Chapter 124
Gianna smiled, "Mr. Clinton, aren't you the one in a hurry to sever ties? The news of our divorce hasn't even been announced, and you're flaunting Bella around. I was just trying to help you both!"
However, what puzzled Gianna was that Felix hadn't told Bella about their divorce.
She thought that the moment they got the divorce certificates, Felix would eagerly inform Bella.
Felix, with a cold expression filled with anger, said, "I'll explain it to you later. Bella and I are not what you think."
Gianna pushed Felix away, calmly smiled, and said, "No need to explain. It doesn't concern me, no matter what it is."
With that, Gianna left directly.
Just as she reached the door, Bella and Lauren intercepted her.
Lauren glared at her coldly and asked, "Gianna, what did you mean by divorce just now?!"
Gianna's expression was indifferent as she replied, "If Mrs. Lauren doesn't understand, you can look it up in the dictionary."
"You!"
Lauren was furious, but Gianna didn't even bother to look at her and left directly.
Soon after, Felix emerged with a cold face, exuding an aura that repelled people from approaching, making them feel chilled to the bone.
Bella summoned her courage and looked at him, "Felix, did you and your sister really get divorced?"
Felix gave her a cold glance and said, "If this matter gets out, our agreement is void!"
Seeing that Felix was about to leave, Bella hurriedly blocked his way, her eyes full of grievances.
"Since you and your sister have divorced, shouldn't you give me a chance for us to start over?"
A flash of coldness passed through Felix's eyes as he looked at Bella and said, word by word, "Whether I'll be with Gianna or not, it's impossible for us to be together."
Bella's face lost all color, and she froze in place.
Lauren, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand to watch anymore and frowned, asking, "Felix, what do you mean by this? Bella has been waiting for you for so many years, and now you're going to abandon her?!"
"Before she went abroad, we had already broken up, and we never got back together afterwards. Where did the abandonment come from?"
Leaving these words behind, Felix left directly.
Lauren frowned and looked at Bella, who was standing there in a daze, and hurriedly said, "Belle, what's going on between you and Felix?! Hasn't he been taking you to various events during this time?"
Judging from Felix's attitude just now, it seemed that he had no feelings for Bella at all.
Bella was filled with sorrow and anger, and at this moment, she had no mood to answer Lauren's question.
"Mom, let me calm down. I'll explain it to you another day."
After saying that, Bella left directly.
Lauren's face turned cold as she thought that all of this was because of Gianna, making her even more disgusted with her.
On the other side, after leaving the restaurant, Gianna left with Laura.
Seeing Gianna unusually silent, Laura cautiously said, "Gianna, are you really not angry about tonight?"
Gianna came to her senses, smiled, and said, "No. Since we're in the same city, we'll always run into each other. There's no need to deliberately avoid each other."
Hearing this, Laura finally breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
Soon, the national design competition's semi-finals began.
After the incident at the restaurant, Bella couldn't hide her disgust when she saw Gianna again.
"Gianna, since you've divorced Felix, don't show up in front of us again. You're not in the same world as us!"
Gianna looked indifferent. "Bella, instead of wasting time saying these nonsense in front of me, you'd better draw a few more design sketches to improve your skills."
"You!"
Bella's expression twisted for a moment, then she sneered, "Can't you see the water over there?! Move it to the lounge immediately, otherwise if it delays our competition, you'll bear the consequences!"
Gianna couldn't be bothered to deal with her and just left.
"Gianna, stop right there!" However, Gianna acted as if she hadn't heard anything, not even pausing her steps.
Bella's face turned livid with anger. 'This despicable person, just a temporary worker. How dare you not to listen to me! I wouldn't let you off!' She thought.
Walking into the lounge, as Bella prepared for the upcoming competition at her spot, she noticed the water on the table next to hers and suddenly had an idea.
For convenience and safety reasons, each person's water at the design competition was customized with their name on it, including the staff members' water.
If Gianna drank the tampered water and did something embarrassing on stage, it would surely make Felix completely disgusted with her.
With this thought in mind, a cold smile crept onto Bella's lips.
An hour later, the semi-finals officially began.
Gianna was in her small room reviewing designs and scores.
As she looked at the screen, it suddenly became blurry, and her body started to heat up.
Gianna bit her lip and quickly realized that something was wrong. She had been drugged!
Taking a deep breath, Gianna tried to stand up but felt her body go weak.
She bowed her head and fiercely bit her arm, the intense pain helping her regain some clarity. Getting up, she quickly left.
Gianna didn't go to find Alexander. She didn't trust anyone at the design competition venue now!
After finally reaching the back door, Gianna collapsed onto a nearby lounge chair, feeling weak in her limbs, sweating profusely on her forehead, unable to muster any strength.
Gianna had intended to wait until she regained some consciousness before calling a cab to leave, but her vision was getting blurrier.
Just as Gianna was about to lose consciousness, she vaguely sensed that she was being lifted up by someone.
Gianna struggled to open her eyes and faintly saw the person's charming jaw and cold face. After a moment of hesitation, she unconsciously reached out, hooked her hand around his neck, and planted a kiss on his laryngeal.
The person who was originally holding Gianna stiffened all over, then a storm surged in his eyes.
"Gianna, you provoked me yourself!"
Her consciousness had fallen into a semi-comatose state, and Gianna whimpered as if under the influence of the most potent aphrodisiac, enticing to the extreme yet unaware of it.
Felix unconsciously tightened his grip on her hand and quickly walked towards his own exclusive lounge.
Just as he closed the door, Gianna pressed up against him.
Felix held her chin and leaned down to kiss her, pressing her between himself and the door, indulging in her beauty.
Gianna responded hesitantly, her slender arms loosely hooking around his neck, the jingling bracelet on her wrist making a tinkling sound as she moved.
After an unknown amount of time, the sounds of passion in the lounge ceased.
Upon waking again, Gianna found herself lying on the sofa, covered with a thin blanket, her body naked beneath it.
Gianna rubbed her throbbing temples and looked up to see Felix sitting nearby. After a moment of awkwardness, she averted her gaze.
This time, Gianna's memory was clear about what had happened, and she knew she had initiated it.
"Mr. Clinton, could you please hand me my phone?" Gianna's voice was hoarse from their earlier intensity; her throat still slightly sore.
Gianna blushed, her hand beneath the blanket unconsciously clenching slightly.
Even though Gianna usually remained composed in handling other matters, she still felt a bit embarrassed facing this situation.
Felix handed her a set of new clothes and said calmly, "Put these on. We need to talk."
After speaking, Felix turned away from Gianna.
Having been through this twice already, there was no need for pretense. Gianna took the clothes and put them on directly.
"Mr. Clinton, what do you want to talk about?"
