Dump My Ex, Dive into Love with His Billionaire Uncle-Chapter 151: Even if You’re Very Angry, You Have to Consider Her Feelings

Chapter 151: Chapter 151: Even if You’re Very Angry, You Have to Consider Her Feelings

"Our relationship isn’t suitable for Oliver Hughes to know about."

Bella Woods thought it over and felt that this response was relatively mild and straightforward. She hoped that after giving this answer, Ashton Marshall would leave with her.

Don’t linger here any longer. If Oliver Hughes arrives and runs into the old man he always insults, who turns out to be her uncle, Bella worries he might go crazy.

"Let’s go first." Bella Woods reached out to pull Ashton Marshall.

Ashton Marshall remained unmoved, his eyes carrying a hint of coldness as he looked at Bella Woods. "What’s not suitable?"

Bella Woods couldn’t comprehend. "How could it be suitable?"

"Am I someone who can’t be seen?" Ashton Marshall continued asking, "At home, you kept me in the kitchen. I understand you don’t want to let your mother and sister know, fearing that the Woods Family might suck your blood the way they did after you got engaged with Oliver Hughes before.

But now, what’s the reason now?"

Ashton Marshall took a step forward, looking down at Bella Woods, "Hmm?"

The man, being long accustomed to high positions, exuded a strong, dominant aura. On ordinary days with Bella Woods, he would suppress it a little, but at this moment, with this question, he brought a hint of interrogation, failing to suppress his aura.

Bella Woods instinctively retreated, feeling very nervous and keenly aware of the gap between herself and Ashton Marshall.

Their gap wasn’t just in age but also in status.

When he cherished her, she felt like a much-loved child, well taken care of.

But when she went against him, she felt completely like a weakling.

"I think it’s not appropriate. Keeping it private is best," Bella Woods bit her lip. "Can’t I have my own thoughts?"

"Your thoughts?" Ashton Marshall asked with a sudden light laugh, "Your thoughts are all about trying every possible way to go abroad. You’re afraid that if our relationship becomes public, it might affect your plans to go abroad."

Bella Woods stared wide-eyed in shock, blurting out, "You knew?"

She thought he had long forgotten about this matter, or didn’t care at all.

"You’re so great, Peace University’s top student." Ashton Marshall’s smile deepened, but so did the sense of ridicule. "From the beginning, demanding a house from the family, compensation from Oliver Hughes, even leveraging your Woods Family engagement to Oliver for money, it was all to prepare your funds for going abroad.

Even if the school project is paused, you could still have the funds to apply for studying abroad. You’ve been preparing for the self-funded overseas study exams recently, haven’t you?"

Ashton Marshall’s words were steady and clear, leaving Bella Woods stunned.

He had always known she wanted to go abroad, since she mistakenly thought he was a male prostitute; he knew she was preparing to leave the country.

After falling out with Oliver Hughes, he never brought up her plans to go abroad—not out of forgetfulness, but because he always knew and simply chose not to mention it.

Including the time when she received news at school that the project for studying abroad was on hold...

"So, the Peace University student exchange program being halted was manipulated by you?" Bella Woods suddenly connected the dots.

Ashton Marshall squinted, "Say that again."

Bella Woods felt a little cowardly but still spoke directly, "Aunt Cyan was the one who had been doing the charity work for the Peace University exchange student program. But recently, it was abruptly halted as Aunt Cyan refused to inject more funds; the school implied it was because the investors were dissatisfied with me."

At this point, Bella Woods had figured it all out.

She believed that with Cyan Marshall’s nature, she definitely wouldn’t have paused the investment project; after all, she hinted when Bella got engaged with Oliver Hughes that if Oliver did anything too outrageous, Bella could refuse, and it wouldn’t affect the Hughes Family’s cooperation with the Woods Family.

Even though the school hinted so clearly, Bella just didn’t believe Cyan Marshall did it.

"It was you, wasn’t it? You didn’t want me to go abroad, so you stopped the exchange student program and secretly made me misunderstand it was Aunt Cyan’s doing?" Bella Woods nearly blurted out.

"You think I deliberately drove a wedge between you and Cyan Marshall?" Ashton Marshall asked, staring at Bella Woods.

Bella Woods also stared at him, "Is that so?"

Though she had this suspicion, she didn’t really believe it deep down, holding a glimmer of hope. If Ashton Marshall said it wasn’t him, she would believe it—and apologize for her narrow-minded suspicion earlier...

"The top student has figured it out, what more can I say?" Ashton Marshall gave a cold laugh.

Bella Woods helplessly took several steps back, barely steadying herself by holding onto the car beside her, thus missing the brief flash of hurt in Ashton Marshall’s eyes.

"Now that you’ve guessed it, what do you plan to do?" Ashton Marshall resumed his usual cold, arrogant stance.

Bella Woods’ lips were dry, and her throat hurt, unable to speak a single word at this point.

After about a minute of silence, Bella Woods directly said, "We should head back."

"You go back, I’ll take the bus..."

As Bella Woods turned to leave, her arm was pulled back by Ashton Marshall.

He opened the passenger door and pushed Bella Woods inside.

"I can take the bus by myself..." Bella Woods prepared to stand up, but Ashton Marshall bent over, leaning in so that his face, beautiful like an artwork, came close to Bella Woods.

"I will take you back."

As Ashton Marshall finished speaking, the crisp sound of the seatbelt buckle clicked in place.

Ashton Marshall stood up, slamming the passenger door shut displeased, but eased his force just before it closed.

He walked around the car front to the driver’s seat and started the engine.

Bella Woods stole a glance, "Uh..."

"Hmm?" Ashton Marshall side-glanced at her, "You mean to say you don’t even want to ride in the same car as me, planning to have me get out? It’s fine if you want me to leave, but you’d have to wait for the driver to come over and drive the car. Can you wait?

When Oliver Hughes arrives and sees you sitting in my car, how do you plan to explain how to hide it..."

"I meant to say, your seatbelt isn’t fastened," Bella Woods hurriedly said.

Ashton Marshall: ...

He shifted his gaze away, buckling his seatbelt before driving off.

The car sped off quickly; this stretch of road through Wood County was usually deserted but was well-maintained since the Woods Family paid for the repairs.

Bella Woods watched as Ashton Marshall pushed the car’s speed up to 180 kilometers per hour, silently grabbing the handle tightly, pressing her body into the back of the seat.

Ashton Marshall glanced over, sneering, "Ready for a ride into oblivion with me."

The man’s words said as much, but the speed gradually decreased, eventually stabilizing at 80 kilometers per hour.

As the car approached the highway entrance, a red Maserati traveling from another road passed close by across the white barrier.

The Maserati suddenly braked sharply.

"Young Master Oliver, what’s wrong?" Allan Season, seated in the passenger seat, was startled by the sudden stop, instinctively checking if they’d hit something in front.

"I saw my uncle’s car," Oliver Hughes was puzzled, "and in the passenger seat was... Bella Woods?"