Chapter 71

Isabella inexplicably panicked when she heard about it. She immediately

made a call, but Lara’s assistant seemed helpless as she stated that her

boss wasn’t sick and since they paid a deposit, they would want the car.

“Don’t call again. Miss Shaffer is very busy.”

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Isabella felt frustrated. She didn’t want this deal at all; it was pushed to her by

Lara, yet now it seemed like she was the one chasing after it.

She hung up the phone, confirmed the details with her colleague from the

contract department, and returned to her office while feeling uneasy.

Natasha suddenly called when it was almost time to get off work. She invited

Isabella to the opening banquet of a new store in Bleaktown.

“I won’t go. I’m exhausted these days, and my feet are still hurting.”

“It’s because you’re tired that you should come out and relax. Besides, you’ll

be taking a car and not walking. What does it have to do with your foot pain?”

Natasha’s tone carried excitement. “Come on. It’s an important moment. You

have to come to witness it.”

Isabella knew that Natasha held an eighty percent stake in this store. It was a

gift from Dariel and basically considered a future separation fee, which was

significant yet cruel for Natasha.

She gritted her teeth. “Fine. Wait for me then.”

“Great!”

“Wait.” Isabella remembered and asked, “Will Seth and the others be there?”

a two-hour drive from Imperia.

come over in the middle of the night

Natasha

Isabella chuckled. “You’re right.”

from Natasha and planned to take the

arranged for someone to wait for

gone several days without proper sleep and

foot, but she was having a night out now. She

she almost fell asleep but managed to

the train before collapsing.

up by the train attendant

face, she got off the train with her bag, and there

It was someone

she recognized.

crowded. Otherwise, Natasha

said it was fine while the

the store, the big shots who arrived,

admired Natasha’s ability.

that Dariel was indeed

with him for five years and got everything she could

love.

sad after witnessing Natasha’s

straightforward person to today’s invincible self. She felt

Natasha. Natasha lost

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new one, while she only lost her

person ahead kept talking, and she casually replied a few

they reached their destination.

of Bleaktown that was bustling with activity, there stood

crafted large

similar to the word priceless. What

breathed a sigh of relief

wish, which didn’t seem

person who had received her

of Priceton and found that the decoration

even more exaggerated than that of

of it, it must

dressed in a red gown

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