Dump My Ex, Dive into Love with His Billionaire Uncle-Chapter 105 - The Most Important Thing is for Little

Bella Woods was taken aback by his words.

Sensing Ashton Marshall looking at her, she immediately lowered her gaze and resumed eating.

Ashton Marshall ruffled her hair: “Our Little Bella’s happiness is most important.”

Bella Woods remained silent and continued eating.

She still ate quickly, but her eyes were red, and it seemed as if countless sour bubbles were forming in her heart. Bella Woods tried her best to restrain herself.

And in Ashton’s eyes, she was just a kid; mature men could see through many things at a glance.

“Take your time eating, I need to go upstairs to handle work.”

Ashton Marshall found an excuse to leave Bella Woods with some space alone.

As soon as he left the dining room, Bella Woods’ tears started to fall one by one, all mixed into the rice she kept swallowing.

How could a girl who grew up feeling neglected remain calm when one day she’s told her happiness is most important?

Yet, amidst the sour grievances and being moved, she mostly felt it was pathetic.

Previously, she didn’t know Ashton’s identity and thought he entered another industry out of life’s necessity; he, with the experience of a mature man, taught her many things.

She found it quite beneficial and even grateful for such an encounter in her life.

She felt incredibly lucky to meet someone like him under those circumstances.

But knowing he wasn’t someone driven into a special profession by life but instead someone who stood on a pedestal, a man whose mere name instilled fear in Bella Woods, made her feel pathetic.

The opportunity she was so grateful for was nothing more than a whim of the moment for Ashton Marshall.

A grooming game.

Bella Woods didn’t know when this whim of a game might end for Third Young Master Marshall.

Yet every tenderness he showed her, everything he did for her, including the subtle teachings, became a sharp blade stabbing at the most painful spot in Bella’s heart.

She pined for it, but rationally didn’t dare to be too moved.

Bella Woods endured the pain and built high walls between herself and Ashton.

She feared any conflict and feared the extreme outcomes that might result from offending Ashton.

So she maintained things cautiously, until her study abroad application succeeded, allowing her to escape this city, to break away from this cage, to become a new Bella Woods.

Thinking of this, Bella Woods took a deep breath to calm her emotions.

She took some tissues to wipe away the tear stains on her face and continued eating.

Ashton’s cooking was indeed excellent.

And by the time Bella Woods had mostly finished eating, Ashton had come back down.

He casually placed his phone on the table and sat across from Bella Woods.

Although Bella Woods had eaten ravenously out of hunger, she split each dish in half: half untouched, half nearly finished.

When Ashton picked up his chopsticks to eat, Bella Woods took the empty bowl to serve him soup.

“What are you doing?” Ashton asked with a bit of sternness.

Bella Woods paused in her action of serving soup: “Getting you some soup?”

Ashton took the soup bowl from Bella Woods’ hands, filled it up, and placed it in front of her.

“Little girls are meant to be cared for, not to care for others.”

“Can I make a request?” Bella Woods nervously touched her earlobe.

Ashton was a bit surprised: “Hmm?”

“Either I go back to my new place tonight myself, or you have someone take me to school in the morning,” Bella Woods said. “I need to fill out some documents tomorrow, and if I miss the seven o’clock time slot, I won’t be able to submit them.”

It was for documents needed for a written test and interview.

The principal had previously informed Bella Woods that a few people were competing for the study abroad opportunity.

Tomorrow was the day to register, and the cutoff was seven o’clock sharp, missing it would mean missing the opportunity.

Cascade Court was a certain distance from the school, and it was a weekday. Ashton had just mentioned not handling her transportation. She was planning to get up at four in the morning.

But suddenly, she changed her mind.

“I’ll take you tomorrow,” Ashton provided the answer.

Bella Woods was quite nervous when she made the request, and while she received Ashton’s response, she felt no relief but rather more tension.

At the same time, Ashton had already placed a lot of dishes into Bella Woods’ bowl.

Bella Woods had eaten quite a bit earlier but didn’t feel entirely full, so she didn’t refuse the extra food from Ashton.

“I have one more request…” Bella Woods spoke softly.

“Speak louder,” Ashton reminded her.

“Can we sleep separately tonight? I want to sleep in the guest room,” Bella Woods didn’t even look at Ashton.

And after making this request, the response wasn’t words from Ashton but rather a chuckle from him.

The next second, Ashton tapped Bella Woods on the forehead: “You little rascal.”

Smart little rascal.

She learns quickly.

Learned and then tested, practiced.

Bella Woods nervously looked up at Ashton: “Is that okay?”

“Sure,” Ashton spoke with helplessness, yet his gaze at Bella Woods was indulgent.

As long as the little girl was happy.

As for her saying she wanted to sleep in the guest room, he never said he would sleep in the master bedroom anyway.

“Thank you… Third Young Master,” Bella Woods said, lowering her head and resuming eating.

After dinner, Third Young Master didn’t let her wash the dishes, so Bella made an excuse to hide back in the guest room.

Lying on the bed, Bella Woods set the alarm for tomorrow and opened the map to familiarize herself with the route from here to the school, ensuring that if Ashton didn’t take her tomorrow, she could call a car immediately and get to school on time.

The study abroad registration couldn’t afford any mistakes.

After preparing everything, Bella Woods started feeling sleepy and casually tossed her phone to the side of the bed.

The night deepened.

The moonlight softly illuminated the room through sheer curtains.

The girl on the bed lay on her side, her petite body covered with a gold-threaded silk quilt, her black hair cascading loosely, the moonlight casting a gentle glow on her fair skin, filling the space with tenderness.

Creak.

The door to the room was gently pushed open from the outside and slowly shut again.

A man’s footsteps confidently approached the bed. As he opened the quilt, one knee was placed on the bed, naturally slipping into the space filled with Bella Woods’ scent, pulling the soft little girl into his embrace.

In her half-asleep state, Bella Woods only felt herself being drawn into a familiar embrace. The familiar scent and sense of security made her content, and she found a comfortable position, her hand starting to wander…

Ashton chuckled.

He had forgotten—this little kid was restless in her sleep.