Chapter Nine

Belle's definition of trying to move forward with her life was to drown herself in an impossible workload as a full-time photographer-creative director and a full-time mother. Rather a busy time, but this lack of news bothered her.

Has he already given up? Or is this the kind of silence one would experience before a storm comes?

It has made her anxious. Every phone call from an unknown number and those unexpected doorbells made her uneasy. Even Preston was keeping quiet.

"Belle, you're staring at the screen for too long. Are you okay?" The assistant director, Yuan, asked.

"I'm sorry. There's just something on my mind, but I promise the quality of my work is not affected."

Looking at the quality of her shots, it must be true. Even with a lot of change, her ambition for hunger and learning remains.

Like a true friend, Yuan could see that something was bothering Belle, even with those laser-focused eyes. "I'm not worried about that, but you've been like this since you came back fr