Chapter 195
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Bruno suddenly stood up from the sofa, he walked in front of her, took her glass of wine, and drank it in one go.
Bertha's eyelashes trembled slightly, her expression unchanged.
Seemingly stimulated by Bertha's unbelieving eyes, Bruno picked up the remaining half of the bottle of wine on the table and poured it directly into his mouth.
Because he drank too hastily, a lot of alcohol spilled out of his mouth and onto his shirt, leaving dark red wine stains on his white shirt.
After drinking the whole bottle of wine, he threw the bottle of wine onto the opposite wall. The wine bottle broke into pieces.
'Do you believe me now?"
His long slender legs slightly staggered two steps, and his phoenix eyes looked sadly at Bertha.
As if feeling hot inside, he roughly opened the two buttons on his chest, his delicate collarbones vaguely exposed, combined with his face, he looked extremely charming.
Unfortunately, Bertha didn't have time to appreciate his beauty.
She smiled, her voice soft.
'I was just joking with you, but the result made you unhappy. It's my fault. If this is a goodbye wine, of course, I have to drink this glass of wine."
She stood up, opened another bottle of wine, took a new glass, and filled it with wine, then without hesitation she drank the whole glass. After she finished drinking, she also showed him that she had finished the entire glass of wine.
Bruno noticed that her eyes were not interested in his small movements, and his heart sank. Could it be that after having her pet Derek, Bertha was no longer interested in another man's body?
Thinking of this, he lost interest and sat back on the sofa. He was dissatisfied and asked the last question.
'Bertha, can we really… not be together?"
'Yes."
When answering this question, Bertha did not hesitate at all, her voice was also very cold.
Bruno's head is even lower.
Bertha couldn't see his expression, but she could feel that his whole body was exuding a breath of disappointment and sadness.
There will definitely be heartache and loss, but she can't say any words of comfort, and she can't even give Bruno a chance.
Just as the atmosphere in the room was becoming strange, the door suddenly opened.
A slim figure wearing high heels walked in.
Bertha unconsciously turned her gaze to that person.
When she saw the person's appearance clearly, she was a little surprised.
After checking her memory again, she asked a little cautiously. "You are... Calista?"
Calista saw that she still remembered her, so she couldn't hide her joy and went to grab Bertha's arm.
"Sister Bertha, you are so beautiful. I haven't seen you for so many years. Do you still remember me? My brother Bruno said you were in city X, so I rushed here to find you."
Calista and Bruno are half-brothers, they belong to the seventh generation of the family. She is a rich lady like Bertha, she is three years younger than Bertha. Since childhood, Calista has loved playing with Bertha. She is a lovely, innocent but also a bit arrogant girl.
Bertha pinched the tip of Calista's nose, and she said happily. "You're grown but you're still like a child."
Calista affectionately shook Bertha's arm and said. "Sister Bertha, you're teasing me again. I like you, that's why I'm like this. This time, it's very difficult for me to have the opportunity to go out like this. You must go on a trip with me."
Go out with her? It's complicated.
Bruno also opened his mouth. "Bertha, early this morning I received notice of an emergency trial. Calista came here on her own. Tomorrow I have to leave City X early, I have to leave her to you for a while."
Bertha frowned slightly.
She was about to refuse, but Calista grabbed her arm. She looked pitiful and petulant. "Sister Bertha, I want to visit city X. You let me stay with you for half a month, I swear I won't cause you any trouble."
Bertha shook her head. "Three days at most."
"Okay, three days." Calista pouted, that she would rent a house somewhere to stay here.
Outside the bar, you can faintly hear the vibrant sounds inside.
For now, they finished talking about accommodation, and Calista enthusiastically invited Bertha. "Sister Bertha, you come to the dance floor with me. At home, I am strictly controlled by my parents. This is my first time going to a bar."
Bertha remembered that she had accidentally bumped into a man wearing a suit just now, and a feeling of suspicion arose in her heart.
She suddenly looked at Bruno sitting next to her.
Bruno was pouring wine for himself and drinking, his face was slim, his lines were clear and angular, and his eyes were endlessly deep, not too expressive.
And Calista is arrogant, she seems smart, lovely, simple.
If she lied to Bertha about something, her eyes wouldn't be able to hide it.
Seeing that Bertha did not answer, Calista emphasized again. "Okay? My sister Bertha is the best in the world, just hang out with me for a while."
Bertha gently pinched Calista's cheek.
"Okay."
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Villa by the sea.
Derek is cooking dinner in the kitchen.
Liam sat in the living room, his eyes intently glued to the laptop screen looking for information about Archie.
Jason and Tommy along with a few other bodyguards were playing cards in the yard, they looked extremely interested.
'Boss, you come here and see this."
Suddenly Liam's tone became serious, Derek came out of the kitchen, and Liam quickly turned the computer screen towards him.
"Boss, look, I got a photo from Tibble Corporation's security camera, I clearly remember this face of him on the bridge that day, he was with Mr. Venn. He is also the was the one sent to kill Bertha."
He paused for a moment then continued. "Also, I can't find any information about this person. He must be an assassin from the black market."
Derek looked closely at this face, his expression becoming more and more serious.
Bertha couldn't help but know this person's background. She knew, but why did she let such a dangerous person stay by her side? What did she want to do?
While he was thinking, Donald returned, hearing a noise in the yard, he came out from the living room window.
Derek has extremely sharp intuition, he immediately sees Donald, he quickly opens the door, and sees only Donald alone returning to the beach villa.
A bad premonition arose in his heart, and he asked Donald in a low voice. "Where's Bertha?"
"It seems like the owner is having some sort of party tonight at the Color bar. She said she didn't need many bodyguards to accompany her so she told me to go home." Speaking of this, Donald sadly bowed his head.
Derek frowned more and more tightly, Donald came back here, meaning that Bertha was now the only one left with Archie.
Realizing that Derek's whole body immediately emitted an extremely terrifying cold aura. He went straight to the backyard and called the people who were playing cards to come out with him.
