CHAPTER 18

“Back off, Cassie,” Isabella said, her voice cold and deadly serious.

Cassie sneered, but before she could respond, Isabella grabbed a handful of her hair and yanked hard, causing Cassie to yelp in pain.

“Don’t you ever touch Millie again, got it?” Isabella warned, her eyes blazing with fury. "If you so much as try to lay a finger on her, I'll let me Serrano know you're trying to rough handle his new model addition. Let's see how you like that."

The entire room went silent as everyone watched the scene unfold.

Cassie, clearly humiliated, mumbled something under her breath before storming out of the hall.

I stood there in shock, my heart racing. Isabella turned to me, her expression softening.

“Are you okay?” she asked gently.

“Y-yeah,” I stammered. “Thank you for that. I didn’t know what to do.”

Isabella smiled.

“Don’t worry about it. Cassie’s always been a bully. She won’t bother you again.”

I nodded, still trying to process everything that had just happened.

I was grateful to hav