Allegra began to cry the moment she sat in the car. The taxi driver could only look at Serena for directions.“Mister, please take us to Cloud Nine Villas,” Serena answered, frowning.Meanwhile, Andrew had already gotten into his own car in a rage, preparing to leave. His face was still stinging with pain.Suddenly, the passenger side door opened, and Isaac got in. Frightened, Andrew shrank away and uttered flusteredly, “I—Isaac, what are you doing? This is a law enforcement unit, so don’t do anything stupid.”“Andrew, I have a few things to say to you. First of all, if I wanted to kill you, you would’ve already died a hundred times over. You’re only alive because of Allegra! Secondly, I’ve already given all of you many chances. If you still don’t get it, then the consequences will be severe.”Looking into Isaac’s cold and dark eyes, Andrew felt his legs begin to shake.“Remember, this is my final warning to you and also to the rest of the Gould family!”With that, Isaac opened
Serena didn’t know whether her emotional spiel managed to wake her cousin up, but at the very least, she had done what she had to do.She suddenly remembered something and slapped her forehead. She almost forgot! As she ran down the stairs, she took out her phone and dialed Isaac’s number.Meanwhile, Allegra was sitting on the bed in the room, seeming to be in a daze. Serena’s words kept ringing in her head over and over again.Ever since Isaac reappeared in her life, she had refused to believe that it was real. After everything that had happened thus far, she realized that her man had changed!The Isaac of today didn’t lack money, and his power kept surpassing her expectations.She loved Isaac deeply, but she was terrified of losing him again. That was why she was feeling so sensitive and overwhelmed.When she remembered how just the other day, Isaac had left immediately after receiving a phone call from a woman only to return the next day, her heart bled with pain.After a lon
Seeing Isaac nod, Serena was so glad, she jumped for joy. It made her even happier than a nod of approval from her parents would.After Serena caught another cab and left, Isaac glanced at the time. It was 4.30 pm; there were two more hours to go.Ally had invited him to a meal at the place where they had first met. He genuinely felt a bit nervous.He had first met Allegra at the Cloud City University cafeteria entrance. At the time, he’d been in a hurry to eat and had accidentally bumped into Allegra, who was coming out. That was how they had met.After a moment of thought, Isaac took out his phone and dialed Louis’ number.Louis was extremely shocked to be receiving a call from Isaac. “M—Mr. Garten?”“Louis, do me a favor. Find me the best stylist in Cloud City. I have an important date tonight…” Isaac felt his face flame.Just as Isaac was busy preparing himself for tonight’s date, Edward—who had left the city bright and early with his mysterious boss—had arrived at the Neal
At 6 pm, Allegra stood at the entrance to the main cafeteria of Cloud City University. She wore a black and white striped tee, jeans, and white sneakers. She had come half an hour early.She had met Isaac for the first time here. She had light makeup on, and her hair was pulled into a ponytail. She looked just like the students milling through the cafeteria here.The only thing different about her was that she looked slightly more mature than the female students here. Nonetheless, her skin and face still attracted the gazes of many of the male students here.She held her bag with both hands, feeling slightly nervous. She wasn’t sure whether Isaac still remembered this place.She was beginning to feel some regret. She should’ve just told him the exact location in the first place.It was now rush hour at the cafeteria. Young students were making a beeline for this place with their cliques.Time was ticking by quickly. Allegra was beginning to get antsy. Twice, she took out her phon
“Who are you calling ‘boy’? I’m already 20 years old. Do you even know what you’re talking about?” Stud immediately blew his top, raising his head to glare at Isaac.However, Isaac didn’t get angry at him. He tugged on Allegra’s hand and said to Stud, “Oh, this is my girlfriend. Please make way.”He pulled Allegra into the cafeteria.Stud was left dumbfounded. He turned his head to look at his buddies behind him. His face immediately darkened upon seeing them laugh themselves silly, and he angrily said, “What are you laughing at? If I don’t get that beautiful lady’s number by today, then I’m not a stud.”He felt humiliated, so naturally, he had to get his reputation back. Otherwise, his pride as Cloud City’s biggest stud would be wounded.After finding a table that wasn’t too crowded, Isaac took a seat and said, “Spaghetti alle vongole and a bowl of mushroom soup?”Stunned, Allegra nodded shyly. She didn’t expect him to remember what she had ordered when they ate together here th
Stud was stunned. Then, his face twisted into a cold grin. He pointed at Isaac and roared, “Punk, who do you know from the Hibiscus Pavilion? My mother is the fucking assistant manager.”Isaac didn’t want this goon to ruin the mood, so he took out his phone and dialed Old Brooks’ number.“Is there an assistant manager in the Hibiscus Pavilion whose son is studying at Cloud City University?” “Yes, Mr. Garten. I think there is. What’s the matter?” On the other end of the phone, Old Brooks was feeling apprehensive.“Her son is now being all cocky and showing me attitude. I’m on a date with Ally right now. Please handle it!”After he hung up, he sat down at the table.Stud snarled and said, “Punk, stop putting on an act. I can have a dozen men over and kill you with one phone call.”As soon as he said that, his phone began to ring in his pocket. He angrily brought it to his ear.Suddenly, his expression changed. He said in shock, “Mom? Um, well, I’m…I’m at the cafeteria.”He then
Isaac raised his hand to wipe the tears from her eyes. He pulled her into his arms and murmured, “Silly woman, I understand what you’re going through. If it weren’t for you and our daughter, I’m afraid I might already be dead by now. So I’m grateful for you two.”Allegra raised her head to look at Isaac, her eyes watering. “Isaac, let’s go to court tomorrow and change Isabella’s name to Isabella Garten.”“No need. My blood runs in her veins. It doesn’t matter that her last name is Booth. Ally, you will forever be the woman I love the most. No matter what you do, I can understand why you did it. But please, you must believe me,” Isaac said quietly, enveloping her shoulder.Allegra nodded heavily, her tears pouring down her face.It was still early when they got home. After baring their hearts to each other, things felt a little awkward between them.“I’ll go take a shower first. If you’ve nothing else to do, then come upstairs and get some rest.” Allegra glanced at Isaac, who was s
After arriving at the precinct, Allegra was afraid that Isaac would do something rash, so she asked him to wait outside. She also said she would call him if she couldn’t handle it.Soon after, she came out with Eugene, who bowed his head like a guilty man.After getting in the car, Eugene stared out the window, not saying a word. From the rearview mirror, Isaac could see his bruised eye.“What happened?” Isaac asked Allegra in the passenger seat.“Well, he thinks he’s a big shot now and beat up his boss at the dry cleaners. Fortunately, the boss was easy to talk to, or else someone would have to go to court,” Allegra huffed.Eugene raised his head to retort, “Boss? A douchebag, more like. A customer asked for a tailored down jacket that cost over two thousand dollars, and he instructed me to stuff it with low-quality cotton. I told him I couldn’t earn dirty money, and that asshole started to beat me. If he dares bring me to court, then I’ll expose him. I may not know anything else