Contract Marriage Devil's Trap

"Do you know what time it is now?!" Maxwell's cold voice rang.

Isabella couldn't help but shiver.

As she looked toward the direction of the voice, she found Maxwell glaring at her on a couch in the hall, his eyes fixed on her.

"I don't know!"

Perhaps due to the alcohol, she mustered up her courage and talked back to him.

When the servant, who was already worried for Isabella, saw the scene, she had a bad feeling and wondered whether Isabella had lost her mind.

How could Isabella talk back to Maxwell? Was she trying to pick up a fight when he was obviously angry? Meanwhile, Maxwell also didn't expect Isabella, who had always been obedient, to be so rude to him.

In his mind, he believed she must have gotten her courage from the alcohol, or else how could she sound so bold? 

"Haven't your parents taught you that you should at least make a call when you plan to go home late?"

Maxwell looked at Isabella and his voice was piercingly cold.

As Isabella was already dizzy, she became boiling with anger upon hearing Maxwell mentioning her weak spot.

"No, they've never taught me about this! So what? Are you teaching me a lesson now?"

Isabella said impatiently.

With this, she didn't give Maxwell a chance to react and directly walked toward the stairs.

This was Maxwell's first time to be treated in such a manner.

Since he had specially gone to pick her up in hospital today, he was exasperated after finding that she wasn't in the hospital and didn't inform him or the mansion about it.

Most importantly, she only came back after midnight and Madam Sharp had even called him out of worry.

If it weren't for his grandma, he wouldn't be bothered about her whereabouts.

"Stop right there."

When Isabella heard him speaking while suppressing his anger, she paused, and then continued walking as if she hadn't heard anything.

"Are you deaf, Isabella Holland?"

Noticing Isabella's ignorance, Maxwell was furious.

At once, he stood up and walked briskly toward her, putting all the servants around in worry.

As long as Madam Sharp wasn't here, the mansion wouldn't have a peaceful day...

Of course, Isabella also heard Maxwell walking toward her angrily.

However, she couldn't hold back her fury this time and her stubbornness made her not want to do as he said.

Since she had been living under his oppression for so long, she decided to take advantage of her tipsiness and be rebellious today.

Just as she put her hand on the staircase handrail, Maxwell held her hand and stopped her from taking another step.

Then, he pulled her forcefully, making her stagger and fall into his arms.

It seemed she had drunk a lot.

Although Isabella wished to push Maxwell away, her hands were held firmly on the handrail by him and he even put one of his legs between hers.

Their posture was so intimate that the servants quickly turned their gazes away.

mute? Why didn't

and the fierceness and coldness in his dark eyes

Isabella twitched her mouth and answered with a sarcastic smile, "I wish to be mute alright, but I'm not.Anyway, I just don't want to talk to

you to

a headache after drinking alcohol.Meanwhile, Isabella tilted her head and smiled

course it's fun.Just look at your face.You look like a grumpy old

she wanted to touch Maxwell's face, but her hands

"Where's Tyler?"

dragged her into the

to relieve Isabella's hangover while Tyler

walked out

"What's wrong?"

me to take out all

said in frustration as he had never

Isabella's situation, no one dared to

all the expensive liquor that they could

forced Isabella to sit

of

like drinking so much, continue

glass to her, he held her neck firmly so she wouldn't have a

uncomfortable upon smelling the pungent alcohol, let alone

was tipsy, she was still conscious and had no

up the glass, held her mouth, and forced her to

she coughed out

it

me to help you? Or are you drinking it by

cold voice sounded hoarse and

"I'm not drinking."

pushed the glass away and her

looked at her and said, "The two of you, come over and hold her

the liquor in heard Maxwell's words, they were startled and didn't know what

you want to

she was also frightened

me help you then,’ Maxwell spoke slowly, but his meaning

up to Isabella to decide whether

"You're crazy!"

blurted out furiously.Hearing this,

action to tell you whether you have the right to drink or

this, Maxwell glanced at

put down the liquor in their hands and walked over.Seeing this, Isabella knew Maxwell meant

don't want me

a glance at the liquor on the table and

looked at him with hatred

Maxwell didn't have any reaction as her hatred wouldn't bring

up the liquor and started drinking

at drinking

hadn't thought of plucking up her courage to face Maxwell, she wouldn't have drunk another 2 bottles of beer in the convenience

having a taste of her

Sharp Mansion was relatively strong, Isabella

throat on fire, she didn't want to admit

was she the one who admitted defeat every time? After bracing herself to finish the bottle of vodka, she was already seeing stars when she picked

expression and didn't know whether

to her because she would never admit defeat today even if she were to drink to

Maxwell was in a daze, because he had thought her ruthlessness had disappeared along with

of his expectation that he would witness