novelraw Chapter 958
Chapter 958
Bella Green felt a sense of discomfort in her heart, but couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was."Joanna’s getting engaged today," she suddenly said.
Across from her, Victor Bennett was holding his phone. His breath suddenly became unsteady, and his grip on the phone unconsciously tightened.
Even his heart seemed to constrict inexplicably, making it hard for him to breathe.
He knew Joanna Ramsey was getting engaged, but didn’t expect it to be today. So soon?
"Oh, that second son of the White Family, he’s quite handsome, right? That girl is such a sucker for looks."
This tone was too calm, so calm that Bella Green felt something was off.
Whenever Joanna was mentioned, Victor Bennett was always arrogant and boastful. This calm demeanor was something Bella had never seen before.
"I don’t know. The second son of the White Family didn’t come," she said truthfully.
This immediately made Victor Bennett explode.
"What did you say? Isn’t today their engagement? Why didn’t that guy named White show up?"
Hearing the sudden excitement in his voice, Bella Green raised an eyebrow, feeling inexplicably relieved.
"How would I know?" Bella Green replied in an indifferent tone.
Victor Bennett immediately became uneasy.
"Bella Green! Isn’t that girl your best friend? How can you watch her get bullied like this and not care? What does the White Family mean by this? Do they think Joanna’s family has no one to back her up? And what about that useless brother of hers?"
As Victor spoke, he became more and more agitated, eventually shouting.
This attitude was completely different from the calm, indifferent demeanor he had shown just moments before.
He even stopped calling her "sister-in-law," directly addressing her as Bella Green.
It was clear his emotions were out of control.
Bella Green inexplicably felt like laughing. She raised her lips and continued to act.
"Well, after all, it’s their business. How can I interfere? I have no position to intervene," she said with difficulty.
Hearing this, Victor Bennett nearly jumped three feet high: "So you’re just going to watch her get engaged to someone who doesn’t take her seriously?"
"Don’t be so worked up. Maybe the second son of the White Family just had something come up last minute and couldn’t make it. Maybe he really likes Joanna?"
"Like hell. What’s more important than an engagement?"
Bella Green was both amused and melancholy.
This kid, still claiming he doesn’t like Joanna. Does this look like he doesn’t?
After not hearing Bella Green’s reply for a long time, he became even more uneasy.
"Sister-in-law, are you still there? You, you should talk to that girl. Otherwise, she shouldn’t get engaged. I don’t think that second son of the White Family is any good."
"Are you asking her to ruin the marriage with the White Family? Committing such an offense—do you want to make sure she won’t have a good life in the future?"
Victor Bennett suddenly choked, then his voice turned colder.
"As long as I’m here, no one can bully her."
No matter how powerful the White Family is, they wouldn’t dare do anything to a member of the Bennett Family.
"Really? On what grounds do you protect her?" Bella Green continued to ask.
Victor Bennett paused for a moment, realizing what he had said, feeling a bit bewildered.
Yes, on what grounds would he protect her? What is he to her?
Victor Bennett thought and suddenly felt a bit regretful. Why hadn’t he forced her to agree to become sworn siblings with him before?
If she called him "brother," wouldn’t that make it legitimate?
Right, even without a ceremony, he should consider himself the girl’s brother, right?
"I’m her sworn brother. Why can’t I take care of her?"
Bella Green: "..." There’s no way to continue this conversation.