Chapter 55

After they came into the lounge, Isabella remembered something, and she

looked at Seth. “You can’t leave that place now, Mr. Shaffer.” If Mr. Gosling

wakes up, the first impression would work in our favor. We can’t let someone

else take that chance away.

Seth sat down and massaged his forehead. He quietly said, “He’s not an idiot.

You think waiting for him for hours would tip anything in their favor?”

Isabella couldn’t argue. Things were getting a little icy, but Nicolas came in

with the doctor in time, and Isabella heaved a sigh of relief.

The doctor looked at Isabella’s ankle, and he clicked his tongue. “Why’d you

drag it out for so long? This is serious.”

Chapter 55 Shut Up, Seth

Isabella smiled and lied, “I had something urgent.”

And then Seth gave her a look.

“Nothing’s more important than your health. Can’t do anything without good

health.” The doctor sighed and wrote down a prescription, then he told

Nicolas to get the meds.

Seth was still seated. Curtly, he asked, “Complications?”

The doctor looked at him and politely said, “Won’t leave any complications,

but if left untreated, she’ll be susceptible to more sprains. It’ll end up being a

big problem if she sprains her ankle too much.”

Seth pursed his lips, and then he looked at Isabella’s ankle.

Chapter 55 Shut Up, Seth

Isabella’s heart thumped furiously. She hoped the doctor would make an

ankle sprain sound terminal. That’d give her more leeway when she wanted

to ask for a favor from Seth.

Once the doctor was gone, Seth asked, “How’d you find Shawn?”

was hung in the air, and she leaned backward in

talking was strenuous. “I went through a lot of

to contact him.

Said she took care of him once, and

leaned back and crossed his arms. He

She wanted to make the process sound

suddenly asked, “So why’s he willing to

55 Shut

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Isabella paused for a moment, and then she snapped out

to

did

averted her gaze. “Um, we

wall.”

looked at her swollen ankle and sighed.

time because of

nodded. “Good thing his house is only a two-story unit, or

been bad for me.”

took back

to make the climb.”

55 Shut Up,

did. His shirt was stuck

make it back down.

Seth narrowed his eyes and kept looking at Isabella.

guy. How’d you convince

and sighed. “Doctors are kind. He came

things clear

eyes filled with scorn. “Someone held a knife

and he still wouldn’t save the

You call him kind?”

and mused over that statement. “So,

to woo you,” Seth

5/9

TUG

55 Shut

and she turned around to look at Seth.

ankle. “You’re reading too much into it. We

and I don’t know

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two years ago.

Seth looked

have

skip the formalities and say, ‘I owe you

she was nervous,

and was married

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