Not having stayed too long at the entrance door, Ethan walked out of it like the gentle, perfect man that he is, and, of course, Mr. Smith was right behind him.To Isabella, it seemed that Ethan was ready for work. His attire was akin to a finely tuned instrument, with every detail in perfect harmony.His suit was impeccably tailored—a black suit that hugged his frame with precision. His shoes were polished to a high shine and made of black leather with a subtle sheen. His hair was meticulously combed, with each strand in its place.“What do you want?” Ethan asked gently, his eyes staring directly at Isabella without blinking.However, Isabella did not immediately answer Ethan's question. She continued to gaze at him, then down to his wrist and, of course, to the briefcase Mr. Smith was carrying right behind Ethan.On Ethan's wrist was an elegant timepiece, a slim silver bracelet with a sleek, minimalist face. The dial featured fine Roman numerals and delicate hands, conveying a sense
Hearing this, Isabella was surprised. She couldn't explain how things had suddenly escalated from Ethan believing her words to whispering those words to her. At this point, it was evident that her beauty had failed her."My beauty failed me! Again!" she muttered to herself, watching as Ethan and Mr. Smith walked on toward their fancy car.In the same vein, she noticed another guard walking directly toward her. Without needing anyone to tell her the guard's intentions, she already knew and began to walk by herself. She moved away from the mansion's entrance door and toward the gate.As she walked on and the guard met her on the way, he said nothing. However, Isabella couldn't walk past him without hissing at the guard. Still, the guard remained silent and walked right behind her until she was outside of Ethan's compound and beyond the gate.At the gate's driveway, she slipped back into her car. Her face appeared rigid, like hard stones, showing obvious disappointment over the failed pl
"Fine!" Alexa said angrily."I will stop meddling with matters concerning you, and I will stop interfering in this plan. Let's see how much you can do without me. But just so you know, I promise you will fail woefully, like a dummy student who knows no right answers from the whole of the question set for him."Alexa shutting down immediately made Isabella drive on at fast speed to the hotel. When she arrived at the hotel, she didn't bother to greet the hotel receptionist, who had greeted her from the entrance door to the reception desk. All that Isabella did was walk on until she got to her room.If her anger was not evident on her face, it was also a lie. Her face looked as unbreakable and strong as a rock. Hence, when she opened the door to her hotel room and stepped in, she placed her fancy bag on the table, took off her heels, and rested on the bed.Like a wanderer who had made a tent in the middle of the wilderness and was resting to think ahead of his journey, Isabella thought a
"You should not be doing that, Isabella." Alexa's real voice suddenly sounded from Isabella's phone, which was inside her fancy bag.However, the fact that the phone was far away and her voice was not loud enough was a lie. Her voice was akin to a Bluetooth speaker turned up to the highest volume.Even so, Isabella thought at this moment that it was her imaginary voice occurring in her head. Therefore, she replied, "Why shouldn't I be doing this? I am practicing how to use this weapon in case that reporter comes; I will put a bullet in her motherf**king ass.""I checked all the CCTV cameras around, and indeed, all the ones in the whole of Eldridge. There are no traces of Elara. So you can put your mind at rest and stop doing that silly thing you call practicing."Hearing this again, Isabella still thought it was the voice in her head speaking, but not until Alexa suddenly and loudly cursed her, snapping her out of her hallucination with a louder voice than before. "Hey, you motherf**k
The room service having left, Isabella immediately voiced, “Alexa, how did you get the money to pay for this food?”“If you're worried I committed a very high crime, don't worry, I didn't,” Alexa said immediately.Hearing what she said, if it made any sense to Isabella, was a lie. “Is there even something like a low crime or a high crime?”“Well, Isabella, don't try to act like a saint here,” Alexa said.“What do you mean?” Isabella asked curiously.“You and I have been involved in one crime or another, so you are in no position to tell me what's right or wrong!” Alexa said.What Alexa said piqued Isabella's interest, as Alexa's attempt to ignore the question she had first asked her only meant to Isabella that Alexa had done something significant to have been able to pay for the special treat she got her.“What are the crimes you and I have been involved in together? Please, can you remind me?” Isabella asked.“Well, a lot, and if you think I won't mention everything, I will disappoin
"Did you just say I have a peacock’s mouth?” Isabella asked, her voice wrapped in her heavy breath, as if she had just finished lifting heavy weights.Hearing how Isabella sounded, Alexa pleaded, "I apologize for everything I said, Isabella. It's just that I want us to be great partners once again. Can we put every one of our disagreements behind us, please?”“How dare you try to compare me with you? I have never done anything bad to those who have never offended me. Ex-reporter Elara made me and my family a laughing stock on national TV, and through your help, I was able to get her fired. Ethan ridiculed my father and made him a common staff member, and I decided I wanted his wealth for myself. Is that so bad? I thought you were on my side."“I am on your side, Isabella, and more than anyone else, I want Ethan Mark to pay for what he did to Master Alexander. I promise,” Alexa said.“Then why did you do what you did? I am not a monster who feeds on the poor's money. These people are s
The next day was accompanied by a cold morning that arrived with a hushed breath. The air was crisp and biting, stinging the tip of Isabella’s nose with each inhale. Similarly, the floor beneath her feet crunched with each step, and her breath hung in the air like a ghostly apparition.Since the previous night, Isabella had been awake, gazing at the clouds from her hotel room view. She sauntered around the room, pondering a more effective way to approach Ethan this time.Her thoughts barely escaped the reality of her past two days' failure in trying to win Ethan with her fake love. She contemplated what she could do differently this time to make her plan work.Alexa, on the other hand, had remained silent, emitting only a chime sound every few minutes, as Isabella had plugged her phone into the wall socket and instructed her not to speak for the time being.“I still don't understand why you told me not to suggest how to win Ethan's heart today,” Alexa suddenly said. Her female robotic
"The information you gave me is more than enough, Alexa. Thank you," Isabella said suddenly, still viewing Ethan's mansion through the microscope in her eyes.Isabella appreciated Alexa's effort, and Alexa was more than curious to find out why Isabella had asked for the time the security guards changed their shift."Isabella, I am still waiting for you to tell me why you asked for the time the guards change their shifts.""Heh-heh," chuckling gently like a babbling brook, Isabella shifted the lens of the microscope away from her eyes and turned to look into the hotel room as if she wanted to see Alexa in her eyes. Wiping the back of her hand on her nose gently, like a butterfly landing on a flower petal, she began to speak."To know the time the security guards take their shift is not a big deal for me, but it is for my father's hired men," Isabella said, then continued."If today our plan becomes successful and I manage to win that fortunate pauper with my fake love, in a month or tw