Chapter 189

Isabella stood frozen as a pen came flying straight at her. She braced herself

to be hit, but Jordan quickly pulled her away, frowning in concern.

The pen crashed to the ground, breaking in two from the force with which

Seth had thrown it.

Isabella’s heart raced, and she felt a lump in her throat. She hesitated to

enter the room. Jordan stood by her side and spoke through the crack in the

door, “Mr. Shaffer, Miss Symons is worried about your injury and has come to

see you.”

Isabella bit her lip, looking at Jordan with a complicated expression. His words

-implied that she was deeply concerned about Seth.

There was no response from inside the study. At least nothing else was

thrown out, even though he didn’t agree.

Jordan looked at Isabella and whispered, “Please.”

Isabella clutched the medicine box tightly and cautiously entered the room.

The chandelier above illuminated the room, making it almost as bright as

day. The room had multiple levels, and Seth was seated on a higher level. As

Isabella walked in, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of being looked down

upon.

Seth had his chair turned away, so she couldn’t see his expression.

“Mr. Shaffer?”

No response.

the medicine box

and nervously climbed the

crossed, his brow furrowed and his eyes

of opening them. Isabella let out a breath,

his eyes. She

right now either.

the spray, she approached Seth and said softly, “I’m going

some medicine for you.”

his lips, visibly upset, but

leaned forward, attempting to brush his

away.

she reached out, Seth abruptly opened his

wrist. Isabella yelped in surprise,

didn’t want me

provoke me?” he scoffed, swatting her

was so strong that Isabella staggered backward, She

Looking

said, “I didn’t mean to offend you. Let me apply the medicine

and then we can

chuckled, his tone blunt. “Do you have anything to offer? You

I played along with

you’re the only bargaining

in you, and that’s why you have any say in my

could you possibly have that’s worth

stood her ground, gritting her teeth, telling

his hurtful words, the slap

slap to her

suppressing

approached Seth, stubbornly reaching out her

treat your

her.

say took a detour.

hair and sprayed the

gently massaging his forehead.

annoyance, unable to bear it any

pulled her into

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