Chapter 257

Steven replied, “Ms. Bella has gone to bed, Mr. Thompson…”

“Steven, you’re becoming more ballsy now, huh? Are you starting to collude with Bella to deceive me?”

Asher rarely showed his temper, but he was intimidating when he was furious. “I won’t repeat myself. Get Bella to answer the phone. Otherwise, you will no longer be her secretary by dawn.” Bella’s heart was beating like a drum. She was terrified. She quickly took over the phone, put it to her ear, and said in a sweet voice, “Ash…”

Asher took a deep breath to suppress some kind of emotion and said in a deep voice, “Bella, come out now. I have something to ask you.”

Bella walked out of the villa’s door with a worried heart.

Under the dim street lights, Asher stood in front of his black Aston Martin with a stern face.

His elegant gray suit made him look more solemn. The shadow of his long legs under the street light was fascinating.

What a handsome big brother! However, at this moment, Bella panicked when she saw him. She was like a troublemaking student going to see the principal.

“Ash…” Bella walked up to Asher in small steps and pursed her red lips in fear.

“It’s cold at night. Let’s talk in the car.”

his suit jacket, wrapped it around Bella’s thin body, and pushed

could not hold it back any longer. He held

“My arm…”

lie anymore. She lowered her eyelids and felt like a child

slender forearms and slowly rolled sleeves with

up

her

into view.

It doesn’t even hurt anymore.” Bella hurriedly explained for fear that her brother

down her sleeves again and

grip was so tight that Bella’s fingers turned red.

and guilt. “I’m sorry, Ash. I shouldn’t have hidden this from you. But I think I can handle this by myself. I just didn’t

a crushing silence, Asher said word for word, “He will die

pupils shrank. Her heart clenched.

he seemed to have returned to the

want to avenge me, but you promised me

and nuzzled her cheek against his heaving chest. “That when you come back to me, you will turn over a new leaf. You promised not to touch those things in the past. That guy is just a hitman. It won’t do anything if we burn him to ashes. The mastermind is still at large! Our family has always been good at seizing opportunities. Since we have such a great pawn, it’ll be a waste not to use it to its fullest potential, don’t you think?”

out to the passenger seat with his

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