Chapter 827

Isaac could see the storm brewing in Brittany’s eyes. He stepped forward, attempting to soothe her.

“Don’t you dare touch me.”

With a forceful shove, Brittany pushed Isaac away, her eyes blazing with a fire that apologies could never quench. “An apology won’t fix this. Joie needs to pay, and if you can’t make that happen, I have no problem taking matters into my own hands!”

Struck silent, Isaac couldn’t find the words to respond.

Brittany lost all interest in continuing the conversation. “I’ve got to work late tonight. You should head home.”

With a pile of paperwork waiting on her desk, now that she was back on her feet, she was eager to dive back into the grind.

Isaac, concerned for her well-being, insisted gently, “Bri, you’re not fully recovered yet. Maybe you should rest a bit more?”

“Don’t. Touch. Me.”

Her voice was a cold rebuke. “Until this is over, there’s no need for us to see each other.”

She couldn’t let Joie off the hook.

Isaac had made his stance clear by siding with Joie, and that left nothing more to discuss between them.

Realizing Brittany wouldn’t be coming home with him anytime soon, Isaac relented.

get some rest. I’m here whenever

drove Isaac to the studio and didn’t leave right away. Instead, he lingered outside, hoping to catch a glimpse of Kari.

for over half an hour, Kari was nowhere to be seen. A

point; if he wanted a future

sending his own father to jail, or worse, was

what felt like an eternity, Nathan was about

Nathan swung his car door

where’s Ms.

Nathan still waiting, cracked a half-smile. “Waiting

flushed with

plane ticket out of the country,” Isaac said, his patience with Joie wearing thin.

“To which country?”

The farther,

the last threads of tolerance frayed and

me. I need to know if she really is

of awkwardness, thinking Isaac doubted his

me. She’s

girl who had once shared his trials and tribulations was nowhere to be found

Nathan that he had

Isaac received a call

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