Master Odell’s Secret Ex-wife

Several hours later, inside Isabel’s new, luxurious bedroom.

They had left the windows open the entire time, inviting the billowing sea breeze into the room.

Snuggling on the giant bed was Isabel who was coddled inside Roland’s arms. Both of them were resting against the headboard.

After Isabel recovered back to her senses, she crossed her arms in front of her and turned to Roland who was also staring into her eyes. She asked curtly, “So, will you tell me now?”

Roland grinned faintly and told her, "I have what you would call a side hustle.”

Isabel asked curiously, "What kind of side hustle?”

He remarked casually, "It's nothing crazy. I just show up as an advisor for companies who are dealing with financial crises and help them sort things out.”

The way he put it, it sounded like something wholly unimpressive and mundane. However, the sheer fact of the diamond necklace worth hundreds of millions, and the enormous mansion they were currently residing in suggested differently.

Isabel eyed him suspiciously. "That diamond necklace you gave me and this mansion are payment for the work you’ve done for these companies?”

silent for a moment

was certainly not just any trivial work and went beyond common advising. The sort of trouble he had to untangle his clients out of must be

that there was something else to it. She narrowed her eyes into a suspicious squint and asked him interrogatively, "Is there anything else that I don't know?"

faintly. “Nothing else.”

nodded perfunctorily. She lay her head against his chest again and looked around at the luxurious manor. After a brief reflection, she smiled and praised him,

all by himself. Now that she had seen proof of what he was capable of, she

“Thank

for? I didn't do anything.”

at her. "Thank you for forgiving me,

he said. "I haven’t said anything about forgiving

like when he had abandoned her and returned

must be hard for him to be all by himself in Southboro, which was why she decided to keep him company.

grew quiet. There was not so much as a

to face him

her with a profound look in his eyes. His expression was relatively calm, but she could recognize the turbulent emotions underneath.