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.

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

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

""Huh?" Max looked confused.

had to hang up early because she had something to attend

been busy,

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

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your mind?" Xander's question

I've got nothing else to do, so I'll

I'll call Isabel

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answer so quickly-you just needed another excuse to talk

say it out loud. You're just stimulating yourself."

Max was speechless.

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

time for this;

yet!"

else?" Xander asked impatiently, ready to

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

childhood friends who knew each other well. Though Max often

other second-generation heirs, Xander wouldn't even

mentioning the trending topic hinted that something significant had

when it involved Isabel, he couldn't afford

opened Twitter. As expected, he saw Isabel's

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

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

situation.

after

can someone be

Those rich second-generation have no regard for us at

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

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