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

like. She said nothing, but

scorching her skin, burning her. She felt like

boy, only for her crush to find out

reject her.

was saying, “Sorry, we’re

tough, she still couldn’t easily resolve this

him she had said those things

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

Seth.

hand and wiped her face while Seth

have nothing to be afraid

pep talk to herself, Isabella slowly got up

mirror and

woman would kill to be the

president’s wife… Seth frowned, something stirring in his heart.

witnessed in

to be Mrs.

the president’s wife.

side for five years and tended to your

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

for me not to fall for you.” Isabella tried

praised Seth to

driver’s seat.

didn’t appear relaxed. Isabella tried to guess what

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

playing hard to get. Sometimes my mind

ruffled her hair, speaking calmly. “You’re

are you holding me

fake, but the last part was true. Maybe she

it sounded genuine. Seth was

schemes, and after she said the last part

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