Chapter 171

Seth stood at the top of the stairs, looking down at everyone below him. It

was evident that he had been drinking as his eyes had turned slightly red. His

lips were moist, and Isabella could see the lights above reflecting off them.

After locking eyes with Seth, she glanced at Gordon, who stood beside her.

Isabella felt guilty when she noticed the disdain in Seth’s gaze. Despite

repeatedly assuring him that there was nothing between her and Gordon,

she had gotten too close to him earlier. Anyone who saw them together

would assume they were involved. Regret washed over Isabella. I shouldn’t

have let loose like that. I don’t even know if I should address this now.

“They seemed to be enjoying themselves earlier, but he doesn’t even have

the courage to fix her hair now that we’re here,” Leonard said playfully to

Jerry. Leonard sensed the tension in the air and couldn’t help stealing

glances at Isabella. Dariel chuckled before turning to Leonard with a

mischievous look. “Women look most beautiful when their hair is slightly

tousled. I wouldn’t fix her hair if I were him,” he remarked.

The men chuckled and responded to Dariel’s comment. None of them

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noticed the subtle interactions between Isabella and Seth. Meanwhile,

Gordon grew annoyed by the way the other men stared at Isabella. He

hand and spoke to the men above in a cold tone.

attend to. We must excuse

an arrogant man who

The fact that he made a

his attempt to appear respectful to the

and maneuvered past Dariel to descend the

up but smiled and

custom-made boxes.

two jellyfish before handing them to Isabella. “You like jellyfish,

two more when the new ones arrive in a

She hadn’t

such trouble. I was just amused by them,” she

out the

appearance that most women found

let her

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out and took the jellyfish container from him. At that

sarcastically exclaimed from his spot on the stairs, “Has Mr. Pole

been so generous?”

his throat and shot Dariel a glare. The atmosphere

dare to look around. Though Seth

his presence alone affected everyone’s

contain

and Leonard’s actions only made him

stay either; she felt suffocated. She bid farewell

a polite nod, and turned to leave. Gordon swiftly

His grip was too strong for her to break

her skin. It wasn’t

area and made sure no

way out of Gordon’s grip.

slightly and was

her when she asked. They remained

parking lot.

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