Belinda let out a scornful chuckle. She said, "Miss...Qin? Don't you think that was a redundant question? You've already said it was something that happened a long time ago. Why do you have to mention it now? Should we be haunted by our past?" Belinda said, with a mocking sneer on her face, Belinda turned her gaze to Rachel. She'd like to know whether this woman had something called boundaries. How insolent of her to talk about her past relationship with Duke publicly! Who did she think she was? And how dare she insult Belinda this way!
"Who the heck are you? I'm talking about my relationship with Duke. Who do you think you are to meddle in our private affairs?" Rachel retorted arrogantly. Studying Belinda up and down, she thought so little of this woman, and couldn't imagine her as a rival for Duke's affections.
Amused, Belinda laughed out loud. She then walked to Duke and stood tiptoed to kiss him on his lips. That done, she glanced at Rachel from the corner of her eye triumphantly. She had replied to Rachel's question with the act.
"What now? Do you still think it's nothing to do with me, Miss Qin?" Belinda was not like Daisy. She was an aggressive and strong woman. She wouldn't deign to explain herself when she was set up, nor would she sit there and try to defuse a fight. Her only solution to problems was to fight back directly. However, her aggressive gesture not only shocked Rachel, but also petrified Duke. A second later, Duke recovered, and smiled charmingly after she did that. He gazed into her eyes dangerously, as he wondered, whether her kiss meant that she had forgiven him. Her resentment had been hovering over them for days.
"You! You're so shameless!" Because Belinda remained silent at the start, Rachel had imaged her as a weak woman. She never expected Belinda to behave so aggressively, and couldn't think of a way to fight back, but to sputter in exasperation. She wanted Duke's kiss desperately. She had missed him and his kiss over the years. The soft touch of his lips was the most precious memory in her heart. It embodied her first love, which had passed away due to her stupid mistake.
"What? Did you say shameless? Why? Because I kissed my husband? In Miss Qin's opinion, it's shameless for a wife to kiss her husband? How ridiculous." Belinda smiled wickedly. Her every word pointed at Rachel, as she not only flaunted her ownership of Duke but also ridiculed Rachel as an irrational woman.
Rachel turned to Duke in shock. "Duke, is this true? How can you marry this worthless, no good woman? How can you forget our promise to each other in the past?" She ignored Belinda completely. Despite Belinda's sarcastic words, she looked into Duke's eyes intently. She always believed that he loved her deeply in his heart. And even when other women got their hands on him, she would be his only love.
"Promise? Have we made any promises to each other? I can't remember such a childish behavior. Sorry, Miss. Right now, I am a married man. And the only person I care about is my wife. The relationship and entanglements from my past have become history, so have you. You are no more than a passerby in my life, nothing more, and nothing special to me, "
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