Dan noticed that Bella had cried, tears were still in her eyes, and it was bothersome to see that she was nervous. It was not pity, was it? She was always asking herself was their friendship real? But Bella was the only one who always defended her against accusations.
"Bella! She said that you and Mr. Qin brought me here."
Bella nodded and approached taking her seat beside her.
"Yes, I came to your apartment and when I couldn't find you, I called my brother. Are you feeling well? It is better to have some more rest."
"No, I won't show weakness." It wasn't time to make her enemies happy.
Dan blinked, her brother? Mr. Qin, was her brother?
"Surprise, I read that face, yes, Hu is my brother from another father. My mother got married twice." She drew an artificial smile on her face.
Dan stopped eating as she was about to throw up, avoiding eating, Mrs. Liu didn't persist at all. An experienced woman who tasted upside-down life could swiftly notice that she was pregnant.
She was the chef and the head forewoman in that villa. The middle-aged woman was treating the young lady so nicely because it was the first time that master Qin brought a girl home to pamper.
Dan bowed her head, biting her lower lip. She was ashamed to look into her face, this girl had warned her so many times about Anastasia being fond of Qiang. She didn't listen and let the man break her heart.
"You scared me, Dan, from now on always pick up my calls, okay?"
Dan nodded slightly.
But to Dan, everything was drowned in insecurity and obscurity. Bella was behaving nice but the lingering thoughts in her head and the burning in her broken heart couldn't let her make a move.
"Bella, I want to leave the country, I can't stay here and face people."
Her friend froze in her place, it was her brother's mistake and Bella assisted her. She couldn't let her alone.
"I am coming with you, my mother wanted to send me to a university overseas but I refused, now I can ask her to support us both."
Dan shook her head, "I don't want to be the fifth wheel!"
"Ladies!" Hu chimed in, he heard their conversation. He didn't want to let her go, already she was in front of her sight so he could force his heart to beat but she was speaking of leaving.
The girls stood up, standing beside each other. Dan discovered how furious Bella became right after seeing her brother.
"Mr. Qin, thank you for helping me."
She blushed, she remembered how she let this man know about her pregnancy, it turned out that he was Bella's brother and it became even more uncomfortable and embarrassing.
"Lady Tian, I heard that you want to leave. But I suggest you not to."
Bella shot him glares as she wholly agreed with Dan, how could he be so ruthless in asking the girl to stay? How obsessive, he was and she didn't notice it until now. She prayed that this night end in peace.
"What..." She stammered.
Hu gazed at the doorway and called out for his butler.
"Victor, bring the documents."
Dan and Bella exchanged a glance, what was he up to do?
Bella was dying out of shame, he wouldn't make this worse right?
The butler flashed inside like a ray of light, as it came across some stuff were needed to be transparent for either of them.
"Mr. Qin, I don't get all of these."
He stepped closer and held his hand out for his butler, Victor handed him the documents.
"Marry me, lady Tian!"
Bella began to cough and the only eager one in that place was Mrs. Liu who said, "oh, master! This is amazing, you can't imagine how much I was waiting to see this."
"You know Mrs. Liu if I don't get married within seven days, my father will come to nag at me again. No one is better than Lady Tian."
Dan couldn't believe what she heard, it was all beyond her imagination, why was her life changing so fast? Was she stuck in a fictional novel? Mr. Qin was heavenly handsome and seemed so nice but every rich man had a bad habit, and she didn't know this man much. Although, if she was about to accept his proposal, then what about smashing her beliefs? A marriage with no love? Possibly a hidden one?
"Well, I think we must be waiting for the answer."
Dan nudged Bella who was startled, peering at her brother in disbelief.
"What is going on Bella!"
Her friend swallowed her amazement and turned to Dan, "He can take care of you."
It was all she could afford to utter but that simple assurance made Dan's eyes sparkle in hope.
Eh! Only that? Dan didn't want to think twice, about avenging those betrayals she needed support.
"Okay, Mr. Qin! I accept your proposal but I have a condition."
"Whatever the condition is, I accept."
Dan didn't know what she was doing exactly, she couldn't even say if it was wrong or right, but she was left with no other choice, her money wasn't enough to move, and working while carrying a baby wasn't logical in her case when she had a fragile body.
She looked back at Mrs. Liu, it was a bit uncommon to speak in front of others.
Hu grasped her discomfort and suggested, "let's talk in my office."
They walked out of the kitchen and he led them to his office. The first thing that caught her attention was the bookshelves. He didn't look like a man who liked tragedy romance books!
Sitting at his table, he asked them to do so.
"It isn't wrong, is it?" She murmured to Bella.
'Let's pray that he doesn't kill Qiang, then nothing is wrong.' Bella thought to herself.
"It is fine, it is marriage."
"What is your condition Lady Tian?"
"We must keep this marriage a secret."
"Alright!"
He didn't even ask for the reason and dryly just said one word.
'He is scaring me, but maybe the man I fear a lot becomes my best friend.' Dan thought to herself because she couldn't give her heart to him, at least not now. At this moment, she trusted no one and this sacrifice was for her child.
"This is the marriage certification, please sign it, my attorney will take care of the rest."
Dan was speechless, how fast he had prepared this document. So this could make him more threatening.
She picked the pen and let the ink do the rest, a moment later, their signatures were sketched beside each other like a destiny work of art.