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

imagine what he looked like. She said nothing, but she felt as

scorching her skin, burning her.

on a boy, only for her crush

reject

if he was saying,

Isabella was tough, she still couldn’t easily resolve this

him she had said those things on

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much like an excuse. No one would believe that, let

Seth.

and wiped her face

nothing to be afraid of. You’ve

that pep talk to herself, Isabella slowly got

the rear-view mirror and met

be the wife of the

wife… Seth frowned, something

scene he had witnessed in the afternoon

Isabella wanted to

the president’s wife.

stayed by your side for five years and tended

never left you. Even

to fall for you.” Isabella

Seth to stroke

the driver’s seat. Some

tried to guess

saw was the back of his head. She could only rely

Sometimes my mind snaps out of it, you know.”

her hair, speaking calmly. “You’re not going to

you holding me

fake, but the last part was true. Maybe she had some

so it sounded genuine. Seth was already annoyed

schemes, and after she said the last part of

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