Chapter 778 An Attractive Quality In A Man (Part Two)


    "You can have the rest. I''m going upstairs to take a bath." After swallowing the noodles, Duke stood up


    and left the dining room in a rush. He strode towards the bathroom on the second floor. Belinda rxed


    a little, wondering why Duke left in such a hurry.


    Duke entered the bathroom. Instead of turning on the water, he leaned against the wall, taking deep


    breaths to calm himself down. He pressed his hand over his chest, feeling the fast pounding of his


    heart. He closed his eyes in deep contemtion.


    Just now, he felt a suddenpulsion to tell Belinda that he had fallen deeply in love with her and that


    he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. But the idea that she might dismiss his confession was


    torture to him. Before he could blurt it out, he left the dining room in a hurry. He was afraid that he


    would act impulsively.


    Belinda didn''t even say a single word about Rachel to Duke because she didn''t think it was necessary.


    It was all wishful thinking on Rachel''s part and it had nothing to do with Duke. It would be unfair to


    Duke if Belinda took out her anger on him. Although Belinda was a little upset about Duke and Rachel''s


    past, she knew that everyone had a history. She just had to get over it. She was sophisticated enough


    to take things in stride.


    Belinda ate the noodles in the bowl with determination. Although she was already full, she was


    reluctant to throw the leftovers away. Duke lovingly cooked the noodles for her. She didn''t want to


    waste anything.


    When she went upstairs after she was done, Duke was still in the bathroom. Belinda walked around the


    room in an attempt to digest the noodles faster. She ate too much and there was an ufortable


    feeling in her stomach. She fell into a trance as she walked, thinking about her rtionship with Duke.


    The sudden happiness she felt took her by surprise. It was easy to satisfy Belinda. A bowl of noodles


    made by Duke was enough to make her happy.


    "What are you doing?" Duke walked out of the bathroom with a bath towel wrapped around his waist.


    He looked at Belinda in confusion.


    "Nothing! You''re done with your bath?" Belinda was used to seeing Duke''s half-naked body everyday.


    But every time she saw his firm body, her face flushed shyly and her heartbeat would quicken. She


    looked away awkwardly.


    "Yes. I have some work to finish. I''m going to the study now. Give me your business documents, so I


    can go through them." Duke had been helping Belinda review the business documents of herpany


    recently and had grown ustomed to the habit. He didn''t mind working harder to make things easier


    for his wife. He couldn''t help but do these things for her without asking for anything in return.


    "Now? It''s veryte!" Belinda shook her head in disapproval. Although she brought the documents back


    for him to review, she was nning to ask him to go through them in the morning as it was almost 1


    o''clock in the morning already. She didn''t want him to overwork himself.


    "I''m good. I''ll just go to bed with you. You ate so much. I guess you won''t go to bed so soon." Duke


    grabbed an evening robe and put it on, peeking sideways at her slightly swollen belly.


    "Okay. Wait a second." When Duke made a choice, nobody would be able to change his mind. Belinda


    went to her briefcase and took out a pile of papers, handing them to him with a red face.


    Duke''s eyes widened at the documents. He didn''t expect that there would be so much. If he had to go


    through all of them, he wouldn''t be able to sleep tonight.


    "Do all these documents need to be reviewed?" Duke asked with uncertainty as he took the thick pile of


    documents. His heart sank a little.


    "Of course not, just a few documents. Please go through the contract with YD Group for me and tell me


    if there''s anything that needs to be added." Although the president of the YD Group was Daisy''s friend,


    Belinda wanted to double-check the terms of the contract. After all, business was business. She


    wouldn''t let private affairs interfere with business.


    "Is YD Group going to coborate with you?" Duke took a nce at the documents in his hands. He


    wondered why YD Group decided to work with YS Financial Group. It wasn''t like them to partner up


    with apany so soon.


    "Yes. Let me tell you a secret. The president of the YD Group was Daisy''s schoolmate in the JC Military


    Academy, so he did us a favor. Of course, that''s only partly the reason. The president recognized our


    strength as apany." Belinda suddenly realized that she hadn''t told Duke about it until now. She


    hadn''t contacted Daisy for a couple of days either. She wondered if Daisy was okay. How was she


    doing these days?


    "You mean you seeded in getting this project because of Daisy? Wow, that''s so lucky of you!" Duke


    couldn''t help teasing the proud woman in front of him. But he knew that the president of the YD Group


    would never make such a decision just to please a woman. If Belinda''spany wasn''t powerful


    enough, the president of YD Group wouldn''t choose them as a partner. Duke hadn''t met the president


    of YD Group before, but many of his partners had mentioned him. From their remarks, he knew that the


    president was a cold man. Duke wasn''t interested in making friends with him. After all, they worked in


    different industries. The chances of having projects together were slim.


    "Come on! We''re qualified enough to be their partner! Oh, the president of the YD Group is also very


    handsome. He has a strong and muscr build and he looks rather firm. Maybe this is because he


    used to train at JC Military Academy." Belinda voiced out her high opinion of Zemo casually. She didn''t


    notice Duke''s eyes narrowed and his face turned sour at her words.


    "You have quite an insightful opinion." Duke gnashed his teeth in anger. Although he was standing right


    in front of her, Belinda was gushing about another man. Duke became jealous of the YD Group


    president in an instant. He couldn''t help but consider ruining their partnership to keep them apart.


    "What? We just met a few times. You know how everyone likes beautiful things. I''m no exception. Zemo


    is really an exceptional man." Belinda continued to praise Zemo, not noticing the grim look on Duke''s


    face. She carelessly nattered on about Zemo''s good qualities without a second thought.


    "Are you saying that he''s more handsome than me?" Duke asked, trying his best to restrain his anger.


    He was eager to know her answer to the question.


    "Well, you are two different types of men. In terms of appearance, you are definitely more attractive.


    Why do you ask? Do you want to meet him?" Belinda asked in confusion. She could tell from Duke''s


    dark face that something was wrong, but she couldn''t figure it out. Did she say anything wrong? Why


    did he look so angry?


    "Nothing. I was just curious. I''m going to the study now." Duke was pleased with her answer. He smiled


    in satisfaction and went to the study.


    "Duke is really an odd person." Belinda pursed her lips, grumbling to herself. Though she was


    suspicious of Duke''s actions, she wasn''t a person who liked to get to the bottom of things. She


    shrugged it off and went to the bathroom. Duke''s clothes were scattered around the floor. She picked


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    them up and put them in the basket for dirty clothes. She was so full at this moment that she didn''t


    want to take a bath right away. She decided to organize the wardrobe.


    Duke liked to wear simple clothes of dark colors. His clothes were neither as fancy as Rain''s nor as


    bright as Edward''s. As a result, his closet looked rather dull. His profession had an important influence


    in the formation of his character and temperament.


    Belinda had always been a messy person. Everything in her room used to be in a muddle. Her mother


    always criticized her for being scatterbrained and absentminded, but she was unable to give up her bad


    habit. But after she moved into Duke''s house, she changed her habits easily. Duke liked tidiness, so


    Belinda cleaned the house every day.


    After taking a bath, Belinda went to the study to invite Duke to go to bed with her. She already knew


    what she wanted and she made up her mind to pursue her happiness. The soft moonlight flittered


    through the windows and the couple got intoxicated by the romantic atmosphere. Belinda''s heart began


    to race while Duke walked slowly towards her. Her blood was pumping through her body as Duke


    gazed deeply into her eyes. He stood in front of her and tugged on her robe. "Let''s take this off, shall


    we?" he murmured.