Belle pursed her lip, but unknowingly, that simple action revealed the real Belle that Arthur has been longing to see. She looked charming with that small frown on her face as she pouted her lips on him.
"I know. You don't have to scold me. Alex already has his own fair share of scolding earlier,"
"But mine's different," Arthur said with amusement. Finally seeing that the tension between them is slightly dissipating, he dared to come closer to her by sitting on the bed. The side of his thigh slightly touched Belle's but Arthur was careful enough not to inflict pain on that part as it was still wrapped in a bandage.
Belle was startled by Arthur's bold movement but she was not given time to protest because she heard him speak again. "You should've waited for the right moment to attack,"
His words surprised Belle.
"And what? Wait for you to stop me? Or your heiress to seize me and surrender me to the Bloodroot Clan?" Belle retorted back.
