Isabella, of course, did not know that Quinn had been ranked first since childhood. He graduated from Harbridge University, one of the Evergreen League universities, and obtained a PhD from Harbridge University in half the time than others."You must have gotten beaten up a lot." Isabella suddenly felt sorry for him. "I wonder what you boys are thinking."She continued, "When I was a student, I was the first at school in every subject and was recommended to the most famous university in Lunaris."Yet it wasn't what she wanted. Instead of reporting to Lunaris University, she chose to major in fine arts, her favorite.Her biggest dream was to design the most beautiful wedding dress in the world so that every girl could wear the wedding dress she designed and be the most beautiful bride.However, her dream ended three years ago on the day she drew the wedding dress design for herself. She never picked up a paintbrush again.Isabella's eyes dimmed when she thought of that. She thought, "M
Hector walked over and looked at Isabella. Then he looked at Martha. "Martha, if you are idle, help me with this proposal."Martha rolled her eyes and said with dissatisfaction. "Hector, you always help Isabella. Why don't you never speak for me?"Hector subconsciously looked at Isabella and said, "Don't talk nonsense."Hector knew that Isabella was married, but he wasn't that gossipy to talk about it in the company. Maybe he didn't want to bring Isabella any trouble. Maybe he still had little hope.Isabella smiled, "All go to work. Mr. Ashton and his fellow higher-ups will deal with this. We don't need to worry."At the same time, in the CEO's office of NextEra Technologies, Braylon was reporting to Quinn seriously.He said, "Mr. Ashton, everything is going according to your order. We will let that brat smug for some time."Quinn tapped the desk with his long slender fingers. After a while, he said, "That's not enough."Braylon and Ava looked at each other. They had been working for
The Gray Group announced all its subsidiary companies would stop cooperating with NextEra Technologies. NextEra Technologies immediately resorted to crisis management but it didn't work well. For a moment, Quinn, the CEO of NextEra Technologies, seemed to be on the tip of the storm.When seeing this message, Alexander raised his eyebrows and smiled meaningfully.Quinn was just the CEO of NextEra Technologies. Alexander had a lot of ways to let Quinn go bankrupt.Lucas could see that Alexander was in a good mood. He immediately said, "Mr. Gray, once our message was released, NextEra Technologies couldn't fight back at all."Alexander turned his phone in his hand and snorted. "Don't feel complacent so early. What we see with our own eyes may not be true."Lucas said with curiosity, "Mr. Gray. what do you mean?""Bradley went to pick Quinn personally at that time. With only this, we can't look down on Quinn." Alexander threw a cold glance at Lucas. "Use your brain when doing anything, ok
Isabella went on plenty of dates with Alexander back then. Yet, when they were dating, she felt sweet and happy. She only felt disgusted now.She didn't want to see him at all, but she had no choice. She took a deep breath to calm herself down.When she arrived at the second floor, Alexander beckoned her over. "Here, Izzy."In the past, she loved the way he called her name. But now...Not wanting to dwell on the miserable past, Isabella shook her head, strode over, and sat down across from Alexander.Once she sat down, she automatically glanced at Alexander's forehead. She wondered how the wound was as it was still bandaged.Alexander chuckled, "You still care about me."Undeniably, Isabella cared about his injury because she was the one who caused it. She didn't want to become a murderer for this man. It wasn't worth it.Staring at him, Isabella realized he couldn't cause her the same heartache. She was surprised by how calm she was.Alexander didn't seem to mind her silence. He wave
"Isabella..."As Alexander finished speaking, Quinn came over to their table without alerting them and called Isabella softly.Hearing Quinn's voice, Isabella tensed briefly and subconsciously stood in front of Quinn, wanting to shield him from Alexander's gaze.However, Quinn pulled her into his arms and tucked a string of her hair behind her ear before saying softly, "I'm sorry that you have to wait this long."Isabella's worries suddenly lessened as she heard Quinn's deep and seductive voice and saw the usually calm look on his face. He only seemed gentler.She looked at him and beamed, "Are you finished work?""Yes." Quinn nodded and held her hand. "Let's go. I'll treat you to a nice dinner tonight."Isabella nodded and replied softly, "OK."Holding Isabella's hand, Quinn started to walk away. He never spared a glance at Alexander, as if he didn't exist.Alexander stared at the couple's backs and didn't recover for a long time.He thought, "This guy has emitted an intimidating vib
Since something had happened, there was no use worrying about it. So, Isabella simply did not bother to think about what Alexander was up to and just lived her life as usual.Out of the dog food store, Quinn asked Isabella, "Where else do you want to go?"Isabella knew that he was very busy, but she wanted to indulge herself once and be a willful little woman in front of her husband.She took his arm and shook it. "I want to go to the shopping mall in the duty-free zone. Would you like to go with me?"He did not reply to her question. Instead, he opened the car door. "Get in the car!"When Isabella thought there was no way he would take her there this time, she suddenly saw him set the shopping mall as their destination in the navigation.Quinn had never been to places like a shopping mall before, and all his clothing was made by the private designer of the Ashton family.Even if it was something as simple as a pair of underwear, its material was carefully chosen and it was made after
Isabella noticed April's glare and held Quinn's arm tighter. "Miss, I'd like a scarf for men."April gritted her teeth in hatred and stood still. Another shop assistant came over and said, "Is it for your boyfriend? He looks gorgeous."Isabella smiled and didn't correct her.She took a simple scarf from the samples the shop assistant brought over because she thought that the color and the texture were perfect for Quinn."How about trying it out?" Isabella blinked her eyes and looked at Quinn with anticipation.Though Isabella didn't know the brand of the clothes Quinn was wearing, she knew that they were expensive and handmade. She was worried that he would refuse to try the scarf out.Isabella held her breath and waited for Quinn's answer. However, he nodded without thinking. "Sure."Quinn nodded in agreement, and the shop assistant was about to put on the scarf for him.Isabella took the scarf from the shop assistant. "Let me do it."Isabella's height was about 168 centimeters while
Quinn was satisfied with Isabella's answer. He hugged her head in public and gently kissed her lips.Isabella felt shy when she was being watched by so many people. She pushed him with all her might, but he held her tighter so her body stuck to his.Quinn looked gentle and behaved elegantly, but his strength was so strong. Isabella couldn't push him away no matter what.What happened to him?What was wrong with him? He seemed to be doing everything on a whim so she couldn't understand him.When Isabella hoped that she could hide away from the crowd, Quinn finally let go of her. "This is my gift for you."Isabella felt complicated in her heart. Damn, his gift was worthless. She preferred physical gifts.But when Isabella turned her head and met April's furious gaze, she didn't think so. Instead, she threw herself into Quinn's arms.Quinn was her husband, so she didn't need to care about other people's opinions when she made out with him, especially what April thought.Seeing that Isabe
Seed drill?No sooner had Isabella's words left her mouth than she felt a pain on her lips. Before she could react, she was forcefully kissed by Quinn.He forcefully and dominantly pried open her shell-like teeth, invaded her mouth, and compelled her to accept his assertive kiss."Uh—" Isabella swung her fists, pounding them one after another on his solid chest, "Bastard, let me go!"She muttered indistinctly, but Quinn paid her no mind, kissing her like a furious lion.His kiss was too dominant, and soon Isabella had no strength to struggle, but she was not one to give up easily.Isabella couldn't push him away, nor could she hurt him by hitting. This man was not only incredibly strong, but his muscles were also astonishingly solid.Isabella was so angry, perhaps even blinded by rage, that she thrust her hand into his suit collar and fiercely grabbed at his chest through his shirt.Quinn's body shuddered slightly, he qui
"I want to have a word with Elena alone," Isabella said."Then I'll go ahead and wait for Ms. Isabella. If you need anything, just call out." With that, Ashford turned around and walked away, leaving behind a smile.Isabella took a deep breath of cool air, returning once again to the window. In the room, Elena was quietly looking in the direction of the window, her gaze as silent as death.Isabella's gaze fell on Elena's face, looking at her unrecognizable face, she thought of many things from the past.Once upon a time, Elena was so radiant and dazzling. Back then, so many boys in their circle wanted to pursue her, but they were all gently rejected by her one by one.It was not until later that Isabella found out that Elena's heart had always been with Alexander, with marrying him as her lifelong pursuit."Are you here to mock me?" Elena suddenly burst into laughter. Her cold laughter was particularly eerie and terrifying in this quiet cour
Isabella didn't know why, but the nicer Quinn was to her, the more uneasy she felt. She was terrified that one day she would open her eyes and he would no longer be by her side, and she would never be able to find him again.If he hadn't been so good to her, even if one day he was no longer by her side, she would have been able to adapt to a new life quickly.But back then—Back then, she found herself increasingly reluctant to leave him. Even dreaming of him saying he wanted to break up would cause her such heartache.Although he said the breakup was in a dream, she still felt a lingering fear at this moment."Isabella, can you tell me what's on your mind?" Quinn asked, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, his gaze deep and profound.Isabella had been frequently distracted recently. Quinn knew she was hiding something in her heart, but he just couldn't guess what it was.She was still eating at that moment, and he was still by her s
"Wasn't it you?" The speaker turned back into Alexander, who stepped forward and grabbed her by the throat, "Izzy, we were once the closest people to you, yet you conspired with someone else to frame us.""I didn't--" Isabella tried to speak, but he choked her throat. Her face swelled up red, breathing became more and more difficult, and she couldn't utter a word."Isabella, do you know how sordid your birth was? Kason treated your mother like a plaything, giving her to other men, and it was under such unbearable circumstances that she conceived you.""Take another look at who Quinn is? He's Qadir, the one who controls the Grand Group. He's someone that many people can't reach. Now look at you, what's your status? What gives you the right to stand by his side, to take the place of his wife?""Did you think that carrying his child would keep him tied to you? Did you think his promises to you would always hold true?""The only reason he was still wit
It was precisely because Alexander had been escorting her all the way, and Kason's attitude towards Isabella was fairly good, that she could capriciously do what she wanted to do.During the college entrance examination, Isabella was admitted to the best university in Lunaris with the highest score, but that was Kason's wish, not hers. What she wanted to study was fashion design.Kason was very angry about this matter. In his rage, he punished her by not allowing her to eat dinner and, furthermore, made her stand as punishment.This matter was known to Alexander, who climbed over the wall from their villa, ascended a large tree to the upper floor of her house, and gave her the packed chicken legs and hot rice. "Izzy, eat quickly.""Alexander, you've always been the best to me." She took the lunch box, looking at him with a smile of pure joy."Who will treat you well if I don't?" Alexander said, not without pride, as he affectionately ruffled her ha
These past few days, due to health reasons, Isabella always got up relatively late, usually arriving at the studio around ten in the morning.Seeing her come in, Lila quickly poured her a glass of boiled water. She watched as she opened her mouth to speak, but in the end, she didn't say anything."Lila, are you trying to play charades with me?" They had been friends for so many years, how could Isabella not tell that Lila had something to say to her.Lila thought again, even if she didn't tell Isabella, but this matter was so big, Isabella would soon know. It would be better to let her say it, and it could also serve as a reminder to Isabella.She first helped Isabella sit down, then slowly asked, "Izzy, what is your current attitude towards Alexander?""Why did you suddenly mention that person?" Isabella asked.To be honest, all her thoughts had been on Quinn and the child for quite some time. She hadn't thought about those past events and
It hit Alexander's head hard."It was you, it was you, it was you, it was you, it was you!"With every smash, Elena roared, putting all her strength into each one.Blood splattered, splashing on her face, falling into her eyes - a sea of crimson.She kept smashing until all her strength was exhausted. Only then, panting, did she stop.Alexander was already unrecognizable.She smashed it."Hahaha..." Looking at her own masterpiece, Elena suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears came out.Tears and blood, mixed together.Bitter, sweet, and pungent, just like her life.Suddenly, she lost all her strength and collapsed weakly next to Alexander's body.She stared blankly at the unrecognizable corpse, then suddenly, she reached out and embraced him."Alexander, was Ellie beautiful?"She asked.No answer.Only the color of blood was spreading infinitely.After a
Even though the New Year was almost over, the weather in Lunaris was still very cold.In those days, Elena didn't go out at all, she stayed at home all day, but she still dressed herself up beautifully.She had always been a woman who loved beauty.Although her face was ruined, she did not give up on herself, because beautiful makeup was equally important.She turned her back, hiding her scarred face from view. Even just looking at her silhouette, one would still consider her an exceptionally beautiful woman.Her slender waist was just a handful, her golden, big wavy hair casually draped over it.Lifting the soup to take a few big gulps, Alexander's gaze fell on Elena's back.She was wearing a bright red coat today, the color of blood, so red that it was somewhat startling.He stared at her for quite a while, Alexander didn't take his eyes off her. Logically, she shouldn't have obeyed him as she used to.Could it be that
Thinking of this, Isabella glared at him fiercely, "I don't need your company, you just go and do your own thing."Quinn. "..."In fact, he really wanted to keep her by his side at all times, but he knew her personality too well, she took her work very seriously.If he had forcibly prevented her from going to work, she would have definitely been unhappy. And the last thing he wanted to do was to make her unhappy.After thinking for an entire night, he finally came up with what he thought was a good solution - he would accompany her to work. That way, he could always keep an eye on her.Isabella yanked the blanket aside, sitting up abruptly, only to hear Quinn's anxious voice, "Isabella, take it easy."His large palm also timely supported her waist, preventing her from continuing to move about."Mr. Ashton, being pregnant isn't as scary as you imagine," she wondered if he was foolish.Every time she moved, he would get so nervou