All Chapters of Hooked by His Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Everyone in the upper crust knew Isobel Somner was Ethan Goode's doormat. And so, when she knocked on Theodore Stone's door in nothing but a sexy strapped dress, he raised an eyebrow curiously. "Aren't you worried about Ethan hearing about this?"She snorted and hooked an arm around his neck, kissing him hard. She was so enthusiastic that it was almost outrageous. There was a faint smell of tobacco in his mouth; it was pretty nice.Everyone knew Theodore was a seasoned player. Isobel had chosen him partly because his background and influence far surpassed Ethan's—it'd be enough to give the latter an aneurysm.The other reason was that Theodore never kept the same woman for over a month. She could easily use him before kicking him to the curb!Isobel was confident in her looks and figure. So, she'd immediately come to Theodore after learning about Ethan's involvement with her stepsister, Heather Somner.Ethan kept bragging about how obsessed Isobel was with him, didn't he? Well, sh

Ethan hurriedly turned to hold Heather. Isobel didn't spare them another glance as she turned and left. She would retch if she had to spend another second looking at them.As she left, she heard Vincent roar behind her, "Get back here, Isobel! What's this about sleeping with someone?"There it was. He was her birth father, yet he only picked on her mistakes. She'd talked about Ethan and Heather kissing each other, yet he acted like he hadn't heard a thing.Then again, she was used to it. She'd lost whatever standing she'd had at home since Anna Samson, her stepmother, had moved in with Heather five years ago. She would have stopped coming home ages ago if not for the fact that she was afraid Vincent and the others would destroy her mother's things.…Sophia approached Isobel when the latter arrived at the company after composing herself. "The client's here, Isobel. In fact, the CEO himself is here. It looks like they're pretty serious about working with us. He specifically asked f

"Sorry. I didn't mean to listen in on your conversation," Theodore said as he rubbed his nose. "Excuse me, please."He was about to sweep past them when Isobel grabbed him. She wrapped her arms around one of his and looked at Ethan. "You wanted to know who I was with last night, right? I was with him!"As soon as her words fell, Ethan's face, which was ashen from his pain, twisted. Then, he snorted, seemingly thinking of something. He said to Theodore, "Sorry about this, Mr. Stone. Isobel's just throwing a tantrum with me. You should head inside to get a drink or two."Theodore was at the top of the social pyramid, even within the upper crust. His family business was the most powerful among them, and he himself was the elite of the elite. Despite his youth, he'd already gained control of his family business. That was why everyone treated him with respect and rarely joked with him.Theodore raised an eyebrow and broke free of Isobel before walking away.She stood there stiffly as s

It was indeed a special day—Elizabeth's fifth death anniversary. Vincent had forgotten about it for the past three years; Nancy was the only one who remembered. She would accompany Isobel on a visit to Elizabeth's grave on this day every year.Isobel felt horrible that she'd almost forgotten about it. She tightened her grip on her phone and shut her eyes as she thought of the moment Elizabeth passed.Nancy said, "Let's visit your mother's grave this afternoon, Bell."Isobel said, "Okay."In the end, she didn't reject Nancy. After hanging up, she checked the time and realized it was only 8:00 am. She pondered the situation and decided to head to work.Things weren't looking too good for the company. The only silver lining was that Remy had realized he'd gone overboard the night before and had given some of his family's business to Isobel.He even sent her an ingratiating message to apologize. "Don't be mad at me, Bell. I only helped Ethan because he cried and begged me. I squeezed

Isobel still nodded patiently. "Yeah."Liam clucked his tongue. "I also heard you were the one who dumped him."Isobel smiled. "When have you been such a gossip, Mr. Jakeman?"She wasn't there to gossip about herself. Her goal was to curry favor with Theodore. This business deal with him was worth several million dollars. Signing it would give her company room to breathe and benefit it in terms of scoring future business deals.Remy knew how she felt, so he quickly tried to smooth over the situation. "You owe me three drinks, Mr. Jakeman. Come with me…"He dragged Liam away as he spoke and winked at Isobel, wanting her to give him credit. She blinked at him in response before scooting closer to Theodore with a drink.She was about to speak when the woman beside Theodore suddenly clung to his arm. "I feel a little uncomfortable, Mr. Stone. Can you help me?"She watched Isobel warily as she spoke, seemingly afraid the latter would steal Theodore from her.Theodore chuckled at her