Bella, say something… Don’t just give me those intimidating looks. And could you please stop reading that trash news!? I never had a close relationship with her. And earlier, you said I married her? No, of course not. Trust me!”

Now, Bella feels confused.

She vividly remembered what she had overheard five years ago in the hospital. A few nurses gossiped about Tristan and Laura. And when she checked the hospital CCTV footage, she saw Tristan at Promise Hospital that day.

However, judging how sincere and serious Tristan denies he has a relationship with Laura, Bella feels too exhausted to talk about it.

She decides to drop this topic.

Still, this shameless Tristan, once again, flares her annoyance. He said, “You know what, Bella? I once heard someone say, ‘silent’ means yes. Because you are just keeping silent and not saying anything, I assume you are really… really… jealous of me.”

His words nearly caused her to curse him. She tried hard to maintain her calmness before saying, “I’m not! And I also didn’t read the news about you and Laura on the internet, but I—” her voice trailed off, afraid he would twist her words again.

She turned her gaze outside, avoiding his curious-looking gaze.

“But, What?” he asked.

After a few seconds of thinking, Bella decides not to discuss this matter again. She already feels grateful for Tristan’s promise — he will not separate her from Dax. Besides, she didn’t have a relationship with him. Why would she care!?

“Never mind.”

“Are you sure?” Tristan could see her doubt flash through her eyes.

“Yes.” She said firmly.

Before Tristan could speak, something crossed Bella’s mind.

“Tristan, you know where I work, right?” Bella asked. She needed to clarify something before she took care of that bitch, Laura Kiels.

How can a lowly celebrity like her be able to make the company suffer? No wonder Stellar Entertainment always loses money; her professionalism must be questioned.

“Of course, I know. This morning, Grandpa told me that you work at Quantum Capital. Why you asked?”

“Did you know that Laura Kiels is actually under my subsidiary company? Stellar Entertaiment?”

“I just found out about that today…” a thin line slowly appears on his forehead, trying to figure out what she is trying to say.

“Because you said she is not your wife and also don’t have a special relationship with her, it makes me relieved—” Bella couldn’t finish her words because, at the same time, Tristan’s laugh echoed in the room.

“Hahaha, I knew it…”

‘Why did he laugh!?’ Bella was puzzled. ‘Did I say something that could make him twist my words… again!?’