Dump My Ex, Dive into Love with His Billionaire Uncle-Chapter 135: Unconventional Moves, Just Trust Him

Bella Woods was stunned for quite a while before she digested Tessa Sutton’s words.

She asked, "Who gave you such a daunting task?"

She spoke in a half-joking manner.

"It’s not convenient to say. I just wanted to ask, do you still have feelings for Young Master Oliver..."

Tessa glanced towards Oliver Hughes’s direction.

Since earlier, Oliver Hughes had looked displeased. Upon entering the small banquet, he simply sat in a corner, drinking and chatting with a few people from the circle.

When Tessa and Bella looked his way, his gaze just happened to shift to Bella, but he quickly turned away, clinking glasses with others nonchalantly.

Tessa whispered in Bella’s ear, "From my observation, the way Young Master Oliver looked at you just now wasn’t all that innocent."

Bella didn’t respond, only looked down at Tessa covering her mouth, quietly giggling, which made it seem like there was an ambiguity between her and Oliver Hughes.

Tessa asked, "Bella, you still have feelings for Young Master Oliver, don’t you?"

"You invited me to your birthday party, actually for this task, right?" Bella didn’t directly answer Tessa, choosing instead to ask indirectly.

Tessa was slightly taken aback, glancing at Bella.

Apparently, she didn’t expect Bella to think in this direction.

"Don’t misunderstand." Tessa softened her voice, looking a bit nervous: "I originally wanted to get to know you. Someone happened to ask me for this favor, and I thought it was OK.

Besides, seeing the subtle eye contact between you and Young Master Oliver just now, I felt... agreeing to this might let a pair of lovers clear misunderstandings and become a couple, right?"

"Did Aunt Cyan ask you for this favor?" Bella still didn’t directly answer Tessa.

On hearing the name Cyan Marshall, Tessa’s expression turned peculiar but she quickly smiled: "You’re overthinking. She never speaks to us."

"Because of the woman with the last name Sutton in the Marshall Family now?" Bella stated frankly.

Tessa looked at Bella in surprise, evidently not expecting her to know such a layer of relationship.

"If I’m not mistaken, Oliver Hughes is only here representing Cyan Marshall this time, won’t stay long, because from root, the Marshall Family doesn’t think much of the Sutton Family."

"Bella..." Tessa looked a bit wronged, "What you’re saying is a bit hurtful."

"The truth always hurts, and besides, that’s how I am. If you don’t like it, we can stop contacting each other after today, no problem." Bella said.

Tessa was astonished, clearly unable to handle Bella’s words.

For Bella, these were things that should be said.

Without the courage to speak up before, hoping to retain friends by changing herself, but suppressing one’s nature in order to keep friends will eventually lead to an eruption.

Ultimately only friends asking, "Why have you become like this?"

"Since Miss Sutton is here with a task, I have a more direct approach for you to consider?" Bella suggested.

At this point, Tessa looked at Bella with a different gaze, even a bit cautiously: "What’s Bella’s approach?"

Her cautiousness was because she worried Bella might say something even more direct.

Although the conversation was only between her and Bella, speaking too directly may be awkward, making Tessa unwilling to treat Bella as casually as before. freēwēbnovel.com

"Tell me who asked you to do this favor." Bella said, "I’ll directly address it with that person. This way you’ll complete your task, and I can handle things on my end."

"This isn’t good..."

"Then does Miss Sutton think it’s appropriate to intervene in others’ relationships by your subjective consciousness?"

This made Tessa’s expression instantly quite ugly.

She looked at Bella, wanting to speak but unable to say anything.

"If Miss Sutton finds it inconvenient to tell, I could directly ask Oliver Hughes..."

"No." Tessa hurriedly grabbed Bella, "Don’t ask. I’ll, I’ll tell you..."

"Please speak." Bella maintained a serious expression.

Tessa sighed, released Bella’s hand, sighed several times, and finally gathered the courage to express: "It’s Third Young Master Marshall."

"Ashton Marshall?"

"Exactly!" Tessa affirmed, "He felt it was too abrupt to cancel your engagement with Young Master Oliver at the engagement party, so he wanted to make amends, and that’s why he reached out to me."

"But..."

"But you think with the relationship between our Sutton Family and the Marshall Family... like you said, the Marshall Family looks down on the Sutton Family. How would Third Young Master Marshall ask me for such a favor, right?"

Bella didn’t respond, just quietly looked at Tessa.

Tessa said, "That’s because, the relationship between the Marshall Family and the Sutton Family isn’t as antagonistic as it seems. Including Ethan Marshall... Fourth Young Master of the Marshall Family, my cousin and Third Young Master are very close, Third Young Master really cares for this brother.

The intricate relationship between the Marshall Family and the Sutton Family isn’t something outsiders can untangle or explained well in a few words."

"I just hope you know, this task was assigned by Third Young Master, and I want to do it well, after all, I’m going to be Mrs. Marshall in the future!"

Tessa said the last sentence with complete arrogance, unlike her previous polite demeanor towards Bella, raising her chin imperiously.

Bella, however, felt a ripple inside because of her words.

She had spent the evening speaking frankly, making people uncomfortable, but now had nothing to respond to Tessa’s words.

"The relationship between me and Third Young Master is hidden, so I want to help the Third Young Master do this well, it’s a good start between us." Tessa looked down, a slight blush creeping on her face.

Bella couldn’t discern if Tessa’s reaction was genuine or an act.

Just like, she could never tell what Ashton Marshall was thinking.

But now, holding the diamond necklace in her hand, Bella felt it prickly.

So, leaving this diamond necklace wasn’t to give Bella face. But just to give it to his future fiancée?

Such a thought emerged, fiercely stinging Bella’s heart.

Yet another thought came, if Ashton Marshall really wanted to give Tessa a necklace, he had countless ways, including appearing in person today, rather than placing the necklace in a glass.

She couldn’t listen to Tessa’s one-sided words about the Marshall Family and the Sutton Family.

Cyan Marshall had told her for years about the elite circles of Peace City, wherein she abhorred the Sutton Family deeply.

Bella should believe in Cyan Marshall, even Ashton Marshall, rather than Tessa!

"Then wait for me, I’ll call Third Young Master to verify this matter."

Bella directly took out her phone.

And her action entirely shocked Tessa.

Why wouldn’t she follow the usual playbook...