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

looked like. She said nothing, but she

her skin, burning her. She felt like a

had a crush on a boy, only for

reject

felt as if he was saying, “Sorry, we’re not a good

was tough, she still couldn’t easily

she told him she had said those things on purpose as a ploy,

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excuse. No one would believe that,

Seth.

wiped her

herself to calm down. You have nothing to be

Isabella slowly got up

mirror and met her

“Any woman would kill to be

president’s wife… Seth frowned, something stirring in

he had witnessed in the afternoon and confirmed

stated Isabella wanted to be Mrs.

the president’s wife.

stayed by your side for five years and tended to your needs every day.

me to and never left you. Even if you

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

and praised Seth to stroke

driver’s seat. Some light passed through

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

his head. She

get. Sometimes my mind snaps out

ruffled her hair, speaking calmly. “You’re

why are you holding

else was fake, but the last part was true. Maybe

it, so it sounded genuine. Seth was

said the last

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