After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

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Chapter

153 Isabel's Back in the Headlines

Chapter 153 Isabel's Back in the Headlines

"Hey, wait! Let me reconsider this."

"Sure, take your time. I'll hang up for now."

"Can't you hold on just a bit longer-"

Beep! The call was cut off.

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Right after ending the call, Xander dialed Isabel for some casual conversation. Meanwhile, Max mumbled to himself.

"Why do I even have to help her? Who does she think she is? She asked me to pose as her boyfriend, and I'm supposed to just go along with it, huh?

"But if I refuse, she'll just find someone else...

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Max grew irritated, picturing Yvette cozying up to some other guy in front of her parents.

"Well, I'm bored anyway, so maybe it'll be a good distraction," he reasoned. Having made up his mind, Max called Xander back.

"Sorry, the person you're trying to reach is currently on another call. Please try again later..."

Who is he talking to? Why isn't he answering me?

Five minutes later, Max tried calling again, only to hear the same automated message.

"Still on the call? Since when does he talk this much?" Max wondered.

Normally, Xander was a man of few words. If he could respond in one word, he'd never bother using three If he was still talking after five minutes, Max could bet it was Isabel on the other line. Max clicked his tongue. "I'm so jealous!"

After 20 minutes, he finally got through.

mean, you're the CEO of Bennett Group, known for being brief and to the point. Yet here you are, on the phone for over 20 minutes! That's a record! If people knew, they'd be talking about it online, like 'Bennett Group's CEO breaks a record

looking somewhat unsatisfied. "She had something else

""Huh?" Max looked confused.

because she

Isabel hadn't been busy, would they

dying to know what they'd talked about for so long, considering Xander was never

Conversations.

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mind?" Xander's question snapped Max

I have. Anyway, I've got nothing else to do, so I'll go along

Isabel and let

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wanted my answer so quickly-you

to say it out

Max was speechless.

you've changed. You're getting playful-guess love does that to

don't have time for this; I'm

hang up yet!" Max suddenly

impatiently, ready to call Isabel

fone was unusually serious, void

well. Though Max often seemed lighthearted and

other second-generation heirs, Xander wouldn't even

mentioning the trending topic hinted that something significant

it involved Isabel, he couldn't

opened Twitter. As expected, he saw Isabel's name

accused Isabel, heiress of the Zimmerman Group Isabel, of a late-night hit-and-run, along with

farmer had been struck and rushed to the hospital, his condition critical. His family was impoverished, with a young son who had a heart condition needing costly

situation.

in one after another, filled with insults and

god! How can someone be so

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should arrest her and throw her in jail! Better yet,

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