After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Chapter 168 The Rage of Max

Chapter 168 The Rage of Max

Rachel's heart skipped when Max emerged from behind Isabel.

""Mr. Max?!"

Her eyes went wide. The surprise was impossible to hide.

She expected to see Xander with Isabel tonight, but Max? That was something else entirely.

And judging by the way Max had spoken, it sounded like he knew Yvette.

Max knew Yvette?

How was that possible?

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Max wasn't just anyone. He was the heir to the Hunts fortune and the future leader of East Rise Media Solutions.

Few could match his wealth, and his family's name was well-known worldwide.

And Yvette? She was just an ordinary girl, a nobody by comparison. What possible connection could there be between them?

Max's gaze didn't waver. He looked straight at Rachel. "I'm asking you again," Max said, his voice calm but hard. "Where is Yvette?">

Isabel's anger boiled over. Her fists clenched so tightly that her fingers went white, her nails digging into her palms.

She had to hold herself back. Her instinct was to lash out at Rachel right there.

"Yvette?" Rachel replied, pretending to be surprised. "I saw her at the bar. We had a little argument. Afterward, she left, and I left. That's all. What's this about? Did something happen to her?"

Rachel's act was perfect, but Isabel wasn't fooled. She studied Rachel closely, her eyes sharp as ice. "You're telling me Yvette's disappearance has nothing to do with you?"

"It really has nothing to do with me," Rachel insisted, her voice firm. "We argued, that's all. I'm not the type to go after someone just for that."

She sounded convincing, but Isabel wasn't buying it.

"Fine," Isabel said, narrowing her eyes. "Swear it. I'll believe you."

But Isabel's gut told her something wasn't right, Too many things pointed to Rachel, and the odds of it all being a coincidence were slim.

"Fine, I swear, 1-

Rachel's words were cut off as Isabel spoke, her voice sharp and unyielding. "If you're lying, you'll never be Xander's partner for as long as you live," Isabel warned, her gaze hard as she watched Rachel's every move. 1/4

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eyes grew wide with shock. She opened

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really you?" Max's voice was filled with fury. His fist tightened, his whole body ready to

seeing the fist, Rachel panicked and stepped back,

do it," she stammered, her

all." Before Rachel could defend herself, Isabel grabbed

of the struggle echoed through the house, and soon Rachel's parents

stairs.

happening here? Let go of my daughter!" Her father, Jonathan Lawson, shouted, his face

didn't back down. She met Jonathan's glare with cold eyes, standing

her voice icy.

pounded as

didn't want to. I didn't want to swear on Xan's behalf. I love him too much. I can't bring him into this." Rachel spoke calmly, her words carefully chosen. She denied everything, trying to make

that when Xander learned the truth, he'd understand she was the one who truly

him.

clever. But

about Isabel. No matter what Rachel thought, Xander's heart belonged to her. It was Isabel's opinion that

her voice dripping with disdain. She knew

Isabel wasn't fooled. She knew

that didn't

might do anything for love, but using others for selfish gain, hurting those

""It wasn't me

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though her eyes betrayed her. No matter

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was thick in the air

Rachel and pulled out her phone. It

get any

her," Beowulf replied. "She's at

"What?!" Isabel's breath caught.

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he asked, his voice a mix of

hit Max like

women made him a feared figure in their world. Anyone he took didn't leave unharmed, if they left at all. "Sh*t!" Max cursed under his breath. His fists clenched, and he was already moving toward the door, his thoughts

followed him, already dialing Xander's

phone when it rang. Seeing Isabel's name on the screen, a small

quickly answered, curiosity

up, Isabel's voice came