After a brief silence, Ava asked again, "Do you often meet with Asher's father?" "Yes," Isabella answered honestly. "He hasn't taken advantage of you, has he?" Ava continued. "Not yet," Isabella said. Ava nodded, perhaps not paying much attention to the word "yet" that Isabella added before "not." She sighed in resignation. "Between men and women, once a child is involved, it's hard to cleanly sever ties. You've been together for so long, what kind of person is he?" Ava thought Isabella was too young and only judged people by their appearances. Moreover, when Asher was born, she only met Asher's father once, and he was quite handsome. Men like him could easily charm young girls. Ava wasn't entirely convinced and decided she needed to meet him personally. "Arrange a meeting with Asher's father someday. I need to have a talk with him." "What?" Isabella was taken aback. Ava wasn't someone easily persuaded. Isabella was genuinely worried if Andrew could handle her. "He's really a
On the theater's main stage, several actors were rehearsing a play. Isabella, who didn't quite understand these things, hadn't had a chance to enjoy the scene before being brought in front of the director. Isabella also knew she didn't have much talent in acting. She sighed, drooping her small face, and said, 'Ah, looks like I won't get the part again.' "Who says you won't? I've already got the contract signed for you," Olivia said, pulling out a contract from her handbag and handing it to her. "This audition was just for the director to assess your acting skills. The role is already set, it's the second female lead. Not too heavy in terms of lines, but the character is good, quite vivid. If performed well, it'll stand out. Even if not, it won't be a big deal. I think it suits you." Isabella nodded, flipping through the contract absentmindedly. "A movie from Charles' company?" She looked at Olivia in surprise. In her mind, she hadn't even met that scumbag Charles. How did such a go
"This is our sister-in-law, right? Hello, sister-in-law!" Before Andrew could finish, those men eagerly answered, showing a very warm attitude. Andrew faintly smiled and introduced each of those men to Isabella. Her memory was pretty good; with seven or eight people, she quickly got a rough idea. These soldiers were all very warm-hearted. One who looked relatively young stood up and saluted Isabella, and when shaking hands, he first wiped his hand on his pants. "My palm's sweaty," he grinned and touched his head. Isabella warmly treated them while sitting together. "It's your first time here; don't feel like strangers. Just treat it like your own home." Seeing that she quickly got along with his comrades, Andrew smiled lightly and went back to the kitchen. With so many people, there was no time for last-minute cooking. Most of the food was ordered from a large hotel, just needing to be plated. Andrew was portioning the dishes when a tall man walked in. He was Austin, Andrew's c
If he dares to say so, she will never let him off."What's on your mind?" Andrew walked over, habitually reaching out and tousling her hair.Isabella's hair was all messed up by him, and she pushed his hand away discontentedly. "Andrew, tell me about your family.""Really want to know?" He raised an eyebrow slightly."Yes." Isabella nodded vigorously.Andrew took the honey water from her hand, tilted his head back, took a few sips, the sweet and moist taste flowing down his throat, making it very comfortable. But bringing up his family was definitely not a comfortable topic."I am a illegitimate child. My mother is my father's second wife, and I grew up with my stepfather since I was young," he calmly said.Isabella nodded, a hint of surprise in her gaze, but that she could understand."Let's start with my biological father. He is 23 years older than my mother and already retired. I have a stepmother, a stepbrother, who is my step-sibling, and there's also a sister, uncles, aunts, and
Isabella slept soundly until late morning, only getting out of bed after the sun had risen high. Andrew had already gone to the office. In the living room on the ground floor, only Amelia was playing games with Asher. After freshening up, Isabella was about to have breakfast when Olivia called. Originally scheduled to start shooting next month, the new movie suddenly got moved up by a month. Olivia had already booked tickets, and they had to rush to the filming location immediately. Isabella was furious but had no choice. This was her job; there wasn't even room for complaints. Hastily packing her luggage, she caught a taxi to the airport. Olivia was already waiting for her at the airport. "Wait here; I'll go get our boarding passes," Olivia said, taking Isabella's, and headed toward the counter. Isabella stood by with her luggage, bored, and passed the time watching YouTube on her phone. She was engrossed in the news when suddenly someone behind her called her name, "Isabella
"Emily, indeed, is quite vain, but in her eyes, I've at least seen love," James continued. Isabella thought to herself: Emily doesn't just obsessed you, she's enamored with any privileged and influential young gentleman. She picked up her milk tea, moistened her throat, and innocently said, "Since Emily admires you so much, would you consider accepting her again?" James' face darkened noticeably, shaking his head, "If a girl's intentions are impure, there's no hope for her." What he resented most about Emily wasn't her cancelling the engagement at his most difficult time, nor her deceit towards him; it was Emily's indifference to someone in dire need. No matter how much he might have loved Emily before, he wouldn't accept a woman with a tainted heart. "I find this kind of status quo quite suitable for now; being busy, I feel fulfilled," James smiled again. The past between him and Emily, she betrayed him, he retaliated, but all those matters were settled. He didn't want to bring
"Isabella, do you remember what I told you? I'll wait for you," Andrew said lightly but earnestly. There was a certain age gap between them, and in Andrew's eyes, Isabella was still just a young girl. Whether she loved him at this moment didn't matter. His love for her was enough. He had the patience to wait; she would eventually fall in love with him. "Isabella, Isabella!" Olivia's voice suddenly came from behind. "We're boarding soon, why are you hiding here?" Isabella turned to see Olivia, quickly ending the call and, in her high heels, hurried to join her. The boarding gate had already begun the queue, and both of them boarded with their boarding passes. Isabella's acting and condition had been top-notch these few days. The character she portrayed had almost no difficulty, and it matched her own personality effortlessly. Additionally, Charles had specifically come to the filming location to inspect and encourage everyone on set in front of the big boss. Isabella didn't have
Mr. Green nodded knowingly, 'I've said it before, you and Zoe aren't suitable. Your mother and aunt are just too insistent, pressing the matter too hard. Now that you have someone you're dating, it's better to clarify things with Zoe sooner rather than later.' 'I know,' Andrew nodded in agreement. 'Zoe happens to be at home today. This matter, the sooner the better.' Mr. Green sighed somewhat helplessly. Andrew stepped out of the study, glanced at the steel watch on his wrist, hesitating whether to talk to Zoe first and then go to the airport to pick up Isabella. Coincidentally, a servant approached Andrew and said, 'Miss Zoe has the tea leaves in her room. She said it's all packed and asked you to pick it up.' 'Okay,' Andrew responded and walked upstairs with long strides. The study was on the first floor, while most of the bedrooms were on the second floor's east side. Zoe's room was at the far end of the east side, one of the most spacious rooms apart from the master bedroom