Chapter 3 Left

Watching Bella leave, Olivia, standing behind Mason, had a glint of malice flash across her eyes. The slightly upturned corners of her mouth betrayed the joy of her successful scheme.

Talented in acting, she clutched Mason's arm tightly, tears welling up in her eyes as if she had suffered great injustice. "Darling, you and Bella are the most important people to me. For the sake of you inheriting more of the family fortune, I'm willing to give up my status to have children for you. I even agreed to let her raise them after giving birth. But I really didn't expect her to get so angry."

The more understanding Olivia seemed, the more dissatisfied Mason became with Bella. "Don't pay attention to her. She'll come back and apologize to me within 24 hours, begging for my forgiveness. Just wait and see," Mason said confidently, as Bella had always been obedient and ingratiating towards him.

At the villa entrance, Bella encountered her mother-in-law Emily and sister-in-law Mia returning home. The driver stopped the car, and Mia lowered the window and poked her head out. "Bella, where are you going? Aren't you on a business trip? Since you're not, why didn't you come shopping with us today and help carry things?"

Mia's tone was accusatory, and Emily glared at Bella through the car window as if she had committed a serious crime.

Normally, Bella would have smiled and apologized. But now, she simply looked down on them with disdain and continued walking.

"Where are you going? Hurry up and help us organize the things we bought," Mia said, getting out of the car and chasing after Bella.

Emily and Mia had always treated Bella like a servant, never considering her feelings. To please her husband Mason, Bella had always endured this, trying not to conflict with them and to please them. But from now on, she had decided to leave this family and be herself. She no longer needed to please anyone.

"Mom, what's with her attitude? She can't even be bothered with such a small thing. Call my brother right away," Mia said, stomping her foot in anger and grabbing Bella.

Bella didn't hesitate to shake off Mia's hand and glared at her. "Aren't your hands for work? For admiring yourself? Don't you know how to pack things? You're as lazy as a pig. I'm telling you, from today on, I won't serve you pigs anymore."

"You? Mom, she's actually cursing us," Mia said, her face turning red with anger. She had never thought Bella would curse them. Bella had never dared to say no to them before, let alone curse them, while they often cursed Bella.

"Nonsense! Has Bella gone mad today?" Emily scolded, then picked up her phone to complain to her son Mason.

Bella didn't care about their reactions. She sneered and walked away without looking back. She had probably been suppressed for too long in Mason's house and now felt refreshed.

She had thought Mason just didn't love her and hoped to please him with her efforts. Now she realized that Mason had always treated her as a tool that could be discarded at any time. Instead of being a beggar, it was better to let go. It wasn't too late to realize this now.

Bella had married Mason in secret, leaving her family. Now it was time to return to her real home, where she belonged.

The sky was dark, a sign of an impending storm. Bella didn't care and walked aimlessly along the sidewalk, wanting to escape as quickly as possible. The villa of Mason's family was getting farther and farther behind her.

"You're leaving. I hope you mean it. Never come back to my house again. Don't come crying and begging me. You think you can make me ask you to come back like this? Dream on," Mason's text message read. It was so heartless.

Besides this message, Bella also received a credit card cancellation notice. The credit card she used for daily shopping was a secondary card issued by Mason. He was really thoughtful not to forget this card.

It started raining outside, and the rain got heavier. Bella didn't look back or take shelter. She walked in the storm on the sidewalk beside the road without hesitation. At such times, only the storm could truly wake her up.

Finally, Bella couldn't help but dial a number. When the call connected, she almost used up all her strength and said tiredly, "Brother..."

After talking for a few words, Bella hung up.

Soon, a Rolls-Royce Phantom stopped by the roadside where she was walking in the rain, followed by several luxury cars. A tall and handsome man in a dark suit got out of the car, followed by a group of bodyguards. The man immediately opened an umbrella and shielded Bella's head, helping her into the car.

Perhaps too sad or having not eaten for a long time, Bella fainted.

In a manor-style villa in Coastal City, Bella woke up. The furniture arrangement around her was exactly the same as when she left three years ago.

Turning her face, she saw a bowl of hot soup on the table beside the bed. Her nose inexplicably felt sour. This was a treatment she had never received in Mason's house.

"You fainted just now. The doctor has seen you. You fainted due to excessive sadness and low blood sugar. It's okay now. Don't be afraid," The tall and handsome man waits by the bed. He is the elder brother who has come to pick her up, Ethan, the current helmsman of the huge Colossus financial conglomerate, the Theodore family, who always keeps a poker face.

"Where are Mom and Dad?" Bella asked, remembering her parents whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"They went abroad on business and haven't returned yet. I plan to tell them when you recover, giving them a surprise. You've lost a lot of weight," Ethan said, picking up the hot soup to feed Bella.

Thinking about this, Bella realized that she had indeed lost a lot of weight in these three years.

Ethan felt extremely sorry for his younger sister and hoped that this marriage would really teach her a lesson.

"I want to go out for some fresh air," Bella said, holding her brother's hand.

Ethan carefully helped her to the living room. The magnificent living room was like a palace. Ethan helped his sister sit down.

"Brother, you go ahead and work. I'll rest at home by myself. Don't worry, I'll be fine," Bella said, knowing that her brother, as the head of the family conglomerate, was very busy and didn't want to waste too much of his time.

Ethan shook his head. "Nothing is more important than my sister. I can work at home."

"Mr. Ethan," Ethan's personal secretary came over. "As you instructed, our subsidiary in Los Angeles has canceled the cooperation with Michelle Company."

Michelle was Mason's surname, and Michelle Company was Mason's company.

Bella was stunned. "Brother, you..."

The pharmaceutical project in Los Angeles was actually a subsidiary of the Theodore family. How could she not have thought of that? The profitable project was so easily settled. It turned out that her brother had been helping her behind the scenes. Thinking of this, Bella's tears welled up.

However, after bringing her back, her elder brother also took action against the Michelle family, quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly. In the past, her brother had given many profitable projects to Michelle Company for Bella's sake. He had wanted to give Michelle Company another chance, but now it was no longer necessary.

"What I'm doing is to tell everyone that no one can bully the daughter of the Theodore family!" Ethan's tone was decisive, with a strong aura.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go out first. Just give me orders if you need anything," the secretary said respectfully.

"After Miss Bella has rested well, in a few days, take Miss Bella to get familiar with the layout of our various industries, such as banking, insurance, securities, investment, etc. Her current identity will be my special assistant," Ethan said to the secretary.

"I understand, Mr. Ethan," the secretary noted down.

Was her brother asking her to start getting involved in family business? The position of President's Special Assistant was basically second only to the President. Bella pinched her palm hard. This time, she couldn't let down her brother's trust again. In the past, she had lived foolishly for others. Now she would live for herself and live brilliantly.