SWNOVELS Chapter 18
Chapter 18: Best Friend
“Hahaha… I know it!!” Harper said. She turned her gaze towards Jack. “Now, you believe me, Jack? I won! Don’t forget to fulfill your promise.”
Jack can’t help but chuckle, “Well, you are so damn right, Harper. No worries, I will never back out from what I promised you.”
“Yay! Thank you, Jack. I will send you the car specs I want,” Harper’s smile grew wider. Then she looked at Bella again. The light in her eyes shone brightly as she said, “Oh, my lovely Bella, thank you so much…”
Harper was pleased; she was going to get a new car after guessing that Bella was using her Swiss Bank because she didn’t realize it.
Bella frowned. Utterly confused.
Countless questions now fill Bella’s mind, hearing Jack and Harper’s conversation — they completely ignore her question. Instead, they are talking about something she didn’t understand.
“What are you guys talking about!? Gosh, can you guys answer my question!?” She said impatiently.
“Ups… Sorry, dear,” Harper said. “Bella, did you forget what you declared in the past?”
Bella was silent. She tried to recall something, but she still didn’t remember anything.
“When you decided to get married, you asked for time to step back from our business until you were ready to return,” Jack said, focused on the road.
“Yeah, I remember that. But I didn’t say I would come back now. And what does that have to do with how you found out about my divorce?” Bella asked. Before she wanted to continue her words, she saw their car slowly turn to the coffee shop.
“We will talk inside while drinking coffee,” Jack said, turning off the car engine to look at Bella. “You don’t mind, right?”
“Sure,” Bella smiled and followed Harper, who already left the car. “Tsk, can you wait for me?” she shouted, walking to Harper.
The three of them now settle on the table near the massive glass wall, with the street view in front of the cafe.
“Since when did you drink tea, Bella?” Harper asked, staring at the tea cup in front of Bella. She knew this girl was addicted to coffee and not a tea fan.
Bella ignores Harper. She looks at Jack opposite her as if asking him to continue their conversation.
Jack didn’t rush to answer Bella. He was amazed to see her; he realized how different Bella was when they last met three years ago and the Bella sitting in front of him now.
This woman gained so much weight and dressed like she was still in her first year at university, wearing an oversized hoodie and ripped jeans with sneakers to complete her casual appearance.
However, although she wears a casual outfit, she still attracts people when they see her face; she looks beautiful.
After a few seconds passed, Jack finally spoke, “Bella, you were the one who gave me that clue. You used your Swiss bank account—”
Jack’s words nearly caused Bella to choke. She cleared her throat before saying, “Damn it! How could I forget about that!?” She tapped her forehead lightly, feeling embarrassed for being suspicious of them.
“That’s why I guess you wanted to come back. Because you are the one who told us that if one day you use your Swiss Bank Account, that time means you will come back to the company.” Jack explained further.
Bella lost her words. She felt like Jack had stabbed her right in the heart; what he said was true. She suddenly felt annoyed by her mistake.
“Bella, maybe you forget. But four years ago, you gave me the authority to take care of your assets. And, when I saw a large transfer of money from Tristan Sinclair to that account, and a few days later, you made a transaction to buy property in this country along with plane tickets, I knew that you would be here today.”
Jack continued, “All transaction data from your Swiss bank account will be sent to my email—” He chuckled amusedly, seeing Bella stop him from talking.
“Okay. I won’t blame you, Jack. But how did you know that he divorced me?” Bella asked again. There’s no way he would know that just from her bank transactions, right!?
Jack didn’t answer her, but his gaze fixed on Harper. “You explained to her…” He said, then sipped his coffee.
Harper smiled again at Bella.
“I just assumed you left him…” Harper said casually. However, when she saw Bella narrow her eyes, she continued, “Geez, Bella… why are you suspicious of me?”
Bella didn’t say anything; she looked into Harper’s eyes sharply as if she wanted to know what she was thinking, looking for the traces if she had lied to her.
But Bella didn’t see that Harper was lying. Just like Jack, Harper tells the truth. She feels relieved; they will never betray her — spying on her.
“Oh, come on, Bella… I’m a girl, too. I immediately knew something had happened with you when Tristan suddenly sent you that much money after four years you married him. And… my suspicions got even stronger when I found out you also bought a house in this country.”
She couldn’t say anything. Harper is right. She fixed her gaze on her Earl Grey tea and sipped it slowly. For the next couple of minutes, she continuously sipped her tea.
“Did I guess, right, Bella?” Asked Harper, almost sounding impatient.
Bella placed her nearly empty cup on the table and glanced at Harper, “Hmm, you are right. Tristan and I divorced. But…” she fixed her gaze at Jack. “I won’t return to the company.”
Jack straightened his back, hearing Bella refuse to return to the company.
“Are you hurt that much that makes you want to hide from the world? Bella, you can’t bury yourself in sadness. You deserve to be happy. Do something that can make you forget about that damn man.” Jack said.
Jack felt concerned seeing Bella’s current condition. He knew that even though Bella smiled as she spoke and looked strong, deep inside, she must be hurt.
“What Jack said is right, Bella. You can’t dwell on sadness. You need to be happy too, darling…” Harper took Bella’s hand and patted it gently. She was worried about her psychological condition.
Bella smiled faintly. She was touched to hear that they cared so much about her. But unfortunately, they were wrong. Her divorce indeed hurt her, but the reason for not immediately returning to the company was because of her pregnancy.
“Jack, let me correct my words… I won’t return now, but please give me more time.” Bella said.
Jack and Harper feel relieved.
“How long?” Jack asked.
“Five years.”
“That long?”
“Yeah, I need five years to care for my child before I start working again.”
Jack and Harper were utterly shocked.
“Y-You are pregnant!?”