Seth hummed lightly, acknowledging her cunning nature and her unwillingness tolerate any loss.

Deliberately ignoring her, he waited for Isabella’s reaction.

Isabella had been speaking casually, but now she was extremely nervous.

The upstairs area was much larger than the downstairs, resembling more of a mini cocktail party than a small gathering.

Retired individuals with significant past roles how sought an outlet for their remaining energy at the shooting range. They sat on the second floor, drinking and casually commenting on the performances at the range.

As soon as Seth appeared, he instantly became the center of attention.

Strictly speaking, he was indeed a third-generation military man and many individuals i the field had witnessed his growth.

No one was intentionally causing trouble for him, but there were numerous attempts to get him to drink.

“Seth, you’re heartless. It’s been so long since you’ve come to visit us.

“Is this your wife?”

“Which family does she belong to?”

A group of straightforward old men, their temperament was just like that of Spencer, each one more imposing than the last..

Isabella had no choice but to draw attention to herself.

“Let me toast to all the heroes of our country

downed three shots of liquor in a

expected, the whole room was shocked, and all attention was on

in

weakness and came up to toast, which finally diverted some of the attention.

sighing in relief, a sudden dizziness overcame her

slid down Seth’s arm, unintentionally brushing

about to release her grip to an immediate realizatio that something

a sticky

Is this… blood?

disappeared

Seth, she noticed that his face remained unchanged, and he was engaged in a conversation

on Isabella’s back, and

were two

an instant, her mind and body coordinated seamlessly.

hand fell to the ground, conveniently

attention turned toward her.

hand with an embarrassed expression, saying, “I’m sorry,

turned around, looking worried, “What’s wrong?”

there was, indeed, blood on her finger. “It seems that the glass had a chip, and I got

get it treated,” George suggested.

hand tightly. Upon sensing the stickiness in his palm,

they exited the hall did she release a small

reaching the restroom, Isabella disregarded everything

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