After being slapped by Samuel Gren, her meticulously styled hair was a mess, and her face bore both the mark of the slap and tears, making her look utterly disheveled.
In contrast, Bella Green wore a silver-white suit, looking exquisite and clean, protected in the arms of a man.
This stark contrast almost drove Anna Green mad, especially in front of Mason Bennett. The immense humiliation nearly made Anna lose her sanity.
She lowered her head, her whole body trembling, and after a while, she managed to suppress the madness, lifted her head with tear-filled eyes, full of grievance and embarrassment.
"Bella, since you returned to this family, sister believes she hasn’t wronged you in any way. Even if, even if you hurt me time and again, I’ve never blamed you. I know you now hold the power over the Green Family’s fate. I beg you, just deal with me, and please don’t do anything to hurt the Green Family, okay?"
"I know I annoy you, and I apologize to you, I’m sorry, truly sorry. If you’re still not appeased, then, then I’ll leave the Green Family. Will that satisfy you? Sob sob..."
These words made Samuel Gren and Francesca Willis both look slightly troubled. Seeing Anna Green, who bore the burden and suffered grievances, made them feel uncomfortable.
If not for the Green Family, they wouldn’t have pushed her out. But seeing her in such a state made them feel guilty.
Bella Green noted the expressions of the few people, slowly curling her lips. This Anna Green wasn’t exactly a fool; even when apologizing, she had to make herself sickened?
"Mr. Jiang, I know you want to stand up for Bella, I, I..." Anna Green looked at Mason Bennett, crying as she spoke, eventually choking and unable to continue.
Her pitiful appearance genuinely aroused sympathy.
The smile at Bella Green’s lips faded, her gaze growing colder. As a woman, how could she not see that the way Anna Green had just looked at Mason Bennett while crying was very off, very alluring...
If it were an ordinary man, he might not be able to resist such a pitiful look from a beautiful woman and would likely feel sympathy, right?
"What do you want to say? Go on then." Bella Green took over the conversation, leisurely watching her.
Anna Green paused momentarily at the words, her face flushing with shame, her voice softly continuing, "Mr. Jiang, I know you want to stand up for Bella. As long as you don’t harm the Green Family, I’ll let you do as you wish with me."
Bella Green: "..." Damn it!!
Noticing the faint signs of Bella Green’s outrage, Mason Bennett’s eyes flashed with confusion. Why was she angry again?
After a moment, he withdrew his gaze, looked at Anna Green, expressionless as he coldly said, "Miss Green, these words aren’t meant for me."
Anna Green was stunned at these words, taking a long time to react. Her words had been so clear just now, hadn’t he understood?
"Since you are so willing, then let... Bella handle it as she pleases." Mason Bennett spoke slowly with his polished voice.
Hearing her family call her Bella so intimately made him feel uncomfortable, yet he couldn’t directly call her "Little One."
In that moment of surprise, the words "Bella" slipped out.
Unbeknownst to him, these words, falling into Bella Green’s ears, caused her body to stiffen abruptly, her nose tinged with sourness, nearly bringing tears.
This name wasn’t unfamiliar to her. In her past life, Mason Bennett always liked to call her Bella.
Every time she thoroughly disliked it, warning him harshly not to call her that. But this man was stubborn beyond reason, even more persistently calling her by that name.
But later, what caused him to never call her by that name again?