After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Chapter 165 Set Him Up

Chapter 165 Set Him Up

The sound of Isabel's voice was clear, like a strike across Colin's pride.

His face went red, then purple, as he struggled to keep his anger in check.

"What is that supposed to mean?" he snapped.

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Isabel tossed the torn check into the trash with a shrug. "Nothing, really. Just figured garbage belongs in the trash can."

"Isabel! Are you calling me garbage?" Colin wasn't a fool; he caught the insult behind her words.

"I didn't say that," she replied, picking up her coffee, crossing one leg over the other as she took a sip. "But you seem eager to call yourself that." She glanced up, her lips curling in a slight, teasing smile. "This coffee is amazing today. Maybe I'm just in a good mood." Colin's face flushed deeper with fury, his anger flickering across his face in colors like a storm.

"How did l'end up with a child like you!" His rage burst out, and his hand shot up, aiming for her face.

But before his hand could land, it stopped midair-Reggie had caught his wrist.

Colin's chest heaved as he glared at Reggie with a burning intensity. "You're both disgraceful! I raised a pair of ungrateful children!"

Isabel met his glare calmly. "If we're both so disgraceful, what does that make you, as our father?"

"You-you dare speak to me that way!" Colin's voice rose, barely able to contain his fury.

Isabel didn't let him finish. "I'm only saying what you've been implying. You're the one who started it."

She set her coffee down, paying no attention to his seething look. She turned to Reggie. "Come on. Let's go." With a smirk, she leaned in close, whispering to him with a glint of mischief in her eye. "Let's get out before the old man has another chance to yell." Reggie looked at her, surprised, but nodded.

""We're leaving."

"Stop! You both stop right now!" Colin's shouts followed them, but Isabel and Reggie kept walking, leaving the café without a backward glance.

Colin sank into his chair, his fingers pressed hard against his temples as if trying to force the tension out. His face was clouded over, frustration rolling off him in waves.

Across town, Isabel couldn't hold back a laugh, light and full of mischief. She looked like someone who had just gotten away with something.

gave her a curious look. "Isa, what did you

face. "Oh, nothing much. Just gave

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only gotten worse. He sat there, rubbing his temples, wondering how he could have ended up with two kids who seemed determined

pride and sanity. The thought of her brought him some comfort, but even that faded as he remembered the

how long Lillian

sigh, Colin muttered, "Time to get to the

up to him. "Sir, your

in disbelief. "A thousand? I didn't order any

you placed the order. She mentioned it was

hit him like a

turning to leave, but the server wasn't

thousand cups of coffee ... plus a thousand mousses, a thousand tiramisus, a thousand toasts,

their expressions a mix of pity

need you to settle the bill before leaving," he said, gesturing to the staff closing

"Sir, you came in together.

"I barely know them!" But the murmurs around him grew, and

this guy's some big boss with a thousand employees under him,"

another agreed, "he probably wanted to look generous, then changed his mind and pretended it

the young guy call him 'Dad' earlier. Now he's pretending he doesn't even know

Each whisper stung, each pointed look fueled his fury. He felt ready

paying, he growled, grinding his teeth. "She

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officer? Yes, this is SY Coffee Shop. We have

there was no escape. "Fine ... I'll pay," he spat, forcing the

Isabel recount it all with a long sigh, a hint of a smile softening

"You're getting brave, Isa."

and sharp. "He had it coming. No way was I letting

back, as if he could see the café from there. A shadow passed

"Reg, don't tell me you're still holding out

and sure. "I've finally seen him for what he is, Isa. He's no father. He just wants us to be tools he

in his eyes gave Isabel a bit of peace, but the knot of

can I ask