Chapter 1228: 1207:

"Miss Green, let me introduce myself. I’m Henry White, second in line in my family."The man’s unique coolness echoed in the room, rendering Bella Green completely stunned and dazed.

Even though she had never met the legendary second son of the White Family, she knew the name well — it was indeed Henry White.

Bella Green looked at the man sitting across from her with a blank expression, then withdrew her gaze and took a large gulp from her water glass.

She needed to calm down...

Having downed the whole glass, Bella slammed it onto the table, making a loud noise.

Joanna Ramsey shivered slightly, but Richard Shaw didn’t seem to mind; he just threw a concerned glance at Joanna.

"If I’m not mistaken, you’re Joanna’s brother, Dr. Richard Shaw?"

Richard nodded slightly, still appearing indifferent and detached.

"Joanna’s father and my mother became a family again. We are not blood-related, and my mother’s last name is Shaw."

So, does Richard Shaw take the name from his mother’s side?

Was he supposed to be the second son of the White Family, Henry White?

Bella could never have imagined that the second son’s identity would turn out to be like this.

The stepson’s son became the fiancé...

She looked at Joanna, who responded with a smile.

"Pretty surprising, right? I didn’t tell you before because I didn’t know how," Joanna said with some regret.

Bella just felt that she couldn’t digest this matter easily.

"Did you... know all along?"

She still had some doubts, considering Joanna’s previous attitude seemed like she had never met this second son.

"Mm, I’ve always known," Joanna replied, lowering her head to eat a piece of sticky lotus root.

Bella furrowed her brows, feeling something was off, but she couldn’t put her finger on it.

Watching Richard serve Joanna food and gently wipe her mouth, the fiery affection in his eyes was authentic.

This man truly loved Joanna Ramsey.

Otherwise, why would he change identities just to get engaged to Joanna?

But as for Joanna, did she love Richard Shaw?

As for their sibling relationship, Bella didn’t see any issue with it.

They are not blood-related, and with a change of identity, even less associated than that.

Yet Bella felt something was not quite right.

Not sure if he wanted to give them space to talk, Richard soon left the room.

"Joanna, do you really love Richard Shaw?"

Joanna, who was eating with her head down, slightly composed herself, her eyes flickering.

She raised her head, but there was no hint of anything unusual, just a sweet smile.

"Of course I love him, or how else would I be pregnant with his child?"

Bella was at a loss for words and continued asking.

"Earlier, your situation at the White Family wasn’t very good." This was also what Bella was most worried about.

Unhappiness, what else could be the cause if not the resistance to this arranged marriage?

Joanna paused, then laughed: "At that time, it was because Aunt Shaw didn’t approve of us, so I was troubled."

"Bella, I know you care about me. I’ve known him since I was young. He’s really outstanding, and when I was little, I just admired him. But I didn’t expect that this admiration had mutated long ago. Perhaps, I’ve liked him since a long time ago, I just didn’t know, and he didn’t either..."

When she got to the end, Joanna didn’t know what she was thinking, but her eyes were filled with tenderness, as if looking at a distant past...

Such a gaze can’t be faked; it’s only present when there’s real love...