Chapter 3 I Want You

"Hank, don't scare Bella. She is a timid person," Robert said. He then cut the sandwich into smaller pieces and put on Bella's plate.

Hank didn't refute. Instead, he said, "Really? It's my fault. I'm so sorry."

He then put the steak he had cut on Bella's plate.

"Bella, you must eat it up. Otherwise, I will think that you are mad at me." His lips curved up into a smile, but his eyes were filled with coldness.

Since it was early in the morning, Bella didn't want to eat such greasy food. But after hearing his words, she quickly pricked the slice of steak with her fork and stuffed it into her mouth.

In an instant, the coldness in Hank's eyes vanished. He asked, "How does it taste?"

Bella didn't dare to look at him, but she answered, "It's delicious."

Robert didn't care about Hank's abnormal behavior. His mind was busy thinking about Jenny Chen.

He said, "Dad, Mom, I'll take Bella back to our place later."

"Okay. I'm glad to see that you two really love each other so much. I just hope that you can give me a grandchild as soon as possible."

Bella suddenly coughed when she heard the word "grandson." She choked on the glass of soymilk that she was drinking. She cleared her throat and drank up the glass of water in front of her.

Robert gently patted her on the back.

"Slow down," he said with a voice full of concern.

Hank just stared at Bella quietly. But his eyes became deeper and deeper.

After breakfast, Robert noticed that her shirt was also stained, so he said to her, "Go upstairs and change your shirt. I'll wait for you in the car."

"Okay." Bella stood up and ran upstairs with lowered head.

She was only able to breathe a sigh of relief when she was already in her room.

For her, the Han family was too dangerous. She wouldn't want to come here again in the future.

Bella looked at her stained shirt with a frown. She then unbuttoned her shirt quickly to change into a clean one.

All of a sudden, she heard that the door of her room was pushed open. She turned around in fright. And when she saw who it was, she felt her heart in her throat.

"Hank? How did you get in here?"

"Your door isn't locked," Hank replied indifferently while approaching her step by step.

"Hank, I'm your sister-in-law. Don't mess around. Robert is waiting for me downstairs. If I don't go there now, he will surely come here to look for me."

With a scornful smile at the corners of his mouth, Hank said, "Well, let him come here. Since your marriage is fake, I really want him to see us like this. There's no need for us to hide from him."

He then wrapped his arms around Bella, almost kissing the tip of her nose.

With her hands on his solid chest, she breathed unsteadily. "Hank, don't do this. Please let me go. I won't make a fuss about what happened last night. You have nothing to lose anyway. Let's just write it off, okay?"

"Write it off?" Hank chuckled. "It's not up to you."

"You are bullying your brother's wife. What will they say if they find out?" There was a hint of threat in Bella's words.

Although she and Robert were just pretending to be married, she didn't want to be misunderstood by other people. She wouldn't let them think that she seduced her husband's brother.

Hank raised his eyebrows and stared at her sharply. "If they find out, you should be the one to feel scared. Remember, you are pretending to be Robert's wife to deceive the Han family. What do you think will happen to you if they know about it?"

Bella suddenly froze and looked at Hank in disbelief.

She couldn't understand why he knew that her marriage with Robert was fake.

But still, she pretended to be brave. "Let go of me, you jerk!" Bella struggled to escape from his embrace.

She swore that she would never have any connection with him in her life.

But Hank just ignored her. As his eyes darkened, he held her chin and forced her to look him in the eye. "I assure you, my father will never let the Su family off if he finds out. He will definitely haunt your family in your lifetime. I wonder if you dare to let that happen."

Those threatening words just came out of his mouth casually.

Upon hearing him mention her family, a sense of unprecedented fear surged up in Bella's heart. She sold herself to Robert just to save her family. And now, Hank could just destroy all her plans so easily. It was as if the fate of the Su family was in his hands.

Bella was totally flabbergasted. She didn't know what to do.

Her eyes revealed that she was now overwhelmed by fear.

Looking at her frightened expression, Hank couldn't help touching her flushed face. His gesture was unexpectedly gentle as if he was afraid of hurting her accidentally.

But even so, Bella still felt nervous. She couldn't figure out what was Hank's real intention. He was so unpredictable.

Bella almost jumped up when she heard someone knock on the door.

"Bella?" Robert called out. Fortunately, it seemed that he had no plan of entering her room.

"What is it?" Bella asked, trying to hide the nervousness in her voice.

"Something happened to Jenny, so I have to see her first. I'll just let the driver send you to your place, okay?" "Okay,"

she answered immediately. A devilish smile appeared on Hank's face. He bent over and nibbled her sensitive earlobe.

"Mmph!" Bella covered her mouth in shock. She didn't expect what Hank did.

"Bella, is something wrong with you?" asked Robert, who was still outside the door.

"I...I'm fine. My throat just feels a little uncomfortable because of the wine I drank last night. Don't worry about me. Go to her now."

"Okay. Take care of yourself. I'll go ahead."

Finally, Bella heard Robert's receding footsteps. Somehow, her heart calmed down a little. But although her problem with Robert was solved, she had a much bigger problem in front of her now.

She knew that she had very little chance to escape from Hank this time, but she didn't want to give up just like that. After plucking up all her courage, she said, "Hank, with your identity and status in life, you can have any woman you want. Why do you want a married woman like me? Don't you care about your image? If news about us spread, it will ruin your reputation."

"I don't care!" Hank snapped.

"Hank, please let me go."

"No."

"What do you really want from me?"

"You."

Bella was speechless with his answers.

Hank held her delicate chin again and said, "I think you have forgotten who your man is. Do you want me to help you remember? Hmm?"

With what he said, the scene from last night flashed back in Bella's mind.

"No. I don't want to," she refused firmly. They had sex, but she was not in her right mind at that time. It was a big mistake. And they shouldn't let the same mistake happen again.

Hank noticed the embarrassment on Bella's face. He didn't mean to make things difficult for her, but she really caught his interest.

He had never lacked women around him. In fact, they were the ones chasing him. But for some reason, Bella was different. Just a glance at her could make him absentminded.

"Hank..." Bella held on to the last glimmer of hope.

But she didn't know that the way she talked and looked at the moment would only arouse Hank's desire to conquer her.

Finally, he decided not to force her.

"Go," he said in a charming voice.

Bella didn't waste any more time. She rushed out of the room without looking back.

As soon as she went downstairs, Robert's mother approached her and said kindly, "Bella, Robert has something to deal with in the company. I'll just ask the driver to send you back."

Bella smiled shyly. "Okay. Thank you, Aunt...oh... Mom." She immediately corrected herself. Since she had already accepted Robert's money, she should do her best to look and sound convincing in front of the Han family.

Hank also went downstairs. He walked up to them and said, "I'll drive you there. Anyway, we're heading the same way."

Tina Song didn't like Hank. But she didn't dare to provoke him because she knew how much William loved him.

Bella didn't dare to refute. She just straightened her back and froze in place, not knowing what to say.

"Why are you still standing there? Don't waste my time."

Despite her nervousness, Bella bade goodbye to Tina Song. "Mom, I'll just go with Hank."

Tina Song didn't object either. She just nodded and said, "Okay. But call me when you get home, so I'll know that you arrive safely."

"I will," Bella replied and followed Hank outside.

When she caught up with him, she said, "Well, you don't really have to drive me there. I'll take the bus."

"Do you think there is a bus here?"

It was only then that Bella realized that they were in a residential area where the nearest bus station was half a mile away.

"Get in the car," Hank ordered as he sat in the back seat.

"Okay." After thinking for a while, Bella walked over to the passenger seat and opened the door. She didn't want to be near him at all.

"Sit in the back seat," Hank ordered coldly.

But she just turned a deaf ear to him and pulled the passenger seat door. Unfortunately, she couldn't open it.

"The door is locked," Bella said and waved at Alan, motioning for him to open the door. However, he didn't even spare her a glance.

"Don't expect him to open the door for you." She heard Hank's domineering voice.

Bella pouted. She glared at Alan before she opened the back seat's door obediently.

As soon as she entered and closed the door, she squeezed herself in the corner, just to stay away from Hank.

"Why are you so far away from me?" Hank asked with a frown.

"Nothing. I just like sitting by the window, so I can have a good look at outside."

"Come here."

"No." Bella pressed herself to the door more.

"Come here. Don't make me say it for the third time."

"Promise me first that you won't touch me again." Hank didn't answer. Eventually, Bella gave in and moved closer to him little by little.

Much to her surprise, he held her in his arms and said, "Be good. Otherwise, I'll have you right here."

Bella wanted to cry. She didn't understand why Hank was interested in her.

After a while, the car pulled over in front of a shabby residential building.

"Has the Su family reached this low?" Hank was a little surprised.

But Bella countered, "No. This is where I'm renting." It was true that the Su family had been in an unfavorable condition. But Bella still tried to protect her parents' dignity.

The Su family had sold everything that they could sell. Right now, they only had their villa left. Most of their servants had been fired too. And since Bella didn't want to continue pretending that they still belonged to the higher class, she moved out and lived alone. She did some part-time jobs to support her life and her studies.

She only agreed to Robert's deal because her parents begged her to help the Su family get through the difficulties. If she had a choice, she wouldn't have involved herself in the Han family and met the devil-like Hank.

"My house is in a mess now, so I won't invite you in. Bye." Bella had expected that this was the last time she would see Hank.

Hank didn't stop her. But through the rearview mirror, Alan saw that he was still staring at her receding back, lost in thought. Alan couldn't help asking, "Mr. Li, do you really love her?"

Hank turned and looked at him coldly without saying anything.

Alan felt nervous, thinking that he must have said something wrong. However, Hank suddenly said, "I want to know everything about her."

"Yes, Mr. Li," Alan answered at once.