Chapter 22: Chapter 24: Stop Playing Mind Gas with (5) Chapter 22: Chapter 24: Stop Playing Mind Gas with (5) She was really waiting for Henry Maxwell.
Percy Stanton’s gaze, icy as if it harbored frost, looked at Isabel Smith’s eyes, growing colder and colder, filled with an anger that seed like it could freeze her in an instant.
Suddenly, a red limited-edition convertible Porsche stopped in front of Isabel Smith, interrupting Percy Stanton’s anger.
Following this, the car door was opened; Henry Maxwell, dressed in a suit, stepped out of the car. He exchanged so words with Isabel, her smile growing brighter, her face even more beautiful, like a delicate poppy blooming in the night. Afterward, Henry Maxwell led Isabel around the car to the passenger seat.
Thoughtfully, Henry Maxwell opened the car door and slightly stepped aside to make way for Isabel.
Isabel, lifting her skirt with a toothy smile, gracefully sat in the car.
Only then did Henry Maxwell close the car door like a gentleman, walked around the car, and got in too.
Shortly after, the sports car started again, its engine roaring with a showy sound, and the red car drove away.
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Watching the car driving off into the distance, an indescribable sense of defeat slowly rose in Percy Stanton’s heart.
Although he concealed his background and family history while living in Bellshire City, leading a seemingly ordinary and simple life, the fact remained that he was still the heir apparent of the Thompson Empire Group and ca from an aristocratic family, inevitably developing a lofty sense of pride.
Moreover, even though he appeared to have no power or influence, many noble ladies still went out of their way to get close to him and curry favor with him.
Yet, in these six years, the once pestering Miss of the Smith Family has remained in his heart.
Only heaven knows how excited he was in his heart when she suddenly reappeared before him six years after her disappearance.
Since he was young, he had received special training as the successor of the Thompson Empire Group. Calm determination, composure, and clear-headedness in the face of danger were his basic qualities.
However, she was his undoing – his lack of calm determination, composure, and clear-headedness.
She could always easily stir up a storm of emotions in his heart with a simple gesture, expression, or word.
Like right now, she got in the car and left with another man.
It was as if her unsolicited job offer was just a dream.
Why was she always so clean-cut?
The more Percy Stanton thought about it, the more frustrated he felt. He quickly pulled out his mobile phone from his pocket.
He didn’t keep her phone number, but a few days before, when he was taking his cousin Ella Adams back to school on a rainy day, he happened to bump into Isabel. When Ella Adams asked for her phone number, she gave it.
He had a surprisingly good mory, and after so many days, he could still easily enter her number on the keyboard. He hesitated for a second, then dialed it.
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The red Porsche convertible cruised along the main streets of Bellshire.
Isabel Smith looked outside the car window, occasionally seeing neon light advertisents flashing by, brilliantly bustling.
Henry Maxwell had drunk a fair amount of red wine tonight. He glanced at Isabel from ti to ti and suddenly spoke with a thick alcohol scent, “Isabel, you’ve been abroad for six years. When you ca back, you were even more beautiful than before, still so captivating.”
Isabel was not oblivious to Henry Maxwell’s hints in his words. She had grown up in this business circle since childhood. Although she had not really fought any business battles, she had been well-educated in social etiquette, knowing how to dance with her long sleeves, and how to please both sides.
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