22Recently, Belle had been feeling extremely conflicted. She didn't know why Brandan was so obsessed with Louis.After filming, Brandan always came home instantly and didn't go out to entertain himself. He often held his mobile phone all day to look through all the news about him and Louis. As he scrolled through it, he usually smiled happily.Belle had a headache.Although she shouldn't interfere too much with the private life of artists, she had to keep an eye on him and ensure that his personal life wouldn't be the focus of attention.It was okay for the male couple to hype up the scandal, but if it was found to be true, they would both suffer great damage in popularity.Besides, Brandan had been straight for the first 20 years of his life and had dated countless girls. In this case, he must have been carried away by impulse this time."Where are you going? When Belle saw Brandan, who had been playing with his mobile phone, suddenly begin to get dressed and fuss over his app

24When Belle returned to the floor where her room was, a staff member sent her a message saying that Brandan had returned to his room.She went to Brandan's suite. As a result, the staff told her that Brandan had gone to bed already and locked himself in the room with no intention of seeing anyone.Belle couldn't do anything about it since Brandan didn't want others to know, and she couldn't mention it in front of him either.He would have to get over it on his own.Belle helplessly returned to her room.That night, she had a dream.In her dream, she returned six years ago when she was in that villa, and the crazy boy was lying beside her.There, Louis called her name with a smile and kissed her.At five in the morning, Belle was woken up by this dream.She covered her ears and didn't want to hear any sound. Feeling a little heat on her face, she patted her face hard.At five o'clock in the morning, before dawn, she panted in the darkness to calm herself down.However, her

27Inside the Reed family's old mansion...In his dream, Charles always felt that someone was staring at him attentively.The one looking at him was bloodthirsty, gloomy, and resentful.He ended up breaking out in a cold sweat.Upon opening his eyes, he saw that at the end of the bed in the dark, a man was sitting cross-legged on a chair.He was taken aback.What he saw was even more terrifying than what he had seen in the dream!He was so scared out of his wits that he sat up straight.Despite seeing who the man was, he wasn't relaxed in the slightest.Trying his best to calm himself down, he asked, "What are you doing here?"Sitting on the chair, Louis was silent. Tilting his head and lighting a cigarette for himself, he took a few puffs. After that, he slowly took out a dagger from his trouser pocket, playing with it with one hand.He asked with a smile, "Charles, did you have a sound sleep last night?"After turning on the switch, Charles looked at him with discontent

3I became Lucian's girlfriend, and just like what the lady from the hamburger place said, he would pick me up and drop me off at school on time, no matter how busy he was.No matter what I was doing when he came to pick me up, as soon as I saw him, I had to run to the front of the BMW 7 Series, open the door, and get in obediently. Only then would Lucian smile, stroke my head, kiss my forehead, and then return his attention to the steering wheel before asking me how I was doing in class while driving.A college student who was frequently picked up by a luxury car would be gossiped about. Moreover, whenever I saw him, I would rush up to him. Ordinary girls who had passed the honeymoon phase would never do that because they would be surrounded by their friends, and it would be very awkward to break free from their friend's grip. The most important factor for me, however, was that I wanted to know how much Lucian cared about me.Hence, when he came to pick me up again, I turned him d

6Being locked up by him was something I never would have anticipated.The finely crafted silver chain, while not thick, featured intricate designs with multiple patterns that perhaps were the result of Lucian's perverted sense of humor."This piece is designed specifically for you, Lena."I knew it; that truly reflected his character. I could even picture how excited he must have been when he handcrafted that chain to order.I also wanted to lock him up, but at that moment, I pretended to be stunned and unable to move, just so he could easily chain me up. He then fastened the other end of the chain to the bedpost."You are so beautiful, Lena," Lucian commented as he kissed me and ran his fingertip over his lower lip. "Would you please tell me who took you out just now, my good little Lena?" He questioned me seductively while simultaneously conveying a hint of threat."Answer me now."I detested being ordered around. It was not something that should be present between intimate