Chapter 37
Gordon regretted mocking Isabella the moment he
saw the look on her face. He couldn’t relent,
however, not when she was looking at him like that.
He tensed up and pretended to be brave, then
flung the door open. Crashed by the door, Isabella
staggered backward.
Gordon’s eyes flickered for a moment, but he didn’t
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care about her. He then slammed the door shut.
Once he was gone, Isabella locked the door and
leaned against it weakly. She wished to vent, yet
there was nothing to vent to. She followed Gordon
because she had a goal to attain. Of course, she’d
be humiliated.
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The room was empty, so there was no point staying
there. She’d be better off going back and making
some calls. She calmed down and pulled the
room’s card out before heading to the reception.
When she came to the corner, she heard a
conversation happening nearby.
“You’ve been busy lately. Get some rest and
relaxation. Here’s your room’s card, Mr. Keller.”
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“Thank you, babe.”
That was familiar. Isabella stopped in her tracks
and froze up for a moment. Out of reflex, she ran
back. She knew that it was Keller without even
looking. This was a club in the outskirts. If he knew
she was here, he might come to her room in the
middle of the night and take her away.
Isabella quickly went back to her room, her chest
heaving. She leaned against the door for a long
while before she snapped out of it. She couldn’t go
around as she pleased. Once night came, she
would check out and leave quietly. Alternatively,
she would just leave the card here and escape
without checking out.
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She had a plan, but night was still a long time
away, so she waited in her room. She had nothing
to eat in the morning, and she skipped lunch. Now
that she could sit and be quiet for a while, she was
overwhelmed by a sense of hunger.
Fortunately, there were water and snacks in the
room. Like a ravenous beast, she shoved everything
into her mouth. Wolfing down a pile of food made
her feel better.
Night came, and footsteps rang outside the door.
The waitstaff was asking if she wanted room
service. Isabella was on high alert. She didn’t even
open the door as she refused the offer. The wait
then went on until nine.
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The night was getting quieter, and there weren’t a
lot of people in the garden either. Isabella wore her
jacket and mask, about to open the door. The
moment she touched the handle, someone
knocked on the door violently.
“Are you there, Isabella?”
Selena? Isabella frowned, but she opened the door
impatiently, and she was met with a pale Selena.
“What is it?”
Selena was huffing and puffing, a sobbing mess, before she could get a word out.
Isabella hated it when people would start crying
before they even spoke. She rolled her eyes. “Talk.”
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Selena took a deep breath. Through sobs, she said,
“Mr. Shaffer’s in trouble. You have to see him.”
“Please, nothing’s going to happen to him. Even if
he is in trouble, you should go to Dariel, not me.”
Selena was in panic mode. No matter what Isabella
said, she ignored it and dragged her toward the
elevator. “You have to help me. Come with me
upstairs. He’s in trouble, really.”
Isabella was furious. If it weren’t for the fact that a
tussle would’ve attracted too much attention, she’d
have flung this woman away and left.
The elevator soon arrived. Selena dragged Isabella
out and ran toward Seth’s room. When she heard
what was happenina inside. Selena had a horrified
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look on her face, and she blanched.
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Isabella was curious. She opened the door and ran
into Dariel, who was coming out.
Dariel smelled like alcohol, and his eyes were
slightly red. When he saw Selena, he looked
cautious. “What’d you do to Seth?”
Isabella felt curious as well, and she turned to
Selena.
Selena was crying and looking helpless. “I didn’t do
anything. He came back and had a glass of wine,
and that happened.”
Dariel looked at her quizzically, but he had no time
to waste. He turned to Isabella. “You know him
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better than us. Go inside. Something’s wrong with
him.”
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Isabella stepped into the room and tasted the faint
scent of fruit hanging in the air. Upon closer
sniffing, she concluded that it was the smell of
mango. Her heart sank, and she quickly entered the
deeper chamber. She then saw Seth lying on the
bed with one arm held before his eyes.
He seemed to hate light, and Isabella could see
him clenching his fist in pain. The part of his face not hidden beneath the blanket looked green.
Dariel came in and asked hesitantly, “So?”
“It’s an allergic reaction. Call the doctor,” said Isabella adamantly. She remembered someone
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and unbuttoned her collar. Then, she took out her
necklace’s pendant and pressed it. A plastic ball fell
out. “Get me a glass of water, Dariel.”
Dariel did as he was told, and he called a doctor as
well. Isabella smashed the ball with an ashtray and
took out the special medicine within. Ever since
Seth’s condition acted up the first time, she’d
always bring the medicine around just in case.
She’d forgotten to throw it out because she’d been
busy lately, but now, it came in handy.
Dariel came in with a glass of water. He saw
Isabella holding some kind of medicine in one
hand and trying to hold Seth up with the other.
Seth was in pain. He felt someone touching him,
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and he shoved them away, not caring who they
were. “Scram!”
