Chapter 2027

Isabel promptly locked the door after that.Shut outside, Decker was too stunned for words.It took him several seconds to register what had happened. Then, he chuckled slowly and said out loud, “Isabel, you’re welcome to come back to me at any time, I live right next door. I'll wait until you figure things out.”

She ignored him entirely.She still had not gotten over the shock of suddenly having Decker confront her and choke the breath out of her. It was an invasion of her safety.

This man was far more dangerous than she had imagined.

Although she would not say that she was afraid of him, she still recognized that she was threatened by a man as bold as he was.She sat huddled on the sofa with her phone in her hand. She swiped through her list of contacts, going through each of her family members.

After giving it some thought, she gave up on the idea of going to them for help.

If she had told them about Decker pestering her, it also meant that they would find out about what she was up to during her brief disappearance five years ago.

It was a time of her life that she regarded with shame and remorse. She would rather her family not find out about it.

Perhaps she could employ two bodyguards.

directly next door, it seemed to her that bodyguards alone would not suffice. While she was still troubled over how she should approach this delicate problem, she came across Roland’s name in her contacts. Something

seconds, “I just stepped off the

if I could sleep over at your place for one

being only a concrete wall separating herself from the treacherous Decker made her frantic. no.velebook Roland’s apartment was far more secure and had a dedicated security force installed in

“Sure, I'll be downstairs

of relief immediately. She

bag. Then, she put on a hat and a mask and quietly approached the door where she opened

unit was closed. Decker was probably not going to show up

behind her as she left, then she trotted hastily to the elevator,

the ground floor,

soon as the elevator door

always, lugging the same briefcase with

felt a guzzling sense of relief

as she stepped out of the elevator, she gave him a big

“Roland, you're the best!”

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