Chapter 150

Silence enveloped the car, and the atmosphere grew heavy. Isabella

moistened her lips. Her voice emerged, husky from her parched throat. “No.”

Seth anticipated her response. He warmed up slightly, and he brushed his

fingers across the steering wheel. “I observed your performance throughout

the entire time you were in the conference room.”

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Isabella felt a tremor in her soul. She tried to recall everything she had said

that afternoon. All the things she had said just to spite Angelina now became

her own punishment, biting her in the rear.

“I had no idea you were so… ambitious,” Seth continued mercilessly.

Isabella closed her eyes and opened her mouth, but she couldn’t utter a

word. She didn’t even need to watch the surveillance footage to know that

she had put on a perfect act for Angelina, and everything she had said was

ambitious.

Seth pulled over by the roadside and listed out all of Isabella’s actions,

tormenting her. “Your resignation and refusal to continue your contract were

just a ploy to gain my attention?” He rolled down the window and leisurely

rested his hand on the edge. With his other hand, he opened the glovebox

and retrieved a packet of cigarettes.

Isabella remained lying on the seat. She could hear Seth smoking, and she

nothing, but she

scorching her skin, burning her.

a boy, only

and reject

felt as if he was saying, “Sorry, we’re

Isabella was tough, she still couldn’t

those

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sound too much like an excuse. No one

Seth.

wiped her face while Seth wasn’t

You have nothing to be

pep talk to herself, Isabella slowly

into the rear-view mirror and met her

kill to be the wife

frowned, something

he had witnessed in the afternoon and confirmed that

stated Isabella wanted to be Mrs. Shaffer, not just

the president’s wife.

for five years and tended to

told me to and never left you. Even if you were an ordinary

be hard for me not to fall for you.” Isabella

praised Seth to

seat.

didn’t appear relaxed. Isabella tried to guess what he was

head. She could only rely

hard to get. Sometimes my mind snaps

hair, speaking calmly. “You’re not

so why are you holding

else was fake, but the last part

sounded

she said the

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