The Billionaire’s Treasure Wife

The intimate gesture by the two instantly drew cheers from the crowd of onlookers.

I don’t know who led the way, but the chants of ‘together’ were overwhelming.

Bruce looked steadily at the familiar petite figure through the surging crowd, a haze covering his rigid face. He opened his mouth but couldn’t make a sound.

“Heartbreaking, isn’t it.” On one side Aurora grunted out coldly. “Just don’t forget who you are.”

Bruce glanced sideways indifferently, those beady eyes looking straight over at her, his handsome face lifted slightly in contempt.

In the next instant, he opened the door and got out of the car, leaving Aurora to go into the inner sanctum.

Furious and angry, Aurora got out of the car and chased after him with her dress in tow.

She hadn’t wanted to come. But Old Mr. Grant of the Gu and Su families, who were both close to Professor Lee, and Edward, who was one of Professor Lee’s most valued juniors, were too good to refuse.

When she met Lindsey in Paris in the spring, Aurora knew that some news could be kept for a while, but not for a lifetime.

But she couldn’t accept the look of contempt in Bruce’s eyes.

She admits that she has used very shameful tactics in her marriage and has had a very difficult time, but so what, at least she has won over Lindsey.

Bruce, on the other hand, unless he was determined to tear himself away from The Palvin family, would remain her husband for the rest of his life!

Lifting her feet into the gallery, Aurora craned her neck to look around and felt uneasy when she didn’t see Bruce or Lindsey.

Crossing the photography section, she found Selena, who had come over early, and anxiously enquired. “Selena, have you seen Bruce and the numpty?”

“They’re in the VIP section, we won’t be able to get in.” Selena raised a hand and pointed upstairs towards the gallery, shrugging her shoulders. “Edward gave special orders that no one can go up there without his permission.”

Aurora pursed her lips, lifted her feet and headed in the direction of the stairway.

She was Bruce’s wife, so why should Bruce get to go upstairs and not her!

Selena flinched and by the time she reacted, Aurora had been stopped by security and simply pretended not to see.

It had been three years since The Palvin family had ended up like that, why had she not grown up at all?

Couldn’t she see that The Grant family had never wanted a marriage from the beginning to the end? They are only willing to take this loss because they don’t want to get a bad reputation.

Today’s exhibition, which was only announced on the first day, still stirred up the media in B City, which shows how influential Lindsey is.

Even Jesse, who is such a proud girl, is willing to stand up for her, and she has come to be a major figure in the world of national studies.

Back then, she asserted that Aurora was picking up a stone and throwing it at her own feet, but she didn’t believe her.

No one knew why Lindsey had returned without warning, but she did.

Now it’s not just The Grant family, it’s The Hawke family and maybe even The Gregor family who will come to her defence.

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The works on display on the first floor of the gallery include Edward’s paintings and some calligraphy that Lindsey wrote when she was bored.

These works may not seem like much to an outsider, but to them they are exceptionally valuable.

Professor Lee and the others, led by Edward, finished their tour one by one and went to the rest area together.

“Lindsey, come up here.” Professor Lee waved at Lindsey as soon as she sat down, a pleased smile on her face as she introduced herself to the others. “This girl is one of my best students. The calligraphy works you have just seen are all by her hand.”

A few of the scholars at the side were surprised and looked towards Lindsey.

“Hello, teacher.” Without being condescending, she walked up to Professor Lee and bowed respectfully to the other old men.

One of the old men stroked his white beard and asked excitedly, “Girl, when Old Mr. Palvin had his 80th birthday, you were the one who wrote that piece of writing.”

“Indeed Lindsey wrote it, I wonder why Old Mr. Bosh is asking this question.” Lindsey was slightly surprised that her own writing did not seem to be good enough for this old man to think so highly of it.

“Where are you from?” Old Mr. Bosh’s eyes lit up with a gleam of hope.

Lindsey smiled, and answered truthfully. “I’m from Cloud Mountain, and I have three cousins in my family.”

Old Mr. Bosh’s face changed at that, “Where are your parents?”

His reaction startled Lindsey, and even Professor Lee and a few other old men wondered tightly, but it was good that no one interjected.

“My parents passed away in an accident when I was just over three years old, and I grew up with my grandfather, from whom I learnt my calligraphy.”

Old Mr. Bosh remained silent for a long time after hearing this, and a look of disappointment gradually appeared on his pale face.

A thoughtful look appeared on the face of Professor Lee, who spoke hesitantly, “Is Old Mr. Bosh still looking for your brother?”

“It’s been decades, I can’t find him.” Old Mr. Bosh let out a long sigh and his eyes fell on Lindsey again. “I don’t know what it is, but the more I look at this little girl, the better I see her.”

“Lindsey thanks Old Mr. Bosh for his love.” Lindsey smiled modestly and quietly passed a wink to Edward.

Edward took her cue and spoke up, steering the conversation to a discussion of Chinese painting and calligraphy.

Lindsey smiled darkly at this, gestured without moving, and wordlessly turned back to the bathroom.

Jesse couldn’t stop sighing as he watched the two of them in silent agreement.

After Lindsey had left, she had been a guest of her father at The Gregor family’s house and Old Mr. Gregor had commented that Lindsey had a chivalrous spirit and a great heart.

At the time she didn’t think Lindsey was worthy of such high praise, but now she can see that Old Mr. Gregor was right on target.

While she was still abroad, a charity fund was set up at home and was to be announced shortly. The projects are for children with serious illnesses that are difficult to notice, such as congenital hearing loss, blindness, leukaemia and other rare diseases.

The foundation is fully staffed and is only waiting for funding to be secured before it can begin its work.

It would not have been wise to make an enemy of such a different girl, especially in the most underhanded way.

Aurora’s heart wonders if she will ever feel remorse.

It was a hot day and Lindsey was sweating even though the air conditioning was on.

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After all, after living in The Grant family for so long and studying calligraphy under Professor Lee, she had never been asked that question before.

Before she went to Africa, she remembered accompanying Professor Lee to a meeting at the Palazzo, but it seems that Old Mr. Bosh was not well enough to go that day. But she had left a note, so if she could have read the message, it would not have taken her so long to remember to ask.

The only possibility was her own appearance.

From what I had heard, it seemed that Old Mr. Bosh’s brother had been missing for a long time.

But his grandfather’s surname was Song, and everyone in the town knew that, and there was no resemblance between the two men.

Lindsey ran through her thoughts, but she still couldn’t get her head around it, so she stopped thinking about it.

She looked in the mirror to fix her dress and turned on the tap to wash her hands, not noticing Bruce come in.

The moment she lifted her head after washing, Lindsey looked at the man in the mirror, dressed in a smart handmade suit, with a cool face, and was instantly in a trance.

In three years, he had become even more composed and handsome than before.

The youthfulness of his youth was long gone, and what appeared in front of her was a man with an air of strength in his bones.

She had thought of a thousand different ways to meet him, but she had never imagined that he would barricade himself in the bathroom.

The atmosphere was stagnant.

Bruce didn’t make a sound, just stared at her in silence, a devouring coldness dripping from his deep, inky eyes.

The air around them seemed to freeze in a frightening silence as their eyes collided fiercely in the mirror.

“It’s been a long time.” Lindsey unfurled her face. “I didn’t expect to see you here.”

Bruce remained silent, taking long strides to press towards her.

She had changed, her long hair was cut short, and the delicate face that had once enchanted him had lost its youthfulness and looked mature and full of style.

The ice in his heart melted a little, and the ecstasy of the moment dropped to freezing the moment she spoke again.

She said, “Mr. Grant, if I remember correctly, this is the ladies’ room.”

“Lindsey …” Bruce’s voice was hoarse and his chest felt like a boulder was weighing down, sinking so heavily he couldn’t breathe. “Why didn’t you come back and tell me.”

Lindsey turned and tilted her head slightly to look at him, a frank smile rising to her lips. “Mr. Grant, I think …”

“Bruce, what are you doing in the ladies room.” Aurora, who had appeared at some point, interrupted the latter part of Lindsey’s sentence as soon as she showed up: there was no need to inform you.

Bruce lowered his eyebrows and, without even looking at Aurora, turned on his heel and strode away.

Lindsey lowered her eyes and quickly hid her sadness as she strode out the door.

“Miss Lindsey, please behave yourself.” Aurora curled her lips mockingly, looking at her with a gaze that threatened to spit fire. “Bruce is my husband now.”

“Why do you need to stress that over and over again.” Lindsey paused to turn back, sneering, and dropped a smile to her flawlessly refined face. “It looks as if your married life is, well, unpleasant.”

Bruce didn’t even begrudge her a look; what happiness could there be in a marriage like that.

Jesse said that The Palvin family was now almost empty, and if Old Mr. Palvin were not still alive, he would have been kicked into the dust by Old Mr. Grant for all eternity.

“So what!” Aurora was utterly furious. “Even if we were unhappy, Bruce could never marry you in his life.”

“Gee, there are plenty of men in this world.” Lindsey threw her a meaningful smile and turned around in a flutter.

After all she had been through, she was no longer the same Lindsey who had been set up and had swallowed her anger.

If there was one person in this world who could influence her emotions, it could only be Bruce, and only him.

“Since there are plenty of men.” Aurora’s teeth clenched in a cold warning. “I would advise you not to think about things that don’t belong to you.”

Lindsey paused slightly in her steps and suddenly turned back, a teasing smile curling her lips. “Does Miss Aurora sound so sultry because she has been alone for the past three years, or is it because, so far, she has not been able to take half a step into Nine Lakes Mountain?”

“You!” Aurora was furious, raising her hand and swinging it at her.