The following hour was filled with tension and silence. Each has its thoughts and worries. But they have one similar thought. They failed in protecting Belle. Though they both know that Belle did not or will not ask for protection from either of them. She is as stubborn and hard-headed as J.
But Arthur and Alex don't need her to ask them for protection, they will protect her whether she likes it or not. Belle might have a strong facade but to Arthur and Alex, she is still the same old Belle that she used to be.
"She was devastated when you left her," Arthur was surprised when Alex suddenly decided to break the silence and talked about a very sensitive topic that even Arthur refused to think about. He glanced over at Alex and noticed his jaw tensed as his lips were pressed firmly before he spoke again.
