Master Odell’s Secret Ex-wife

“Sure.” Roland smiled. "I'll tell you more about it when we get back."

“Alright.”

After they finished their meal, she went to the hotel with him.

After they took a shower, they huddled in bed together.

Isabel leaned over Roland’s shoulder, using it as a pillow, then she threw her leg over him as well to make herself comfortable. With that, she prompted him, “You can start now.”

Roland gently stroked her hair and began, "Rockwell Corporation is going to face a crisis very soon. I plan to take advantage of that window and take over.”

An upcoming crisis?

Isabel was taken aback by this and asked, "How do you know that there will be an upcoming crisis?"

Was he the one setting it up?

Roland remarked with a wry smile, “No, I have nothing to do with it. It’s a consequence of some the malpractices conducted by their internal management over the past few years."

"Oh." Isabel continued probing, “How do you plan to make your move?”

in his eyes darkened. After a moment,

punched him playfully.

still trying to

was very reassuring to know that he had something planned. She had faith in him, knowing that he had things under

was relieved, she felt a wave of sleepiness set in. She closed her eyes and began

At some point during the lull, he turned to her. “Are you going back

answer, and he could only hear her steady breathing. He took another look at her and noticed that she was already peacefully asleep.

look she had when she

…

ray of sunlight seeped into the

she stretched and sat up

gone, so she was the only one in the room.

the table. She smiled faintly, then she

of roses he brought for her when he visited last night. Furthermore, there was a small sack that

what kind of jewelry he had gotten for

opened the sack which contained a tiny, intricate box. She opened the box and

the diamond was reflective and glittered underneath the light. It was the same necklace

one of the highlight pieces

noticed her paying out of her pocket to buy the necklace, it would