RBCT Chapter 1080
Chapter 1080
Mason’s eyes narrowed slightly; he understood that Louis meant he had something to say to Bella Green.He glanced at Bella and, seeing her give a slight nod, agreed.
He might not like Louis, but he knew that in this family, the only one who wouldn’t ignore Bella was Louis.
As for Louis having risked his life several times to save Bella before, it wasn’t as if he didn’t know...
It was just that this brother‑in‑law of his seemed even harder to read than that father‑in‑law.
He withdrew his assessing gaze from Louis and spoke softly to Bella.
"Call me if anything happens."
Louis chuckled, greeted the old Mr. Lawrence, then left with Bella.
Mason, on the other hand, stayed behind to chat with the old man.
...
The Lawrence Family estate was huge, with several houses spaced relatively far apart. Bamboo and pines were planted around the grounds, adding a bit of greenery even in winter.
Bella walked along like this, and when she looked out, she actually couldn’t see the end of the estate.
She couldn’t help beginning to size up just how big this place really was.
"There are seven small houses in the estate. Counting the fish pond, rockery, and gardens, if you want to walk a full circle, it takes about two hours."
Louis seemed to know what Bella was thinking and suddenly spoke.
Bella couldn’t help clicking her tongue at that.
The estate was actually this big.
You had to know that Kyoto was a place where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.
Even if this wasn’t downtown, having such a large estate was still an astronomical figure.
How rich was this Lawrence Family, exactly?
Louis looked at her expression and let out a quiet laugh.
"If you like it, Mason Bennett can build you ten estates just like this."
Bella stopped walking and looked at Louis. "You asked me out here just to talk about this?"
Louis’s smile didn’t fade; he raised his brows. "Hmm? Isn’t this what you wanted to ask?"
Bella: "..." She really wanted to ask if he was a worm living in her stomach.
"Since you’re so smart, you must know what I most want to ask."
Bella looked at him with a serious expression.
Louis leaned lazily against a thick tree trunk, the curve of his lips wicked and careless.
"You want to ask if I’d already known you were my sister, don’t you?"
Bella pressed her lips together without speaking, her gaze fixed on him, waiting for his answer.
Louis suddenly chuckled softly, lifted his head to look at the sky in the distance, as if he were also looking at something else.
"What do you think?"
Bella smiled faintly.
"No one in the Lawrence Family knew Matthew Lawrence had a daughter. I’m really curious—how come you, as a junior, are so clear about it?"
This was what Bella found most baffling.
Even the old Mr. Lawrence hadn’t known Matthew had a daughter.
How old had Louis been back then? Only six or seven at most. How could he possibly know?
As a child, Louis had been raised by Brian Lawrence and Ariana, yet even yesterday, both Brian and Ariana had been utterly shocked when they saw her.
The question was sharp, and Louis’s smile faded a little.
He just looked at her with that half‑smile, half‑not smile that made Bella feel completely ill at ease.
"With your personality, you wouldn’t take the initiative to cozy up to anyone, much less an actress in the entertainment industry. If you didn’t know my identity in advance, how would we have become friends, and why would you have helped me so many times?"
The more Bella talked, the clearer a certain thread became. For a moment, it felt like a lot of things were suddenly coming into focus.
"Who was the one trying to hurt me before? Emma Sutherland was a pawn you used to muddy the waters, so that means the person who wants to hurt me is someone who knows about my background?"