Chapter 513
Tristan smiled and gently rubbed her nose as he responded, “Of course not, dear. What makes you think we are hiding something from you? Of course, we’re not p>
Bella was less convinced hearing Tristan’s words as she noticed the others had remained silent and continued to look tense.
“You don’t need to worry, gentlemen. My beautiful and clever wife knows about it. Well, she knew long before we did,” Tristan said, smiling at Reid and Bryan, who looked at him in shock. “Thanks to Sam; he’s the one who first recognized them He continued to explain.
“Oh, I see. So you guys are talking about Dark Skull?” Bella rhetorically asked.
“Yes, we are,” Tristan answered her.
“Did you say you already captured them and wiped out their base camp? Why do you guys look so worried if that’s what happened?” Bella asked, looking at Reid and Bryan. She could tell from their gaze that they were both still stressed about Dark Skull.
No one answered as if they were all trying to think of the right words to explain—they didn’t want Tristan’s pregnant wife to worry.
Except for the clueless Sam, he nonchalantly answered his dear boss and direct superior, “They have not yet captured the Dark Skull’s true leaders. I’m sure you remember what I told you about Mad Dog, right p>
Tristan and the others instantly sent their death glare to Sam. Still, Sam ignored them, his gaze fixed on Bella.
“Y-Yes, I remember… He is so evil and slippery, like a mud eel, right? And no one could tell about his true face p>
“Yeah, that one is tough. We had difficulty locating this scumbag when I was still in the army. I’d imagined it would be even harder now p>
Tristan silently sighed deeply while cursing Sam to give Bella detailed information. He didn’t hide Dark Skull from her but didn’t plan to stress his pregnant wife with the detailed information about Mad Dog.
Bella slowly feels her heartbeat racing when she realizes how dangerous the situation is. Her husband’s enemy is still roaming free out there and could return to take revenge to harm them. She looks at Tristan in worry.
However, before Bella could ask him anything, Tristan took her hand and leaned in to whisper to her.
“Don’t worry, dear. Even though Mad Dog is still out there, Jack has confirmed that the Mad Dog we are dealing with is the same as the one in their database. Jack has asked Stefan to send the valuable information to me. So everything will be alright, trust me p>
Bella still had doubts. She turned her worried gaze to Jack, “Don’t try to lie to my husband, Jack! Were you certain that the person was the same as the Mad Dog my husband is dealing with p>
“Absolutely!” Jack answers her and gives her an OK sign. “Even though their organization names differ, his nickname is the same. I just reconfirmed it with Stefan, who said they are the same person.” Jack smiled to reassure Bella and make her less worried.
“But why did Sam never tell me that we have their data!? You know we encountered them before establishing Sentinel in this country, right!?” Bella asked. It’s hard for her to believe that Stefan never mentioned anything about Dark Skull. She remembers he helped Max trace their hacker.
“Boss, I never told boss Jack or Stefan the specific information that we are dealing with the same person Sam is the one who answers her. “I also didn’t know we had their information. I didn’t ask Stefan to dig for more information at that time because we stopped our investigation p>
“Dear, I know you worry. But we only found out about Dark Skull in the last few days. When Stefan helped Max to trace the hacker who was curious about your database information, we still didn’t know that we were dealing with Dark Skull.” Tristan added to explain.
“I see. That’s great then She smiles at him, “Tristan, I hope you can capture this Mad Dog as soon as possible,” Bella feels relieved that now her husband knows the identity of Mad Dog, the true leader of the Dark Skull.
“Sure, my love Tristan gently tapped her hand. “No need to worry. Once we get information, we will make a move p>
Bella didn’t ask further; she only heard their plan to capture Mad Dog as their priority.
Before long,
The bustling hall fell silent as another guest arrived. While the others appeared surprised, Bella’s smile widened as she stood up, delighted to see Sean and Harper finally there.
Bella quickly made her way over to them as they stood awkwardly near the entrance. They seemed surprised, likely thinking that everyone had already arrived.
“Oh my goodness! Why did you guys come so late?” Bella exclaimed as she embraced Harper warmly and whispered, “Congratulations, my dear best friend… I’m so happy for you. You finally tame him p>
“Thank you, Bella. It feels like I’m living in my dream,” Harper whispered, giggling.
Bella’s gaze fell on Sean. She could see him looking nervous and shy for the first time after so many years. She released her embrace of Harper before offering Sean a firm handshake. Her happy smile grew broader, and she was proud of him. Her best friend, Sean, finally dared open his heart to Harper.
“Congrats, Sean. I hope you take good care of my best friend and be together forever. Please, please never hurt her.” Bella took a deep breath before continuing, “Even though she appears independent and strong, she has a weak heart. She might be broken to pieces if you hurt her p>
Bella hopes these two of her best friends will have happy endings, too, like her and Tristan.
Sean smiles back at Bella, “Thank you, Bella. Don’t worry, I will do that without you asking me He said while glancing at Harper.
Bella giggled as she saw Harper blush, just like Sean. She didn’t bother to speak to Sean again. Instead, she asked Sean to join Tristan and the others while she dragged Harper to another corner.
There were so many things she wanted to chat with her about.
After they settled in the quiet place in the corner, Bella immediately asked her to spill everything to her.