It was 2 a.m. Isabella, in a drunken state, took a taxi back to the villa. Running through the rain, Isabella arrived at the doorstep of the villa and was stunned when she saw Ethan standing there."What are you doing here?" she asked.Ethan had just arrived and had been pressing the doorbell for a while with no response. Just as he was getting confused, Isabella showed up.He glanced at his watch. It was only 2 a.m. Where had she been?"I'm asking you a question, Ethan!"Ethan snapped out of his thoughts and reached out to wipe the raindrops off her face, but Isabella immediately stepped back."What are you doing?" She looked at him with caution. "Ethan, there are surveillance cameras here. It's late at night. If you try anything with me..."Isabella could tell that both she and Ethan had been drinking. Suspicious at the moment, she wondered if the alcohol had made him angry about what he had done before and if he was seeking revenge.Ethan's lips twitched. What was she constantly th
The words "I've been pursuing you" echoed in Isabella's ears, and for a moment, she doubted if she was hearing things. The atmosphere in the carriage became strange.Isabella blinked, uncertain, and asked, "Pursuing me?"Ethan nodded earnestly."Ethan, have you lost your mind? Pursuing me? Don't you know who I am? Your mind must be messed up. I'll immediately inform my brother about this good news," Isabella said, happily taking out her phone.Ethan's expression showed a hint of displeasure as he approached her and stopped her from making the call. "Isabella, I'm serious.""I seriously doubt your sanity. How about you go to the hospital and get yourself checked? I'll cover the medical expenses," Isabella retorted, glancing at him.He looked at Isabella with a deep and magnetic voice. "I've been angry all these days because of the deception you played on me."Isabella scoffed, "Angry? How fascinating!"Suppressing his anger, Ethan continued in a slow voice, "Actually, on the night when
Isabella looked around the room full of people, and she suddenly realized that she had walked right into a trap. Everyone in the club was probably under his control, including the manager who intentionally led them to this floor. She had underestimated the situation. She could handle two people, but facing so many... it was a mistake, a big mistake.Isabella turned around, intending to run, but the man's stern voice stopped her in her tracks. "Leaving Elroy behind, huh?" She paused and looked back at him, sensing the hidden anger in his eyes.In another room, Sherry watched Isabella standing motionless at the door. She was about to approach and ask about the situation when Isabella gave her a subtle eye signal. Sherry took a step back, realizing something was wrong. She hurriedly ran to the elevator, pulled out her phone, and tried to contact Isabella's two brothers. But she didn't have their phone numbers! Sophia and Olivia probably had them, but she hadn't saved their contacts. What
When Ethan received Sherry's call, he was visiting Nathan at the hospital, who had caught a cold after getting drenched in the rain all night. Naturally, both of them hurried over to the club. Luckily, they arrived in time, and everyone was safe.Ethan believed that saving Isabella would somewhat ease her attitude towards him. However, as he looked at the stubborn Isabella, he became displeased and arrogantly scooped her up and placed her in the passenger seat.Ethan sat in the driver's seat, started the car, and drove away. He glanced at Isabella and said, "Afraid I'll take advantage of you?"Isabella replied coldly, "Go to the hospital."Ethan was dissatisfied with her attitude and said again, "Isabella, I just saved you. Who asked you to come and rescue me? I didn't need you."Isabella was unhappy with herself. She admitted that she had been foolish tonight. If she had called Benjamin earlier, things wouldn't have escalated to this point. It was Ethan who came to save her.Isabella
In the room, Sherry and Isabella lay on the bed after freshening up. Isabella knew very well that tonight's incident was related to Kathy; it was probably her revenge plan."Sherry, don't you find it strange? In theory, when Elroy disappeared, the contestants should have contacted the director. Why did they come to you?" Isabella asked.Sherry nodded, "Exactly, I was just thinking about that! The contestants don't even have my contact information."Upon hearing this, Isabella furrowed her brows even deeper. "So, it means they didn't involve you because of me. They wanted to retaliate against both of us. Sherry, do you have any enemies?"Sherry didn't need to think twice. "Yes, Nadia. She is Nathan's admirer and a close friend of Kathy."Isabella cursed angrily, "A bunch of despicable women!"If Ethan and Nathan didn't arrive in time, both of them would be ruined tomorrow. Thinking about Ethan, Isabella suddenly felt like she had become somewhat indifferent...On the other side, Nadia
After leaving the hospital, Isabella called Sherry. She asked her mundane questions like, "What are you doing?" and "Do you miss me?" It was all quite boring.At this moment, Sherry found Isabella's behavior peculiar. She hung up the phone as she was in the midst of a rehearsal for her concert. Just then, a staff member rushed backstage."Sherry, someone has sent something for you," the staff member said hurriedly.Sherry paused for a moment and followed the staff member to the backstage area. There, she saw a group of people surrounding a grand piano."A crystal piano, oh my goodness!""It's so beautiful! It must be worth millions!"Sherry's assistant, Kit, handed her a card. "Sherry, this came with the piano," she said.Sherry took the card, and it had only a few words written on it.[Sherry, wishing you a successful concert.]It was from Nathan.As Sherry looked at the piano, a sarcastic smile appeared on her face. Nathan didn't like her performing in concerts, didn't like her bein
Isabella looked at Ethan's indifferent appearance and clenched her teeth in anger. "Other CEOs have personal doctors who come to their homes. Why can't you find a doctor to come here and see you?"Ethan paused for a moment, finding it uninteresting that way. He sighed, "Since you don't want to accompany me, I won't force you."Ethan put on his coat, and unsurprisingly, Isabella followed his footsteps. They entered the exclusive elevator and arrived at the parking lot. Isabella sat in the passenger seat.Isabella stared at him discontentedly. "You sold Nathan multiple times. Is that how you treat your friends?"Ethan responded, "You are more important to me than any brother or anyone else.""I don't care. This man won't disturb my heart!"Ethan drove away, and Isabella put on her mask. He looked slightly displeased. "Are you afraid of people seeing us together?""No, I'm afraid of you infecting me."With that, Ethan silently took out a mask himself.During the journey, Isabella didn't
In the following moments, Isabella ignored whatever Ethan was saying. She tried to calm her emotions and plan what to do next. Lost in her thoughts, Isabella ended up dozing off on the chair.Ethan looked at the empty bottle of medicine and then at the sleeping Isabella. Helplessly, he stood up and pressed the call button.The hospital room fell into silence. Ethan's head felt heavy and he kept staring at Isabella's peaceful sleeping face, reminiscing about their past moments. His heart seemed to grow even more determined. Love could overcome anything, as long as it was strong enough. But Isabella didn't love him at all. Thinking about this, Ethan's heart grew colder once again.Isabella slept soundly, lost in a long dream. In her dream, she fell in love with Ethan. But during their engagement, news arrived from the Turner family about a project going wrong, and Ethan disappeared from the engagement banquet. The Turner heiress became a laughingstock. Their family went bankrupt, and th