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.

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

frowned slightly, looking somewhat unsatisfied. "She had

""Huh?" Max looked confused.

because she had

hadn't been busy, would they

talked about for so

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Isabel's Back

you made up your mind?" Xander's question snapped

I've got nothing else to

Isabel and let her

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my answer so quickly-you just needed another excuse to

say it out loud. You're

Max was speechless.

changed. You're getting playful-guess

time for this;

Don't hang up yet!"

else?" Xander asked impatiently,

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

Though Max often

most other second-generation heirs, Xander wouldn't even consider him

trending topic hinted that something

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

opened Twitter. As expected, he saw Isabel's

heiress of the Zimmerman Group Isabel,

family was impoverished, with a young son who had a heart condition needing

situation.

after another, filled with

god! How can

surprised. Those rich second-generation

arrest her and throw her in jail! Better yet,

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