Chapter 143
Felix's gaze turned cold. "What do you mean? Do you think I brought you here to help Bella?"
Gianna's expression was icy. "Isn't it? Now, Bella has already signed contracts with several vendors I had previously contacted. Without your help, she wouldn't have been able to find those vendors so accurately!"
Felix's expression darkened, anger in his eyes. "You really don’t trust me, do you?"
"There has never been any trust between us!"
After saying these words coldly, Gianna turned and left.
After waiting on the road for over half an hour, Faith's car stopped by the roadside.
Gianna opened the car door and sat in, her expression cold. "What's the situation now?"
"Almost all the vendors you previously contacted have signed with Bella. Oh, and one more thing, be mentally prepared."
"Alright, go ahead."
Faith pursed her lips and slowly said, "I heard that Felix transferred LR Design Studio to Bella a week ago. So, the person who met Mr. Nelson that day was actually Bella, and Felix was just there to support her."
Gianna lowered her gaze, her hand involuntarily tightening.
'It had started back then,' she thought.
Seeing Gianna silent, Faith said softly, "Gianna, this is not your fault. After all, no one could have expected Felix actually to give his company to Bella."
"Felix's initial target should have been MY FASHION. It's just that I suddenly returned, and he failed to acquire MY FASHION, so he had no choice but to give LR Design Studio to Bella Redstone."
Faith couldn't help but curse, "Thank goodness you came back. If Bella had become the CEO of MY FASHION, I would have been disgusted by her!"
Gianna wearily closed her eyes and said, "Take me back to Elm Bay first. Since those vendors have already signed with Bella Redstone, let's give up and find new ones."
Seeing Gianna like this, Faith didn't know how to comfort her.
"Alright, I see."
Back at the Villa, Gianna was about to get out of the car when Faith suddenly spoke up.
"Do you want me to stay with you?"
"No, I need some time alone."
"Alright, feel free to call me anytime if you need anything."
"Okay."
Watching Faith's car drive away, Gianna then turned and walked into the Villa.
Soon enough, Felix came looking for her.
Gianna opened the door for Felix, her expression indifferent. "Come in."
Seeing Gianna's calm demeanor, Felix felt a sudden wave of panic rising within him.
"I can explain about Bella."
"What do you want to explain? About your attempt to acquire MY FASHION for Bella Redstone, or about helping her suppress MY FASHION? You know that I am the CEO of MY FASHION now, right?"
Felix's expression darkened for a moment. "I was just suspicious, but I don't have solid proof."
"It doesn't matter anymore. Bella has already taken away the clients I recently negotiated with. Just drop the act."
The partners' removal was due to Gianna's shortcomings, so she didn't blame anyone for that. What troubled Gianna was her feelings for Felix during this time.
While he was playing along, Gianna had foolishly taken it seriously.
"I wasn't acting! If I were acting, why would I risk my life to come find you in Maple Valley?"
Gianna's hand on the door handle unconsciously tightened, and then she chuckled. "How would I know? Mr. Clinton, if you have nothing else to say, please leave."
As Gianna was about to close the door, Felix suddenly reached out to stop it, his voice slow and deliberate. "I really don't know about today's events. I will definitely investigate and give you an explanation."
"No need. It's not necessary."
'How would I know if this is another play directed by you?' she thought.
Felix's expression turned extremely unpleasant at Gianna's indifference.
"Gianna, why do you have no faith in me at all?"
As the door closed, Gianna's indifferent voice came from inside.
"Because after our divorce, we should have stayed out of each other's lives."
After standing at the door for a moment, Felix drove away.
On the other side, Bella received a call from Sophia, saying that Felix wanted to see her, and her face lit up with surprise.
Bella thought to herself, 'Felix actually wants to see me?'
Happily dressed up, Bella drove to the Clinton Group.
"Felix, why did you want to see me?"
Felix looked at Bella coldly. "What's the deal with the vendors you signed with today?"
Bella was surprised inside but remained calm on the surface. "What do you mean? Is there something wrong with them?"
"Those vendors were in talks with the head of MY FASHION just a few days ago!"
Bella raised her brow, seemingly indifferent. "So what? As long as they haven't signed yet, I still have a chance."
Felix's eyes were cold. "Bella Redstone, you are a smart person, and I don't want to waste time with you. How did you get the contact information of those vendors?"
Bella's face paled. A mysterious person had sent her the contact information of those vendors and said that as long as Bella used the Clinton Group as a backing, they would sign with her.
Initially, Bella didn't believe it, but after checking, she found that the information in the documents was all true. So, she decided to give it a try, and things went surprisingly smoothly.
"Felix, what do you mean by this?! Do you suspect me?!"
"I just want to know how you found those vendors!"
Felix had just seen that Gianna had recently contacted vendors with styles that were suitable for MY FASHION.
Bella might have accidentally signed with one of them, but signing with every single one that Gianna had recently negotiated with raised suspicions.
Under Felix's cold gaze, Bella bit her lip and decided to tell the truth.
" A mysterious person sent me the information."
Confirming that Bella was telling the truth, Felix immediately had Sophia investigate the matter.
It seemed that someone had their eyes on MY FASHION.
Given how precisely they had fed information to Bella, it seemed they were aiming to hit both MY FASHION and the Clinton Group.
Sophia's took action quickly, and an hour later, she brought the information she had found to Felix.
"Mr. Clinton, it's been clarified. The message sent to Bella Redstone's phone is related to someone named Scorpio."
Felix furrowed his brow. "Has the identity of this person been confirmed?"
As far as Felix knew, he hadn't offended someone like that.
"Not yet. Scorpio's whereabouts are very secretive. It is said that he was a top assassin in the world's leading assassin alliance, but because he betrayed the alliance, he has been hunted down. He has developed his power to resist the assassin alliance."
"I see. Keep digging."
After Sophia left, Felix hesitated for a moment but decided to keep this matter from Gianna for now. Even if he told her, she might not believe it.
For the next week, Gianna was on a business trip, and she and Felix hadn't talk since then.
On the day Gianna returned from her business trip, Dawnridge was hit by heavy rain.
Gianna took a taxi back to the villa. Through the rain, she saw Felix's car parked outside, surprise flickering in her eyes.
She had intended to pretend not to see it, but as she opened the door, she heard footsteps behind her.
Turning around, Gianna saw Felix standing a few steps away from her, and she couldn't help but furrow her brow. "Mr. Clinton, I think I made it clear last time. I hope you won't come to see me privately in the future to avoid making a scene. It's not good for either of our reputation!"
Before she could finish her sentence, Felix hugged her tightly.
