Dump My Ex, Dive into Love with His Billionaire Uncle-Chapter 145: Clearly He Is Angry, But in the End He’s the One Appeasing Others

Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Clearly He Is Angry, But in the End He’s the One Appeasing Others

"Please don’t be angry, okay? I just didn’t want my mom and sister to see." Bella Woods explained, "Just think, on the surface, you only spoke for me at my engagement party with Oliver Hughes, and my mom was already thinking of introducing Rose Woods to you."

"Besides, you also heard just now, my mom asked me to plead with Aunt Cyan to fill the gap for the mistake my dad made."

Bella Woods cautiously approached Ashton Marshall, holding his arm and acting adorable.

"In such a situation, if they knew about our relationship, it would suck them even more than it did the Hughes Family just now. I don’t want to be forced in the end to beg you to solve such and such troubles."

Bella Woods looked so pitiful, mentioning her sore spot, her eyes couldn’t help but turn red.

It wasn’t just for the sake of looking pitiful.

It was just thinking about these things, Bella Woods couldn’t control her emotions.

Even though she had a rational and benefit-focused conversation with Jade Patel earlier, Bella Woods couldn’t let go of the feeling of grievance in her heart.

Because in that grievance, after all, lay many tragic feelings.

"Uncle, I just want to be with you properly."

Bella Woods held onto Ashton Marshall tightly, not letting go.

I want to be with you properly, and before going abroad, have a beautiful memory, rather than one filled with calculations and tragedies, making me doubt, all the time, how awful my life is.

"Before you appeared, I was deeply trapped in the predicament of not being loved. I always thought it was because I wasn’t good enough, that I was too terrible, so my parents didn’t love me. But you repeatedly, behind closed doors or in public, told me, my achievements were excellent, my works were excellent, my personality was excellent.

You affirmed me over and over, telling me I wasn’t terrible or unloved, it’s just they..."

"They didn’t recognize a pearl." Ashton Marshall sighed, finishing Bella Woods’ sentence.

Bella Woods pouted, and tears were about to fall.

Ashton Marshall sighed helplessly, pulled Bella into his embrace, and gently patted her head, "I know, I’m not leaving, don’t be upset."

"Then why were you so fierce to me just now?" Bella choked, feeling very wronged.

"It was my fault, I shouldn’t have been fierce to you. Even if I was angry, I should have listened to your explanation, okay?" Ashton Marshall kissed Bella Woods’ forehead, his voice gentle, coaxing her.

Bella sniffled: "You were about to leave, and I couldn’t even stop you. You were being so sarcastic."

"My fault, my fault, it’s all my fault." Ashton Marshall hurriedly apologized.

As he let go of Bella Woods, he bent down to wipe her tears away one by one.

Her eyes and nose were all red from crying.

Ashton Marshall lifted her up with one arm, walked over to the couch, and as he sat down, he naturally let Bella sit on his lap.

He took a tissue and dabbed away Bella Woods’ tears bit by bit.

"So you won’t just leave without listening to my explanation next time?" Bella asked, still feeling aggrieved.

"I won’t." Ashton replied very seriously.

But after answering, he couldn’t help but smile helplessly.

Bella punched Ashton’s chest lightly, "What are you smiling at?"

"Laughing, at myself." Ashton Marshall hugged Bella Woods tightly.

Fallen into the hands of a young girl.

Completely, with no escape.

"What do you mean?" Bella Woods didn’t understand Ashton’s words, tugging at him for clarification.

Ashton Marshall said, "I laugh because, although I had reason to be angry, I still end up coaxing you."

"Are you still upset?" Bella looked up at Ashton and asked.

"No." Ashton shook his head, "I was never really angry."

"Really?" Bella tilted her head, obviously not quite believing it.

Just a moment ago, who was so stern, mocking her, and even planning to walk out?

Ashton Marshall was rendered transparent under the gaze of the young girl: "I was quite angry, but seeing our little one grow up, I’m more relieved than anything else."

As Ashton spoke, he casually removed Bella’s hair tie and re-tied her hair.

Then he picked up a glass of water to feed Bella.

Bella had a tendency to get dry easily, but hated drinking water, often throwing a tantrum if forced. Ashton always had to coax her into it.

"I don’t want to drink..."

Facing the glass at her lips, Bella already didn’t want to drink.

Ashton sternly said, "Don’t drink, and I’ll continue being angry, hmm?"

Bella said nothing, took the cup, and drank half of it in one go before refusing to drink more.

Usually, it only took two or three sips, but now half a cup was enough to show her concern about Ashton’s anger.

She even stared at Ashton, waiting for him to praise her for improving her drinking habits today.

Seeing through her intention, Ashton put the cup down and rubbed Bella’s head, "Good girl. If only you would always be this obedient."

"I’ll only be obedient today."

After speaking, Bella immediately burped.

Ashton couldn’t help but smile helplessly.

Bella pursed her lips and then remembered something: "Um..."

"Hmm?"

"Earlier, in the kitchen, did you hear my conversation with my mom?"

The dining room is a bit of a distance from the living room, Rose might not have heard anything, but Ashton certainly heard it clearly.

"Yeah, I heard you tell your mom to discuss with your dad about giving you 10% of future earnings from the Woods Clan Group." Ashton repeated, and praised her, "Pretty smart, knowing to ask for a share of the earnings instead of 10% of the Woods Clan Group."

The two might seem similar, even the latter is more profitable, but in reality, the latter requires bearing company risks, even future funding.

But 10% of the earnings is just a share of the profits after the Woods Clan Group deducts costs.

Equivalent to no investment cost, just waiting to collect money.

Ashton looked at Bella, pinched her face, and said with admiration, "That’s why, don’t mess with a straight-A student."

This brain, so clever.

"So you’re implying that I’m calculating and opportunistic?"

Ashton quickly raised his hand in surrender, "I didn’t say that, don’t falsely accuse me."

"But do you think so?" Bella pulled on Ashton’s clothes, instinctively starting to act coquettishly.

Facing this man, she was always soft, her voice gentle, she loved acting cute with him, and liked speaking with a hint of coquettishness.

Because no matter how she acted, he would always respond.

And he would always give praise.

"No, I think our little one is very clever, knows how to fight back, has grown up, and I’m very happy." Ashton spoke sincerely.

Even when praising, he was most sincere.

"If you reject them directly, they will pester you endlessly. It’s better to use this matter, first to make them back off, and also let them know, the next time they want you to do something, they won’t dare to speak lightly."

Because there’s a price to pay.

And that price isn’t cheap.

"I used to not understand why they could treat me this way, yet spoil Rose so much. In every way, I never really felt I was worse than Rose."

"So have you figured it out now?"