Having not driven for too long, Isabella arrived at Ethan Mark’s mansion. The way she met the mansion and the gate indicated that something indeed had happened.The gate to the compound and to the mansion of Ethan Mark was heavily guarded by Ethan’s Mark security guards; hence, when she approached it with her fancy car, she was not allowed to go in.Yet, it did not mean Isabella was going to sit in her car for too long. She came out of it and approached the guard, who was standing strategically at the gate."My child, where is she? She yelled. But the gaurd said nothing, as he was not given any directive by Mr. Smith to say anything to anyone aside from gaurding the gate of Ethan Mark."Where is Ethan?” Isabella yelled again. However, it did not mean the security guard answered"Step aside, ma’am, and return to your car. The security guard said eventuallyBut this was what Isabella was not even ready to hear."I want to take a look at my daughter. Tell your boss to let me see her. I m
"Yes, Mom, I am fine," Sophia said."Where are you? Who is with you over there? Isabella asked."Miss Lisa is here, and she is taking good care of me.""Who is Miss Lisa, Isabella, and where are you? Isabella questioned."Miss Lisa is a good woman who Dad says is taking care of me, and we are in Paris, enjoying some good ice cream." Can I talk to Dad?""Has anyone tried to attack you in Paris? Isabella questioned once more, her voice in a loud whisper."No, Mom! Please give the phone to Dad," Sophia said."Great! Mommy is coming, okay? Mommy is coming to take you home, and you will be much safer, okay?""No! I am not going anywhere with you! Sophia insisted!"What?" Isabella exclaimed."I said I do not want to go anywhere with you. I will stay here with Miss Lisa. She is making sure I am safe, and I love it here.""But, Sophia, you shouldn’t be in Paris. You should be in a much safer place where you are no longer a target," Isabella said. However, if Sophia had a change of thought, it
"Are you sure of what you're saying?” Ethan asked."Do I look like I'm making this up? I saw him, and I can tell you more," Isabella said.Hence, right at this moment, Ethan said, "You can step in, Mr. Smith; this case just got interesting."Immediately as Ethan called on Mr. Smith to enter, without wasting any time, Mr. Smith answered and stood behind Ethan Mark."Isabella here has some great news for us," Ethan said, and right at this moment, he added, "Please repeat what you said to me the other time, Isabella?""The one who sent the ninjas of assassination missions to attack you is Davis John!"At the hearing of this, Mr. Smith opened his eyes wider, as if he had heard shocking news. And instantly, he took his gaze off Ethan and bowed.Ethan, understanding what this meant, said, "Not right away, Mr. Smith. Let us verify how our beautiful whistleblower came to know about Davis John being the one to send the Ninjas of assassination missions. Or is it one of her games to have us deal
A profound silence enveloped the moment for a second. The only audible thing was the smirk etched on Ethan’s face, with Mr. Smith staring intently at Isabella. It was only when Miss Vivian had to repeat it that Isabella finally heard her."This is the way to the restroom, ma’am."Upon hearing it for the second time, Isabella's eyes widened as if she needed a perfect view. She picked up her fancy bag and followed Miss Vivian in the direction she was led.As she walked, her shoes made faint, almost inaudible sounds. At that moment, the words that escaped Ethan’s lips were, "She's still the same old Isabella Rosewood. She can never change."Ethan said that, and Mr. Smith heard it, but he remained silent, keeping his gaze fixed on the walls, waiting for Ethan's command.When they reached the restroom entrance, Miss Vivian paused and opened the door. "Please go in, ma'am," she said, holding the door handle."Are you seriously going to follow me and watch me as I use the restroom?" Isabella
"Well, Isabella, if you have indeed messed up everywhere in the restroom, then you should not be sitting on that sofa. As you can see, the things here are luxurious, and having you place your soiled butt on one of them is like staining a pristine white plane with reddish paint. Do you understand?" Ethan said."What?" Isabella exclaimed. She couldn't believe what Ethan had just said to her. But whether or not she adhered to Ethan’s words was a different matter.Either way, it was not as if Miss Vivian was ready to grant her peace."I said you should stand up, you disgusting thing! Master Mark, with your permission, let me use an iron hand on her," Miss Vivian snapped once again.Isabella hissed like a dubious snake crawling under green leaves to avoid detection. Consequently, she retorted, "I dare you, you lowly bastard. I dare you to try!" Isabella said."It's alright, Miss Vivian. You may return inside and continue your duty. Let the household handle this from here," Ethan said. Imme
"Mr. Mark, I don't understand; there seems to have been a mistake. The Davis John in jail is not the Davis John that we know. In fact, Aleksandr Ivanov is Davis John. What is going on? I need to check into this. Give me a moment, Mr...""We might have already known what went wrong, Commissioner. Allow Mrs. Isabella here to narrate it to you, as she did to us," Ethan said.Even though Isabella had a smirk on her face, the way Ethan addressed her as Mrs. Isabella was like a thorn in her skin. However, she ignored it and only spoke because the cellphone had been placed closer to her."Davis John is Aleksandr Ivanov. He was released from jail with the help of some corrupt jailers. They aided in switching their places, allowing him to come out.""Are you sure of what you just said, Mrs. Isabella?" The commissioner asked."You know very well that if this information is wrong, it is a crime, right?" The commissioner asked again."Do I look like a mother who wants her daughter's life to be at
With Mr. Smith's military skills, he was able to decipher something immediately."He is not among us, yet he is able to see us. He is not among us, yet he is able to hear our conversation."Quickly, he sprang into action and walked out from behind Ethan.At this moment, Ethan said nothing because Mr. Smith had already signaled to him, and right there, Isabella also followed suit.Either way, it did not mean Alexa would not say anything in Isabella’s ear."We must have misjudged Davis, Isabella. I think it will get pretty tense in here any minute.""Shhh," Isabella cautioned in a whisper; either way, it did not mean that Ethan or Mr. Smith did not hear her.Now, looking at her closely, something seemed odd about her. Mr. Smith couldn't fathom why she was still wearing the earpiece even when she was speaking to them, and they were close to her, even in the same living room."Are you working together with him?" Mr. Smith asked immediately.As he asked, Ethan turned to look at Isabella, b
Even before anything else, Mr. Smith detected something different from the last time the Ninjas of Assassination Missions attacked them.The last time, they were using scarves to conceal their identities, armed with different long guns, and only one of them wielded the deadly Japanese sword.But this time, they were completely different. Aside from wearing the same black attire as before, this time they didn't cover their faces with scarves; instead, they wore masks.Each of the Ninjas held a pistol in their left hand, and in their right, they all brandished deadly Japanese swords.With each shot fired by Ethan Mark's guards under the instruction of Guard 3, who maintained a strategic position at the gate and also outside in the compound, the Ninjas of Assassination Missions deftly blocked each bullet, as if they could see them coming.None of the Ninjas of Assassination missions had been successfully hit, not even in the arms or ankles to disable their movement, unlike the last time.