After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

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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.

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 for a

frowned slightly, looking somewhat unsatisfied. "She had something else to

""Huh?" Max looked confused.

to hang up early because she had something to

Isabel hadn't been busy, would they still be

to know what they'd talked about for so long, considering Xander was

Conversations.

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mind?" Xander's question

else

I'll call Isabel and let her

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that's why you wanted my answer so quickly-you just needed another excuse

out loud. You're just

Max was speechless.

playful-guess love

don't have time for this;

hang up yet!" Max suddenly remembered

asked impatiently, ready to call Isabel

Isabel, is trending right now. Something happened-you'll want to check for yourself." Max's fone was unusually serious, void of his usual joking.

well. Though Max often seemed lighthearted and playful,

as incompetent as most other second-generation heirs, Xander wouldn't even

the trending topic hinted that something significant had

little attention to big events, but when it involved Isabel, he couldn't afford to look

As expected, he

Isabel, heiress of the Zimmerman Group Isabel,

rushed to the hospital, his condition critical. His family was impoverished, with a young

situation.

condemning Isabel flooded in one after another, filled

god! How can someone

so surprised. Those rich second-generation have no

arrest her and

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