Amelia, seeing that the situation was not in her favor, tried to escape, but she ran into the Turne family at the door. Isabella and Ethan were behind them. Everyone rushed forward in a flustered manner."Isabella!""What's going on?""Are you hurt?" They bombarded her with questions."I'm fine," Isabella said coldly, grabbing Amelia, who was trying to leave. "Cousin, where were you planning to go?"Grandfather furrowed his brows, looking puzzled. "What's going on? What happened?"Isabella's gaze turned icy as she stared at Amelia. "She wanted to kill me.""All the men in this room were hired by her."She didn't forget to defend her boyfriend. "Fortunately, Ethan came in time and saved me."After her words, everyone was dumbfounded. They were shocked to hear Amelia being accused of such things.Grandmother asked sternly, "How is that possible? What's the matter? Did Amelia misunderstand something?"Amelia bit her lip and desperately defended herself, "No, it's not true. Isabella is fr
About twenty minutes later, the lights in the emergency room turned off, and the doctor came out. Everyone quickly stood up. "Rest assured, Mrs. Turne is fine. She will wake up soon." Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.The group of people moved from the emergency room to the hospital ward. Isabella stared at Ethan and finally asked, "Is your wound okay? Does it hurt?"Ethan's eyes had a faint smile. "No, it doesn't hurt." Inside the room, Grandma had already woken up, and everyone showered her with concern. Grandpa looked at Benjamin and asked, "Did you catch Amelia?"Benjamin shook his head. "Her car crashed into a tree. It seems she had an accident. When we arrived, there were bloodstains on the steering wheel airbag, and the car's black box was missing, probably taken away by someone."Upon hearing this, Isabella said, "That's impossible! Julia told me that Amelia only hired ten bodyguards, including her accomplice. Who could have assisted her?""So, you already
Ethan sat in the driver's seat, his handsome face lost in thought. After a moment, he slowly took out his phone and dialed a number.The call was quickly answered by his father, who spoke, "Ethan, what's wrong?"Ethan's voice didn't reveal any emotions, remaining calm. "Dad, I miss you."Upon hearing his son say those words for the first time, his father was overcome with emotion, and tears nearly welled up in his eyes. It took him several seconds to regain his composure. "Son! Dad misses you too.""It's all because of Mom. I told her to stay at home for a while and spend time with you, but she insisted on dragging me to this African jungle expedition. Wait for it, Dad, I'll book a ticket to come back immediately!"Just as he finished speaking, his mother's sharp voice came from the other side. "Who do you blame?"Ethan's lips curled up slightly, and he replied calmly, "Dad, Mom, Isabella and I are together now.""What? Didn't you say you didn't like her anymore? It hasn't even been a
The next morning, a news headline dominated the news. Turne Group released a statement claiming that Amelia was not their biological child and that she had caused harm to the Turne family, henceforth cutting ties with her. Everyone was shocked. Not their biological child? Who did she harm? Cutting ties completely? Although it was a brief statement, the information contained within it caused an uproar among netizens.After breakfast, Isabella was preparing to leave with Sherry. Just as she grabbed her bag and headed downstairs, Caleb, who was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, spoke up, "Hold on, you're not allowed to go anywhere these two days."Upon hearing this, Isabella paused, squinting her eyes slightly. "Why? I still have to go for filming!"Caleb firmly stated, "Amelia hasn't been found yet, and we don't know what she might do behind the scenes. Until she's found, you're not allowed to go anywhere.""Well, why can Tricia and the others go out then?" Isabella crossed her
After Nathan and Ryan walked into the office, they noticed that Isabella was also there. Nathan remained silent, while Ryan’s eyes flashed with a hint of playful humor. He seemed to glance sarcastically at Ethan before turning his gaze towards Isabella, who was grinning from ear to ear.Seeing that his plan had been ruined, Ethan glanced at his two friends and asked in a cold tone, “Is there something you need?”Ryan replied nonchalantly, “I’m fine, just bored.”Nathan pursed his lips and looked at Ethan and then Isabella before finally saying, “Sorry, Isabella. I shouldn’t have kept Sherry’s true identity from you all this time.”Isabella took a sip of her coffee without saying a word. Nathan looked down and continued, “I want to win Sherry back.”After hearing this, Isabella sneered and said, “No chance.”Nathan seemed to have already anticipated this response and he gave a bitter smile before looking at Ethan for help. But Ethan seemed to have ignored his pleading look and kept his
After the interview, Isabella was backstage while Charles was incessantly gossiping beside her.“Who’s your boyfriend?”“Arrogant and rich, who could it be?”Isabella glanced at her phone, where people kept asking who her boyfriend was. Just as she was replying to Ava’s message, a notification popped up on the top of her screen.[Official Adams Group account liked Isabella’s interview.]Isabella furrowed her eyebrows and clicked on it.“Isn’t the person Isabella likes Ethan Adams? I have a bold idea.”“No way, this account isn’t even being used by Ethan.”“Definitely impossible. Ethan said he likes obedient, gentle and sensible women in a previous interview. Which of those words fits Isabella?”“If they were really dating, how could Isabella leave her original agency?”Isabella fell silent with frustration at her boyfriend, Ethan! Charles, who was beside her, also saw the trending topic and asked in surprise, “Could your boyfriend really be Ethan?”Isabella gave him a fleeting glance a
Isabella sat in the driver’s seat motionless, watching Karl walk in the opposite direction and stop in front of a black Mercedes.She reminisced about the first time she met this man. One night, she found him covered in blood on the street. Karl was a hacker and a mysterious figure in the underworld. Isabella learned her fighting skills from him and he taught her how to shoot. He even gave her the gun.Most importantly, Isabella had once confessed her feelings to him, but Karl rejected her. They had known each other for three years, and Isabella now saw him as a brother.But now…she bit her lip, wondering if Karl was also involved in Amelia’s plan to delete the video of Julia’s threats. Was he helping her behind the scenes?Isabella gripped the steering wheel and then slapped her forehead. How could she doubt this man who had always helped her? You’re such a terrible person!However, once the seed of doubt was planted…Isabella’s thoughts remained chaotic as she drove home.Karl sat in
It was late at night. Just after taking a shower, Isabella was carried back to bed by Ethan. As she reminisced about their moments together in the bathroom and the love bite on her neck, she kicked Ethan when he tried to cuddle with her on the bed.“How can I face people and work tomorrow with this love bite all over my neck?” she protested.Ethan held her tightly in his arms and traced his long fingers over the mark on her neck with a smirk. “It’s perfect. It shows that your boyfriend is good at what he does,” he teased.Isabella pouted and held onto the blankets while Ethan held her waist. His breath was filled with her scent and he whispered in her ear, “Isabella, I love you so much.”Isabella opened her eyes and turned her head to look at Ethan. “If I hadn’t hooked up with you on Valentine’s Day, would we still be together?” she asked, referring to the night they met at the bar.Ethan only thought for a few seconds before answering, “Yes. You’re like a beautiful rose that catches m