Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 498 You Must Abide By The Family Rules

Come up with me. Calvin pulled Belle by the arm and led her to the second floor.

"As he held her tightly by the arm, Belle could do nothing but to follow him."

"Where did you go last night? After bringing her to the bedroom, Calvin pressed her onto the couch and asked in a slightly harsh tone."

Why was he scolding her so severely?

"Calvin, you should know what happened last night, right? When Belle heard the displeasure in his voice, she felt unhappy. She was almost murdered by other people, but he was still asking her where she had gone the night before. Obviously, he didn't care about her safety at all. He was not as good as Sergio, which saddened her."

"Of course, I know. Calvin felt sad too. Yesterday, He had seen her bloodied face on the television, but he had also seen Sergio hugging her tightly in his arms."

"Yesterday, Sergio got seriously injured from saving me. So, I repaid his kindness by staying back and taking care of him for a night, Belle said very frankly, without concealing anything."

"You repaid him? Calvin sneered and said coldly, ""You're not planning to repay him with your body, are you?""""

"Calvin, what do you mean by this? Belle felt hurt at his words. "

What else could I mean? Why did you go out? Couldn't you obey my words for once? Calvin growled.

She was saved by Sergio and Sergio had gotten seriously injured in order to save her.

"Such news appeared on all media platforms that morning, causing a stir in the city. Moreover, right then, Calvin, Belle, Sergio, and Liya were all over the media. Not only that, tons of reporters were trying to get an exclusive interview from him."

Their family had become the laughing stock of the city!

Was this not bad enough still?

"The reason Calvin had told Belle to go home was because he didn't want her to get involved in those rumors, that she would be able to live a peaceful life, just like Paige had. Wasn't a life like that good enough? However, Belle didn't want to listen to him, and even went out on her own accord. Calvin had already expected that such dangerous things would happen. Otherwise, why would he have fired Belle from the Harvey Group?"

"Calvin, I left to attend to some matters. I didn't mean to go out, if I could help it too. You would never know the feeling of not knowing anything. Belle couldn't stand Calvin's accusation. Of course, she knew what Calvin meant. The fact that Sergio had saved her, his wife, was a matter that would damage his self-esteem and reputation. However, she was the one who was being attacked. Where was her husband when that had happened? Right now, she was safe and fine again, and all he did was to shout at her for ruining his reputation. "

"What exactly do you want to know? At this point of time, as long as you obediently stay at home and take good care of our son, nothing will happen. Do you really not understand why I wanted you not to go to the company anymore? Now that you have gone through such an incident, do you really still not understand? Calvin's tone was very harsh. He stood up and placed one hand on his waist and the other on his forehead."

Belle looked up at him in a daze.

Had he ordered her to return home in order to protect her?

"Then, he should've just told her."

"Why was everyone unwilling to tell her the truth? Blake and Otis never told her the truth as well. Even if the truth was cruel and harsh, she could definitely bear it, to the point that she was even willing to sacrifice everything for that family."

"Nonetheless, everyone had kept it a secret from her, which made her feel very helpless."

"Calvin sat down by Belle's side, when he saw her sitting there in a daze, with helpless eyes. Thinking of how she was almost murdered the day before, he took Belle's hand and asked gently, """Belle, were you scared yesterday?""""

Belle looked at Calvin's deep and gentle eyes and nodded.

Calvin then put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his embrace. He then spoke gently.

"Belle, I understand what you're thinking. You want to stand with me and face this disaster together with me, and you want the Harvey Group to get through this crisis smoothly, don't you?"

He whispered softly and caressed her face gently.

Yes. Belle solemnly nodded her head.

"Belle, fighting along each other's side doesn't mean we both have to be in the frontlines. We can support each other in different ways. You are my wife. So, you can support me from the sidelines. Since I am the husband, I have to fight on the frontlines. You should also know how complicated the situation is right now, since someone is trying to harm you. Someone also tried to harm you at the banquet that day. You are my wife and Jerry's mother. Therefore, I can't let you show up in public. I can't afford to expose any flaws, and be taken advantage of by my enemies. That's why I fired you. It's so that I can fight with ease knowing that you're safe at home. But not only did you not take my hint, you kept making a fool out of yourself, which made me constantly worry about you, Calvin explained gently."

You knew what happened at the banquet already? Someone tried to push me into the lake. Belle got up from his arms and looked at him in disbelief.

"I only learnt of it from my investigation recently. I didn't know it at that time. If I had known at that time, I would have definitely turned the whole banquet upside down. Calvin's eyes were full of ferocity as he spoke."

"That was why I didn't tell you at that time. I knew that you wouldn't be able to find the culprit, even if you turned the whole banquet upside down, as there were no surveillance cameras. You wouldn't have found any evidence at all. What's more, if you had caused a commotion at the banquet, you would have lost your reputation and that matter would definitely have spread throughout the whole city. People might assume that I was bluffing. After all, it's something that's very hard for people to believe unless we have evidence. Also, we might even have alerted our enemies by doing so too."

"In fact, Belle herself was not sure whether she had been pushed by someone, due to the fact that she had seen nothing when she had turned her head! She even suspected that it had been an illusion!" "Yeah. Hearing Belle's words, Calvin nodded in agreement."

"It seemed like she had already thought long and hard about these things. How could he, as her husband, not try even harder after this!"

"Calvin, the fact that you said you are going to marry Liya is merely a plan to deceive the others, right? Furthermore, you're only acting, and you don't plan to marry her at all, right? Belle's black and bright eyes looked at him expectantly as she asked."

Calvin lowered his head and looked into her bright eyes. Her clear and pure eyes made his heart tremble a little.

"Belle, that's true in theory, but if things really get to it, I have no choice but to marry her too. Although I'll try my best to avoid that scenario, you still have to be mentally prepared, Calvin answered with some difficulty. His intuition told him that Liya wouldn't give up easily, not to mention that he had already promised her."

"That was why he chose to be frank with her. He had to ensure that she was mentally prepared for that to happen. Otherwise, on that day, he was afraid that she would do something stupid."

"Belle's eyes darkened, and they even seemed to be very mysterious."

"It was still the same result, the result she didn't want."

Was Calvin just making up an excuse to marry another woman and enjoy a good life with many women?

"She closed her eyes, and her expression looked cold."

"At that time, Calvin held her up with both hands and put her on his lap. He looked at her with his eyes and said aggressively, """Belle, I order you that from today onwards, you are not allowed to have any contact with Sergio. You're not allowed to say even one word to him. Can you do it? Otherwise, I..."""""

"Otherwise, you... What? Hearing his overbearing words, Belle raised her head. When she met his cold gaze, she felt a chill in an instant, and only asked after averting her gaze."

"The Harvey family had always been a feudal family. Even though Belle was the person-in-charge, there was still a difference in power compared to the men. This was so that she would not be in conflict with the interests of the men in the family. That way, she had the final say in the family matters. Nevertheless, although she was the person-in-charge, her authority wouldn't be higher than the men in the family, especially that of the family head. As long as Calvin or the head of the family spoke, she, as the person-in-charge, had to obey, no matter what. That was the iron-clad rule of Harvey Manor."

"As the person-in-charge, she was at best the empress and the true power was still in the hands of her husband, the leader of the feudal family. Normally, the men would not interfere in matters of the household, but right then there were rumors between Belle and Sergio flying all over the city. This would violate the interests of her husband. So, naturally, he would come and chastise her." "Belle had reason to believe that Calvin had abandoned the company and rushed home that day to talk to her, not because of the precious night's matters or her injury. However, it was for the fact that she had been seen in Sergio's arms, which caused him to lose his reputation. Therefore, he came back Tristany in the morning to reprimand and warn her."

"That day, due to the fact that she and Calvin still loved each other, and that Calvin let Belle down as he was going to marry Liya, Calvin was still quite polite to her. Otherwise, he would be fuming at her." "She looked at Calvin coldly. He could take a second spouse, but she couldn't. She could only do housework at home, and then serve him, living the so-called peaceful life."

"It was really warm-hearted, wasn't it?"

Was there anything else that could make her feel even more aggrieved?

"Calvin seemed to have seen through her thoughts, as well as her grievances and dissatisfaction. He did not explain anything, but said in an overbearing manner, """If I find out that you contacted Sergio in private, I will punish you. Don't think that I won't take action. I have never hit a woman, but such a thing might call for an exception."""""

"So, you're saying that you will hit me? Belle's voice became louder. She didn't care about the domineering attitude of the feudal family head and just glared at him."

"Don't think that I'll be reluctant to do so. You're not allowed to interact with Sergio again. Remember this, Calvin said seriously. The fact that his wife had an ambiguous relationship with another man was a really humiliating thing, and it was bringing shame to both himself and the Harvey Group."

"Isn't this oppressive and overbearing? Belle said weakly, and her voice sounded very sad."

You can take it however you want. This is the family rule of Harvey Manor. You must abide by it. Calvin ignored her feelings and repeated himself.

The fact that his wife and Sergio had questionable interactions made him very angry.

"Belle opened her bright eyes and glared at him. Then, she took advantage of his habit of reaching out his hand to touch her red lips to bite down hard on his hand."