Roland silently pursed his lips. His face was cold as firm as before without any shifting emotions.The old man standing on the left could not help but shout, “What’s so great about that celebrity? She just has a pretty face! She can’t help you with anything, and now it’s her fault that you’re in this predicament. Why won’t you break up with her?”Roland’s eyes turned cold. “She didn’t do anything, much less harm me.”The old man was frightened by his expression and wanted to say something else but was pulled back by his companion.The other old man said to Roland, “Roland, we’re not asking you to really break up with her. Just pretend to break up. Make an announcement online that you’ve broken up with her, but you can still contact each other as you wish in private.”This was the best of both worlds for them.However, Roland’s expression turned hard, and he said in a firm and icy voice, “I won’t break up with her.”The two old men were frightened by his face and tone. After a m
It was late at night.Isabel lay naked in Roland’s arms and suddenly remembered what the two old men said to him before. She asked curiously, “Did the Houston family really try to set you and Clarice up together?”Roland wrapped his arm around her and hummed softly.Isabel could not help but look back at him and asked with a teasing smile, “Why didn’t you agree?”The Houstons were the most influential family in Southboro, and Clarice was the young lady of the family. She did not look too bad either. If he got together with her, Decker would not have taken Rockwell Corporation back then.Roland pinched her sly face and said with sincere eyes, “I didn’t like her.”Isabel smiled. “I thought she was the one who didn’t like you.”Everyone knew that Clarice liked Decker.Roland said without changing his expression, “She probably doesn’t like me either.”He did not like her anyway, so he naturally did not care about who she liked.Isabel laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Isabel pursed her lips. “Mm.”Then, she took out her phone to call her father.The line rang until she almost got the busy tone, and then it was picked up.Isabel called out sweetly, “Dad.”“Mm.” Odell asked softly, “Do you need my help this time?”He obviously knew about the discussions about her on the Internet.Isabel pursed her lips and said, “I want you and Mom to come to Southboro.”“Okay.” Odell smiled. “Since I’ve chosen him as my son-in-law, I naturally can’t watch him being bullied.”Isabel smiled. “Thanks, Dad.”The call soon finished.Martha sat in the distance, looking at her.When Isabel finished the call, Martha walked up to her and asked, “Isabel, is your family okay?”“They’re fine.” After thinking about it, Isabel looked at her. “Didn’t Roland tell you about my family?”Martha smiled. “He said that your family is very kind.”“That’s all?”“Yes. Is something wrong?”“No.” Isabel smiled, then looked at Martha sincerely. “I want to tell you something abou
Did Clarice mean that if Roland did not take Isabel to the party, then he did not want the Rockwells to approve of her?Did Clarice think that she was a fool? That she did not know about the Rockwells' affairs?The Rockwells did not matter, and neither did its members who ostracized and bullied Roland.Isabel would be an idiot if she needed their approval.Furthermore, Roland’s mother had long since regarded Isabel as her darling daughter-in-law. She did not need anyone else’s approval!Isabel narrowed her eyes.She read Clarice’s message again. It was not hard to guess that Clarice just wanted to provoke her into making Roland take her to the dinner party tonight.Roland must have known about the party, but he did not bring it up at all. It must be because he did not plan on going.There was a conspiracy at the dinner party.What was it?Isabel curled her lips.No matter what, she had to go!She ignored Clarice and messaged Roland directly. “Are you busy now?”Roland swif
They contacted the paparazzi in advance for tonight’s dinner party.As long as Roland appeared with Isabel, photos of them in the same frame would be published online.The discussions that Roland had previously suppressed would rise again and definitely be fiercer than before.Rockwell Corporation’s shares, which had just stabilized slightly, would certainly fall again.At that time, Decker and Master Rockwell, along with the other shareholders, would force Roland to abdicate!Decker was still frowning.Five years ago, Isabel was devoted to him. She was gentle, intelligent, simple-minded, and intellectual. She did not care about fame and fortune.Now, she was bright, smart, and cunning. She seemed to have all sorts of thoughts. However, she seemed to both care and not care about fame and fortune.He really could not guess if she would take Clarice’s bait and make Roland take her to the dinner party tonight.Seeing how conflicted Decker was, Master Rockwell grew impatient and l
Roland did not say anything.Soon, the car stopped at the hotel entrance.The bellboy at the entrance came forward to open the car door for them.After getting out of the car, Roland took Isabel’s hand and walked in.The staff guarding the entrance of the venue most likely knew from the Internet that Isabel and Roland were together. When they saw her and Roland coming, they did not ask her for an invitation and simply stepped to the side, letting them go straight in.Many people had already arrived at the venue at that point.Isabel had only met Master Rockwell, Decker, Isabel, and a few other familiar-looking senior shareholders of Rockwell Corporation. She did not know anyone else.When Roland and she came in, those people stopped talking and looked at them. Their eyes were filled with mockery and ridicule.No one came forward to greet them.Only Clarice came up while holding Decker’s arm.Decker smiled and looked at Isabel. His eyes were slightly mocking as he sized her up
Isabel pouted. “I want wine.”Roland’s expression was stern. “Drink the juice first.”Fine.Isabel reluctantly took two gulps of juice. Her empty stomach was filled, making her feel much better.Now that she was no longer hungry, she stopped munching on the toast and looked at the table of drinks behind Roland.Roland pursed his lips and brought her a glass of red wine.Isabel smiled and drank the wine immediately.The others saw this scene.The expressions of the Rockwell relatives surrounding Master Rockwell and Decker all turned cold.“He’s the young master of the Rockwells and the largest shareholder of Rockwell Corporation, but he’s completely wrapped around the finger of a woman from the entertainment industry. How embarrassing.”“This woman is very clever. I wonder how she coaxed Roland into being so considerate.”“It must be dirty tricks.”...Although Master Rockwell was unhappy with Roland’s action of pouring wine for Isabel, his lips also curled when he listened
Isabel stared back at Roland before answering the phone. She immediately heard Amanda’s frantic voice, “Isabel, are you at a dinner party with Roland right now?” Isabel cocked an eyebrow and asked, “Yeah, why?” “There are people sneaking pictures of you two together! You should get out of there as quickly as you can. They are posting pictures of you and Roland online right now. Those ridiculous discussions that you managed to squash last week are back up on the trending charts again!” Isabel scowled. So, this was why Clarice texted her and hinted at her to bring Roland here. This was the plot she had weaved the entire time. She answered with a brisk smile, “Don’t worry about a thing, Amanda. Something spicy is coming up later tonight, so make sure you stay tuned.” "Huh? What do you mean by that?” "You'll find out soon enough." Without bothering to elaborate, Isabel hung up. While Roland was still in the middle of his phone call, he looked at Isabel with a