"Belle, can you smile?" He said in a warm voice.
This attitude of hers of not being able to eat, not resisting or opposing was passive confrontation in Calvin's eyes, that was dissatisfaction and rejection of him, so it was exceptionally hard in his heart.
"Calvin, you shouldn't stay with me, go stay with Lexie, you're going to get married soon." Belle looked out of the window at the snow-filled sky and said lightly.
"Belle, I've already told you, I won't marry her, you're my wife. When you get well, I'll take you to America, we'll get remarried and live the life we want." Calvin's tone was firm and decisive.
Belle felt amused. Wasn't he scheming and ruthless in his actions? But when it came to his relationship, he was so naive. It seemed that Sophia had a reason for her unease with him.
He was really a man with feelings and righteousness, so her love was not in vain.
"Calvin, don't be naive, okay? We can leave, but who will be left with this mess in A City? How many things you have to do right now? How many heavy responsibilities you have? Can you really leave here with me in peace?" Belle questioned, looking into his eyes.
Calvin's eyes flashed with bewilderment, he admitted that he was too rash at the moment, but he was also human and had a selfish side, what he wanted was happiness that belonged to him.
"I don't care so much, I just know that you are carrying my child in your belly, I want to marry you and be responsible for you, is that naive?" Calvin looked resolute and growled in a low voice, with a smear of distress on his face.
"No, what I carry in my belly is not your child." Belle suddenly stood up from the bed and said in a clear voice.
"What?" Calvin's eyes sank, his face was an unbelievable expression. After a while, he smiled softly, reached out and wrapped his hand around her waist, caressing it gently, murmuring softly, "Belle, don't say silly things, I know if the child in your belly is mine or now. We have spent together for days and nights. If it's not mine, could it be someone else's?"
Calvin didn't care about her words, gently took her into his arms, his big hand caressed her belly, his face full of intoxication and satisfaction, "Belle, I miss you, I think about you every day, but now with this child, I don't know how long it will take before I can touch you, it's not worth it."
As he said that, he wrapped his arms around her and started kissing her, trying to make her soft like she used to. And they would make up, had live their happy life together.
Only because she had their child in her belly, he only kissed her tenderly, with immense satisfaction.
Belle felt her belly swell and a sweet feeling rose from her heart. Truly, she was unable to refuse this embrace, this familiar embrace that intoxicated her, this man who had enthralled and enchanted her since she was a young girl.
Now he was saying that he would be with her for the rest of her life, giving her the most supreme favour, it was like dream, remote and unattainable.
A tear slipped from her eye and quickly fell into her clothes and disappeared.
"Calvin, are you stupid? What I am carrying in my belly is not your child." Belle gritted her teeth and violently pushed him away, saying loudly.
Calvin was pushed by her and took a few steps back, unsteady on his feet, almost falling over. Her words hit him like a thunder boom, shaking him so much that he was confused, his legs were starting to get weak, and it was a struggle to even stand still.
The woman standing in front of him, full of indifference and desperation, said the words that hurt him.
"Belle, have you gone mad? Don’t say nonsense, do you know how serious the consequences of this are?" His face began to darken and he roared in a low voice.
"I'm not mad, what I said is true, it's you had to think that this child in my belly is yours, but I have to remind you now, it's time for you to wake up and stop daydreaming." Belle's expression was cold, calm and collected, and her voice was very clear.
Calvin wiped his face with his hand to make sure he was wide awake, he looked up, his eyes soft.
"Belle, I know it, you are not a sulty girl, we have been together in the past days, and you got pregnant, I know that, so I won’t believe your words."
His words were still as soft and gentle as they had been at the beginning, and he really was as patient as he had ever been.
Belle's heart began to twinge.
"Calvin, we were together, that's true, but the child in my belly is really not yours, the child in Lexie's belly is yours, you should go be with her, don't waste time with me. Go marry Lexie, she is the one who can bring prosperity to your Harvey family. It’s right to listen to your mother, she is doing it for your own good, I am really not good enough for you." She then buried her head and began to clean things up, looked so calm and collected, and it didn't look like a joke at all.
"Enough." Calvin had the urge to go crazy, he clenched his fist and his hand started to tremble.
"Calvin, I'm leaving, I promised to attend the New Year's banquet. Consider it my last time to attend your Harvey family's banquet, and then we will never see each other again." Belle said meekly, never looking up at him again.
Soon, she had changed her clothes and was ready to leave.
Calvin stood dumbfounded, not believing what he had heard at all.
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