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.

Xander! I 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

unsatisfied. "She had something else

""Huh?" Max looked confused.

early because she had something

been busy, would they still be talking

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

Conversations.

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your mind?" Xander's question

nothing else to do, so I'll go along with

Isabel and let

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wanted my answer so quickly-you just needed another excuse to talk

have to say it out loud. You're just

Max was speechless.

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

don't have time for this; I'm

Don't hang up yet!" Max suddenly

impatiently, ready to

right now. Something happened-you'll want to check for yourself." Max's fone was unusually serious, void of his usual joking. Upon hearing Max's words, Xander also grew

Max often seemed lighthearted and playful, he was much more

second-generation heirs, Xander wouldn't even

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

expected, he saw Isabel's

the Zimmerman Group Isabel, of a late-night hit-and-run,

the hospital, his condition critical. His family was impoverished, with a young son who had a heart condition needing costly

situation.

Isabel flooded in one after another, filled with

my god! How can someone be so

so surprised. Those rich second-generation have no

despicable woman! The police should arrest her and throw her in jail!

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