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 felt

scorching her skin, burning

had a crush on a boy, only for her

reject

he was saying, “Sorry, we’re not

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

those things on purpose as a ploy, it

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

Seth.

her hand and wiped her face while Seth wasn’t looking.

have nothing

herself, Isabella slowly

mirror and met

would kill to be the wife of the company

Seth frowned, something stirring

in the afternoon and confirmed that

to be Mrs. Shaffer, not

the president’s wife.

years and tended to

you told me to and never left you. Even if you

for me not to fall

Seth to stroke

the driver’s seat. Some

tried to guess what he was thinking, but

head. She could only rely on her intuition.

my mind snaps

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

you holding

part was true. Maybe

it sounded genuine. Seth was already annoyed by

said the last part of

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