CHAPTER 3: TAKE A PICTURE IT LAST LONGER

"What?" asked Yolanda, looking at Bruce. "Don't tell me you actually like that brat?"

"Keep your comments to yourself," said Bruce. He continues looking at Bella. His head turned in her direction. His eyes secretly following her. He pretends to be in a conversation but he’s actually looking at her. Admiring her beautiful look.

“Belle Li, you’re breathing takingly gorgeous,” he thought.

When he first saw her coming through the gates, he nearly lost his breath at the sight of her. Her long dark hair drifted around her. Her beautiful v-shaped face outline her beauty. She was gorgeous with the makeup she had on. He could see that with or without any makeup she will still outshine any women in that party. She have milky white skin and her big blue eyes shimmer brightly. Her dark, thick, and volumize lashes made her big eyes even bigger. She was wearing a blue dress that hugged tightly against her slender body. For a girl, who is almost eighteen, her figures have already taken shape. She was very attractive and sexy in her gown. 

Belle laughed at something Adam said.

"What a beautiful young woman," thought Bruce.

As the party went on, Belle was getting more and more attention from every young men and women. Even the grownups was attracted to her.

Bruce drank his cup of wine and smiled. He quietly commented, "Here I thought you were just going to be an average young woman easy for me to pick on. But since you're so beautiful, I guess I can play around with you for a bit."

Belle feel someone's cold gaze. She looked around to see who was staring at her. To her surprise it was Bruce.

He was staring at her. Across from her he was holding his cup of wine. He raised his cup to her. She pretended not to see him and turned back to her conversation.

Bruce frowns as she pretends not to acknowledge him when she clearly saw him. Smiling, he whispers, "This is going to be much more interesting than I thought." He walked away from the party and got into his car.

"Drive," he said to his driver.

"Yes, Young Master Wang," said his driver.

Bruce took out his cellphone and dial his Butler.

“Hello, Young Master Wang,” said Butler Stuart.

"Stuart, do a little more digging on Belle Li."

"Who?" answered Stuart.

"Belle Li."

"The Li's granddaughter."

"Yes. Is there any other?"

"No. But why?"

"I want to know more about her." 

"But I gave you all I had on her the other day."

"I want to know more."

"Like?"

"What's her hobby, whose her friend, that kind of stuff."

"Why is that?"

"I find her rather intriguing."

"Intriguing."

"Yes."

"Al-Alright Young Master Bruce."

Bruce hung up the phone. For some reason Belle’s image kept popping in his head. Her beautiful face, her smile, her graceful laughter, was all he could think about. He stroked his chin and chuckled.

His driver noticing his laughter asked, “Would you like me to drive back?”

As Bruce couldn't stop thinking about her, he had his driver drove him back to the Li's mansion. The car park is right in front of the gate. From the window he stared at her. He rolled down his window and took out his cell phone. He snapped a few photos of her. He smiled as he was able to capture her beautiful appearance on his phone's camera. He scrolled through them looking at her. He was satisfied with her photos as she looked gorgeous in every photos. "Alright, let's go home now," said Bruce, smiling.

"Yes," replied his driver.

Bruce looked at her photo a few times that night. Just staring at her and being mesmerized by her beauty was making him desire her. He chuckled as he couldn't wait to taste her.

“You caught me completely by surprise,” he whispers. He went to sleep that night with his cellphone close to his chest and her picture displayed on his screen.

Belle went into her bed after she had taken a shower. She fell onto her bed. She closes her eyes as she remembers that the next following day. That day was where she thought all her dreams came true, for her prince charming have come for her.  

Bruce had asked her out.

Belle and Bruce met outside in the garden. She fell in love with him at first sight. His handsome face captured her heart. His silky smooth black hair shining in the sun. How he made her breathless as he kept looking at her. How his smile stroked her heart softly, teasing her of his tenderness.

Belle thought he really liked and even loved her. At that time, she was young and foolish. Like a little girl falling in love with the first handsome man she met, she said yes to him. They officially became a couple that day. How happy her grandfather George and parents were too. She remembered how her heart fluttered that day as well.

Belle sighed heavily. However, she was not going to let history repeat itself, so she chose to avoid him during the party. She smiled as she was happy it didn't occur like it did in her previous life. This time she was going to avoid him as much as she could. For she is going to protect her family from the pain and misery they will suffer at his hands. She will shield them from the heartache that is yet to come.