Seeing him in silence, Bella thought she might have asked about something she shouldn't know, so she was terrified.
Perhaps she should change the topic and make up an excuse to leave right now.
"Yeah," he said all of a sudden.
Although he gave her a short answer, Bella was shocked.
She was surprised that he really admitted it. After all, she was just...
It was a very special feeling. Staring at him, she somehow felt confused.
He was extremely handsome, and might very much likely be the most beautiful man she had ever seen in her life. He had a natural vibe of nobility.
Exactly because of that, she was uncontrollably attracted to him. She felt like it was the first time she met the man she liked.
Felix didn't think much about it. He said, "Forget everything you've been through here once you go back to your country. OK?"
He still slightly squinted and he looked quite dangerous.
Astonished, Bella felt timid with him looking at her like that, but still, she shook her head.
"No, I won't go back."
Felix was taken aback.
"I don't want to go back. Can I... stay?" She lowered her head and bit her lips.
Felix snorted.
He didn't take it seriously.
"You wanna stay here with me?" he said with a mocking smile.
Bella was stunned.
She finally plucked up the courage to say, "Didn't you buy me? I can..."
"No need."
Before she could finish her words, he interrupted her.
Bella felt embarrassed and humiliated. "Why?" She looked up at him as tears welled up in her eyes.
Hands in his pockets, Felix looked down at her at ease.
But his eyes were as cold as always.
"Since you saw my real face, you should know I'm not the person you thought I was. I brought you back to save you. If you don't need it, I can send you back to the town right now. I believe those men will be very happy to see you again."
Upon hearing that, Bella was scared.
"No, no, no! Please don't!" She shook her head desperately.
Felix snorted again.
Looking at the disdain in his eyes, Bella realized why he refused to keep her.
Felix said in a low voice, "Bear it in mind that I'm no better than them. Be smart and go home now. Your family is waiting for you, alright?"
This could be the first time that he had been so patient in all these years.
He didn't know why. Was it because she had a pair of eyes that closely resembled hers?
Felix couldn't explain that, or he actually didn't bother to.
Once he finished, he completely lost patience and unleash his dogs and told them to find Donald, while he walked away in another direction.
Bella tried to stop him.
"I wasn't sold during travel. I just ran away from a forced marriage. Please help me. If you send me home, my father will force me to marry an old guy who's twenty years older than me. My life will be ruined. Please, help me!"
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