Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
With Romeo’s protection, she was safe and sound.
“That’s good, as long as you’re happy.” David patted her head, what a good kid, so cute and adorable..
“You’re her brother.” Romeo didn’t like this display of affection.
“Bella is such a good girl, what’s wrong with me patting her and complimenting her?” David couldn’t believe that Romeo had hogged all of Bella’s time today and wouldn’t even let him touch her hair. What kind of logic was this? Where were the manners?
“Let’s go in.” Mirabella said and turned to Romeo, “Drive safe.”
“Okay.” Romeo also patted her head, surprised that she reminded him to drive safely, such a good and cute girl.
“Romeo, get your hand off her.”
“Bella is such a good girl, such a cutie, what’s wrong with me patting her and complimenting her?”
David didn’t expect Romeo to mimic his tone, which made him even more furious.
“I’ll call you when I get home.” Romeo looked at Mirabella, his eyes full of affection.
Seeing this mushy scene, David immediately stepped in between them, blocking their line of sight, “What call! You guys have been chatting all day, isn’t that enough? Bella needs to rest.”
Romeo seemed oblivious to David’s presence. He was taller than David, and his gaze fell on Mirabella, “See you tomorrow.”
“See what? Tomorrow it’s my turn.” David watched as Romeo got in the car, unable to hold back, “Tomorrow I’m taking Bella shopping. You don’t need to come.”
He finally had a couple of days off. If Bella was taken away by Romeo, how would he get to show off?
“David.” Romeo suddenly rolled down the window, revealing a handsome face.
“What?” David asked impatiently.
“A $10 million endorsement deal, are you in or out tomorrow?”
The one from McMllian Corporation?
But considering Mirabella, David didn’t hesitate to firmly refuse, “I’m out.”
“$30 million.”
“Romeo, don’t talk to me about money,1,”
“$100 million.”
David immediately leaned towards the car window to ask, “What time does it start?”
Romeo gave a slight smile, “From nine in the morning till nine at night.”
“The whole day?”
This cunning person was willing to spend money to buy his entire day, all just to keep him from accompanying Mirabella. It was really outrageous.
“But if you finish the shoot early, you can leave early.”
“Really? You said it yourself.” David finished, smiling at Mirabella, “Bella, I’ll earn some extra pocket money for you tomorrow, and take you out the day after, be good, okay?”
Mirabella was at a loss for words.
“You really don’t need to work your butt off, I’m loaded.” After saying this, Mirabella added, “I’ve got more than enough.“.
“Bella, listen to me, sweetheart. Money you can’t use should be socked away. Life’s a long haul and there will always be expenses. It’s always good to be prepared.” David added, patting her head with a grin, “I don’t feel worn out at all. Don’t worry about me.”
As they stepped through the grand entrance of Reflections Villa, Mirabella took notice of David’s dapper outfit. “You look really sharp today,” she commented.
“Really? You like it, Bella? Then I’ll wear it just for you every day.”
Mirabella was speechless. That was not necessary.
In the living room.
When Serena descended the stairs, she casually noticed a plethora of beautifully wrapped snacks on the table and was tempted to rip one open.
As soon as David walked in and spotted her, he rushed over to stop her, “Hold up, Serena. Those snacks are for Bella.”
Serena froze, snack in hand.
David snatched the snack from her and laughed, “Didn’t I buy you a bunch last time? You said you couldn’t finish them and wanted to share with your friends. These ones are for Bella.”
Serena chuckled awkwardly. “It’s just a snack, you’re too uptight.”
“You know how hard it is to get this brand.”
This brand catered exclusively to foreign royalty. Even wealthy individuals couldn’t lay hands on it. Only someone like David could personally secure a few flavors. “Bella, have some cookies. They’re custom–made for the royal family. I heard the princess loves these.”
Just as David was about to hand Mirabella the opened package, Louisa sauntered down the stairs.
“Cookies have too much sugar. What if Bella breaks out?” As a woman, Louisa knew full well how much girls cared about their appearance. A single pimple would be a major disaster,
“So, Bella, do you want some?” David offered the other snacks to Mirabella as if presenting treasure.
Louisa glanced over, casually remarking, “You see, you don’t know your own sister well enough. Bella doesn’t actually like these flavors.”
“Really? Well, how about this? All girls love macarons, right?” David pulled out a box of attractively colored macarons.
Mirabella smiled gently, “You don’t have to go to all this trouble. I’ll like anything you give me.”
At this, David was over the moon. He scooped up all the snacks from the table into his arms, “Then I’ll take these to your room. You can eat them at your leisure. Let me know which flavors you like and I’ll get more for you.”
“Thank you, David.”
David loved it when she called him by his name, her voice soft and sweet. He couldn’t resist asking, “Bella, what did you just call me? I didn’t catch it because of the wind.”
“David,” Mirabella obediently repeated.
“You’re such a good girl. Go to your room and think about anything else you might like and I’ll get it for you.”
“Thank you.”
“There you go thanking me again. No need to be so formal with family.”
Listening to all this made Serena seethe with anger. She found an excuse to leave the room.
As soon as she entered her room, she remembered she had left her phone on the table while grabbing the snacks. As she was heading back downstairs to fetch it, she heard Louisa’s voice.
“Bella, this is your allowance.” Louisa stuffed a bank card into Mirabella’s pocket.
Mirabella pulled it out, “Why are you giving me money again?”
She had already given her money several times before.
“I’ve been throwing chump change at you before, but today your bank card’s got no limit. Just buy whatever you fancy, don’t sweat it.”
“Mum, why are you copying me?” David, who was munching on snacks, quickly looked up. “Are you trying to outshine me? Do you know how hard it was for me to win Bella’s heart?”
“So, only you can shower Bella with gifts, and I can’t?” Louisa insisted she accept. “Just take it. I didn’t bring it out earlier because Serena was there, and I didn’t want her to think I was playing favorites.”
Upon hearing this, Serena upstairs clenched her fists in frustration. How could this be fair? Wasn’t this blatant favoritism?
“Just take it. No more refusals. Louisa wouldn’t let her return the card. Holding her hand, she said, “Your dad told me you aced the test, so we have to celebrate. Your grandparents aren’t well yet, and your other grandparents and uncles are abroad. We don’t want to invite those distant relatives, so we’re thinking of having dinner at Romeo’s place and introducing you to your uncle.”
“My uncle?”
Turned out she had an uncle?
“Your dad has a brother and a sister.” Louisa said with a smile, “But your aunt lives abroad, she’s busy and seldom comes back. After your grandparents, recover, I’ll invite your aunt’s family so our big family can reunite. For now, we’ll meet your uncle’s family.”
“Okay.”
Seeing her agreement, Louisa arranged, “Then I’ll book it for the day after tomorrow, at the Dawn Restaurant. I’ll let Romeo know to reserve the largest private room for us.”
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