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.

didn't you answer my

fierceness and coldness in his dark eyes

twitched her mouth and answered with a sarcastic smile, "I wish to be mute alright, but I'm not.Anyway, I

fun for you

headache after

fun.Just look at your face.You look like a grumpy old

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

"Where's Tyler?"

Maxwell dragged her into the dining

to relieve Isabella's hangover while Tyler followed Maxwell into the

out with

"What's wrong?"

asked me to take out all his liquor for Madam

had

worried about Isabella's situation, no one dared

expensive liquor that they

already forced Isabella to sit down at the

bottle of vodka and poured it

you like drinking so much, continue drinking

he held her neck firmly so

uncomfortable upon smelling the pungent alcohol, let

was tipsy, she was still conscious and

Isabella's resistance, Maxwell picked up the glass, held her mouth,

coughed out most of

Maxwell ignored it

want me to help you? Or are

sounded hoarse and alluring, Isabella found

"I'm not drinking."

glass away and her

at her and said, "The

servants who had brought the liquor in heard Maxwell's words, they were startled

you want to

she was also frightened by

help

whether

"You're crazy!"

out furiously.Hearing this,

you whether you have

Maxwell glanced at the two

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

up.If you don't want me

cast a glance at the liquor on the

looked at him with hatred

reaction as her hatred wouldn't bring any harm

silently, Isabella picked up the liquor and started drinking before Maxwell

at drinking and

to face Maxwell, she wouldn't have drunk another 2 bottles of

having a taste of her own medicine in

relatively strong, Isabella

she felt her throat on fire, she didn't want to

bottle of vodka, she was already seeing stars

this moment, she couldn't see Maxwell's expression and didn't know whether he was looking

would never admit defeat today even if she were to drink

had thought her ruthlessness had disappeared along with time and her

expectation that he would witness it again after