Dump My Ex, Dive into Love with His Billionaire Uncle-Chapter 171: Sneaking Out Behind Third Young Master

Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Sneaking Out Behind Third Young Master

Bella Woods’ eyes widened the moment Ashton Marshall uttered the words "make our relationship public."

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn’t know what to say.

It was a bet they both agreed to, and she lost.

Now Ashton was making a demand, which was only fair.

But making their relationship public...

To Bella Woods, this was like a death sentence.

On the side, Calvin Marshall also didn’t expect his answer would lead to such an outcome; he quietly ate his cake, not involving himself in their relationship topic.

"There’s no room for negotiation?" Bella struggled.

Ashton looked at her and said, "None."

"I..."

"I’ll decide the time for the announcement. I’m not settled on it yet."

"You mean, it’s not public yet?" Bella suddenly found hope, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Ashton.

Her reaction, however, pricked Ashton’s heart a bit.

Even though he understood why she feared going public, her repeated reactions still brought him quite a bit of displeasure.

"Yes, we’ll discuss the announcement time later," Ashton said.

"Okay." Bella nodded without hesitation. "But you must discuss it with me when you decide to make it public."

"We’ll see," Ashton replied curtly.

He grabbed a new fork and plate, slicing a small piece of cake he made for Bella.

"Try it."

Just as he spoke, Ashton’s phone rang.

He walked out to the balcony to take a work call.

Calvin sneakily sidled up to Bella, "Does this mean you guys are really going public?"

"I don’t know either..."

"Is my third brother really serious about you?"

As soon as Calvin said it, he realized his lack of tact, "Oops, I mean, I thought it would be years, at least until you graduated, before my third brother would announce you."

"You also think, with your third brother’s status, that he’s just having fun with me for now, right?" Bella didn’t think Calvin had misspoken.

Calvin didn’t know how to respond to that.

"The way we met was quite unexpected. Maybe it’s because his status is too high, and everything he interacts with is too high-end. Suddenly meeting someone like me sparked his interest."

But how long can interest last?

Before, Bella was stuck in a state of wanting love, wanting love from her parents, wanting love from Oliver Hughes.

But after awakening, she saw many things more pessimistically and clearly.

"Maybe it’s also because I’m unwilling to make this public, making Third Young Master feel he doesn’t control it. After all, he’s the dignified Third Young Master, everything should go his way. I, not going his way, makes him a bit persistent."

"Actually, it’s not...," Calvin wanted to argue against Bella’s analysis.

"Is my analysis incorrect?" Bella questioned Calvin.

Calvin didn’t know how to respond.

Because deep down, she also held that understanding.

Mainly, Ashton’s status was too high, not to belittle Bella; to Calvin, Bella was an excellent, good-quality girl.

In the future, when Bella graduates, she will only become more excellent. With her intelligence and wisdom, she’ll stand out anywhere.

But that’s the future.

In terms of age and seniority, Ashton and Bella differed by nearly a whole cycle.

Now, Bella is simply an ordinary college student, a top student, for whom Oliver Hughes doesn’t match, but standing next to Ashton...

"Perhaps," Calvin switched perspective, "maybe he truly likes you. I’m quite surprised to see him take care of you, but I’m sure you are special."

"Little Bella, my third brother has a physical attraction to you."

"Physical attraction?" Bella was quite surprised by this comment.

"Yes, it’s the kind where he can’t help but want to be close, can’t control wanting to be with you." Calvin said, "From what I’ve observed, when you’re around, his eyes are always on you."

"See, don’t mention locking him in the storage room, with my third brother’s status, anyone who dares ignore him for a second would have to face serious consequences."

Calvin earnestly persuaded, "Little Bella, try it, trust him? And trust yourself?"

"I’m very clear-headed. It’s just temporary between us," Bella firmly held onto her awareness.

Rather than persistence, it’s more about fearing hope, not allowing herself any expectations.

She believes wholeheartedly that between Ashton and her, it’s just a brief, like a firework.

Once she goes abroad, it will become a beautiful memory.

"You just said, at night you can touch his face, feel his abs?" Bella chose to change the topic.

Calvin, being so clever, knew Bella didn’t want to talk about it right now and naturally wouldn’t be persistent: "Yeah, have you been to play at Joy Valley, interacted with NPCs or anything?"

Bella shook her head, "No."

"I knew it," Calvin sneaked a glance at Ashton still on the phone on the balcony, "For all these years you’ve just been focused on studying. Hardly visited bars, don’t know how to play at Joy Valley, so when Oliver was nagging me, I immediately thought of bringing you to have some fun."

"Oliver was nagging you?" Bella was puzzled.

Calvin’s phone just happened to receive a message, which he showed Bella: "Look, asking if I’ve gone in yet."

Bella glanced at the chat history between Calvin and Oliver, realizing that since she hadn’t let Oliver upstairs, he deliberately asked Calvin to come over.

He didn’t know Calvin was aware of her relationship with Ashton, just wanted Calvin to see her with the older man.

"Little Bella, we..." Calvin took another glance at Ashton on the phone on the balcony, "Should we just head out now?"

Bella quickly understood, "You mean, while your third brother is on the call, we sneak out?"

She spoke the last part in a tiny voice.

Calvin raised an eyebrow, "If we don’t go now, once he ends the call, it’ll be much harder to leave."

Touching face, feeling abs.

Calvin thought, if Ashton found out, she’d have multiple lives to risk.

But she also wanted to take Bella out to play.

Such a well-behaved Bella, how could she have never played anything? Calvin immediately felt a responsibility to open Bella’s eyes.

And Bella took less than a minute to decide, "Let’s go."

She immediately grabbed Calvin’s hand, took her phone, and carefully walked out.

Ashton heard the sound of the door closing, turned back to glance inside, finding it empty.

Ashton raised an eyebrow, "Got some guts, don’t they?"

"Third Young Master, I just thought this cooperation could yield an extra percent, how come..."

"Within three minutes, I want all movements of Calvin," Ashton directly interrupted.

He wanted to see what mischief the two of them were up to.