Chapter 141

Seth faced Isabella, and the bodyguards with the stretcher hesitated to

come closer. They seemed uncertain, changing directions and looking

somewhat comical.

Nicolas suddenly reminded Seth, “Mr. Shaffer, there’s a routine board meeting

today. It might be inappropriate to go in on a stretcher.”

She frowned, wondering why Nicolas was saying such things. Is he blaming

me for affecting the company’s image?

“You’ve been a constant source of trouble. Things are getting complicated

because of you,” Seth said with a cold expression, sounding impatient.

A screen full of question marks flashed over Isabella’s mind. She didn’t

understand the meaning behind his words.

Then, he lifted his chin, lowered his gaze, and with a reluctantly respectful

tone, he said, “I can carry you inside.”

She hesitated and said, “No, it’s okay.” She knew she’d rather die of

embarrassment. She raised her hand, motioning toward him. “Could you

please move aside? The stretcher can’t come through.”

Seth crossed his arms over his chest, showing no intention of moving. “Didn’t

you hear what Nicolas said? Do you want to ruin the Shaffer Group’s image

like this?”

speechless. She wiped her

Jason beside her. “You go

might take a while.”

cleared his throat, sneaking a quick look at Seth.

need to be quick. The audit

busy with their work.”

teeth, her mouth

he think I’ve never worked

most laid-back, dealing

Despite her inner frustration, she forced a smile as she glanced

present was

kicked

was ticked off, and her cheekbones swelled up like a pufferfish. After

she finally looked at Seth. She thought, Can’t lose

eased up on her expression and gave

“Mr. Shaffer.”

an

extended both hands, eyes filled with a playful

collective gasp sounded.

stood before her, lowered his head, and

well. He raised a corner of his mouth and quipped,

your stomach acid eaten away at your

Isabella was speechless.

but Nicolas let out an inexplicable sigh of relief.

Thankfully, Mr. Shaffer declined; otherwise,

have crumbled. This woman is just

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down by Seth. She only aimed to gross him out a

and now that she had achieved that,

gave Jason a playful glance. “I

allowed, and I can’t walk.

hesitated, concerned about saying the wrong thing, and wisely opted

to stay quiet.

Isabella looked up at Seth and made a bold

about letting the audit team audit me in

and let out a

you deserve

don’t deserve that. She

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