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.

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 for a phone

frowned slightly, looking somewhat unsatisfied. "She had

""Huh?" Max looked confused.

to hang up early because she

jaw dropped. So, if Isabel hadn't been busy, would they

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

Conversations.

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mind?"

got nothing else to do, so I'll

call Isabel

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

out loud. You're

Max was speechless.

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

have time for this;

hang up yet!" Max suddenly remembered

impatiently,

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

who knew each other well. Though Max often seemed lighthearted and playful, he was much

as most other second-generation heirs, Xander

trending topic

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

As expected, he saw Isabel's name

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

farmer had been struck and rushed to the hospital, his condition critical. His family was

situation.

condemning Isabel flooded in one after another, filled with insults and

my god! How can someone be so

be so surprised. Those rich second-generation have no

a despicable woman! The police should arrest her and throw her

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