Chapter 63
After the manager left the room, Bella finally had the courage to start the conversation with Tristan.
“You can ask anything you want, Tristan p>
Tristan stared at her with a smile. “What is our He paused when his phone vibrated. When he saw the caller, he looked at Bella with an apologetic gaze. “I’m sorry, but I must pick up this phone first. Do you mind p>
She shook her head, “Sure, go ahead p>
Tristan answered while his eyes were still on her, “Grandpa!? Why did you call p>
Suddenly, Bella became nervous upon realizing that the caller was Lewis Sinclair. She lowered her gaze and listened to their conversation in silence.
“BRAT! You know I’m back in town, but you don’t welcome me?” Lewis Sinclair snapped. “Why did you cancel our dinner plans without telling me? You have to give me a good reason why you canceled coming here Lewis Sinclair’s voice sounded so loud from the other end that Bella could hear it clearly.
Tristan opened his mouth to speak, but Lewis spoke again, “This is why I don’t want to return. Because you weren’t sincere in asking me to come back p>
Tristan put the phone away from his ears. His Grandpa’s voice was so loud it made his ears hurt.
“Hello… Tristan Sinclair… are you there? Why didn’t you answer me p>
“Grandpa, how can I speak if you don’t give me a chance!?” Tristan was amused hearing his Grandpa venting his anger.
Bella pretended to look at her cell phone but actually laughed silently at their conversation.
Lewis cleared his throat before saying, “Why did you suddenly cancel to come to my house? Are you more concerned about meeting other people than your grandfather?” His annoyance was still clearly heard in the tone of his old hoarse voice.
“Grandpa, my date tonight is also the most important person,” Tristan smiled, hearing his own words. He couldn’t believe he had said that when Bella sat opposite him.
’You are so bold, man He chuckled inwardly. However, his smile vanished as he felt a pair of sharp eyes fixed on him.
Tristan turned to look at Bella and was taken aback by the intensity of her gaze. He rested his back against the chair and rubbed his forehead with one hand while avoiding eye contact with her.
“Stop talking about dating. Why do you keep meeting women who are only interested in your wealth and power?” Lewis asked, feeling angry. He was getting tired of reading news about Tristan’s girlfriends. If this Brat didn’t stop now, Bella would never return to like him.
“Did you know your reputation out there is getting worse? Almost all media and netizens say you are a Cassanova! And that is NOT a compliment, young man!” Lewis continued.
Tristan was speechless. He couldn’t let his grandfather talk about something that wasn’t true.
“Grandpa, please stop reading gossip news. Alright, I will call you later. My date is hungry He said while smiling at Bella, who was still glaring at him.
“Who? Who is the woman you are having dinner with?” Lewis asked curiously.
Tristan couldn’t help but take a deep sigh. He leaned closer to Bella and whispered, “Can I tell him p>
Bella didn’t have a choice. She could only nod while scolding herself for meeting him now. If she knew he had a dinner plan with his Grandpa, she would have set another day to meet him.
“I’m dating your granddaughter-in-law Tristan’s voice sounded cheerful. But Bella felt like she wanted to disappear from that place. She couldn’t believe this shameless Tristan could say that before his grandfather.
Bella, p>
“Can you add ’EX’ before granddaughter? Or would just saying my name be nicer?” Bella wanted to say that, but hearing Lewis’s response made her even more speechless.
“Hahaha… Brat, I don’t believe you. There’s no way Bella will meet you today; she just landed in the capital and doesn’t have time to meet you. You must be trying to lie to me, right p>
Tristan took a deep breath. “Grandpa, how could I lie to you? I’m not lying. I’m having dinner with Bella now.” He tried to convince his Grandpa.
“You can video call me to make me believe,” Lewis said and ended the call.
Bella, p>
Tristan gazes apologetically at Bella.
“It looks like we need to make a video call. You know Grandpa will bother us again if we don’t do that now Tristan said, feeling sorry to her for his grandfather’s unreasonable request. “You don’t mind, right p>
Bella could only answer him through her gaze — do whatever you want.
It was too late to run away from this place. She had fallen into this man’s trap. Earlier, he laid his trap nicely; he called her his wife in front of other people and gave her his black card. And now, he addressed her as a granddaughter-in-law in front of his grandfather without hesitation.
Gosh!
Bella emptied a glass of water to moisten her suddenly dry throat, preparing herself for the video call with Lewis Sinclair. When Tristan offered her his cell phone, she smiled upon seeing Lewis on the screen.
“Hello Grandpa She greeted him politely.
“Oh, Bella… Is that you? Hahaha… So Tristan is actually meeting you today?” Lewis’s voice sounded excited, causing Bella to feel embarrassed. “Bella, thank you for giving my good-for-nothing grandson a chance p>
Tristan, p>
Bella felt a bit awkward.
“This time, you can make him suffer first before accepting him. And if he ignores you or makes you sad again, you must tell me. I’ll teach him a lesson if he does that p>
Tristan immediately cleared his throat to stop his Grandpa from continuing his words, “Grandpa p>
Bella felt puzzled. Why did Grandpa Lewis seem to think she and Tristan would be getting back together?
“Okay, I won’t disturb your date. My dear Bella… enjoy your time,” Lewis said with a wide smile. She returned his smile, even though she was confused about what had happened now.
“Bella, please give the phone to Tristan.” After Tristan took his cell phone, Lewis warned him, “Brat, do NOT mess with Bella. If you even slightly upset her this time, I will come to you and break your leg MYSELF p>
Before Tristan could say anything, Lewis ended the call.