Belinda gave a nod, âIf you didnât like kids, how would you have the patience to make them happy?â
Chase responded, âI just noticed you looked a bit worn out holding the kid, so I came over to lend a hand.â
Belinda was taken aback, and her heart skipped a beat. He said he helped her because he thought she was tired.
Hold on! Donât overthink it. Chase was always fair and impartial to women, there was no hidden meaning Belinda quickly dismissed the unnecessary thoughts in her head, saying. Thanks, Mr. Larios. But I think you actually like kids. If you didnât, even holding them would feel like a chore. My ex-boyfriend was like that, he didnât like kids and was always cold towards them.â
Upon hearing Belinda mention her ex-boyfriend, Chase squinted his eyes and chuckled. Then why were you still with him?â
Belinda sighed. âHe treated me well. He always tried to make me happy, and I thought that once we had our own kids, he would definitely become more tender towards them. But later, I found out that his kindness to me was all fake. He just wanted to use me and take advantage of my familyâs connection with the Blanchet family.â
As she spoke, Belindaâs face turned gloomy.
Chase held Baberâs hand and gently poked Belindaâs face.
Belinda snapped back to reality, feeling a little awkward.
Chase softly said, âForget about the past. Donât blame yourself, either. Youâre great; Itâs all that guyâs fault.â
She was great? Belinda was a bit surprised. Was Mr. Larios trying to comfort her?
Even though she was great, he still didnât like her? This kind of consolation made her even more self-
doubting.
Just then, Belindaâs phone rang, playing a cheerful tune.
She took out her phone and answered, âHello, Jacob? Whats up?â
The manâs voice on the other end was gentle but slightly anxious, âBelinda, have you finished up with Mr. Larios and Ms. Gipson? Itâs lunchtime: I can order some takeout and bring it to you. If a girl doesnât eat on time, she might get low blood sugar,â
Belinda was slightly embarrassed by her colleagueâs consideration, âOh, no need! Iâm at my uncleâs place now; Iâll be having lunch in a bitâ
Jacob sounded confused, âYour uncleâs place? Belinda, you mean Mr. Larios and Ms. Gipson also went to your uncleâs house?â
Belinda knew she shouldnât disclose the bosses whereabouts, so she said, âNo, I went to my uncleâs after accompanying Mr. Larios and Ms. Gipson.â
She didnât continue because she didnât want them to know that she was the niece of the Blanchet Corporationâs president.
If too many people knew, it could cause some trouble.
When she was working at her uncleâs company, because everyone knew her status, people would often come up to please her or even to inquire about her uncleâs private affairs, which was really annoying!
Jacob was very tactful and didnât ask any more questions. Instead, he asked her nervously and shyly, âAre you free tonight? Thereâs a new movie out. Could we go see it together after work?â
âHuh? Thereâs a new movie? I didnât know!â
âIâll send you the movie poster later, youâll see. If youâre interested, we can go see it together tonight.â
âOkay, send it to me.â
After hanging up, Belinda quickly received the movie poster Jacob sent.
It was a pitch-black poster with no specific characters, just the bloody character of âdeath.â
âItâs a horror movie!â Chaseâs voice suddenly sounded nearby.
Belinda snapped back to reality, looking up to see Chase leaning in to look at her phone.
She felt a bit uncomfortable and instinctively tucked her phone away, criticizing him with some discontent, âMr. Larios, this habit of sneaking peeks at other peopleâs phones is really not good.â