After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Chapter 191 The One You've Secretly Liked

Chapter 191 The One You've Secretly Liked

That man from earlier...

Isabel stole another glance in the direction Richie had gone.

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By now, he had disappeared from sight, but the image of his retreating figure lingered in her mind.

She compared it to the person in the photo-almost an exact match.

But relying on mere similarities in body shape seemed unreliable.

After all, many people share similar features, and even their postures can resemble one another.

Isabel touched her chin thoughtfully, pondering. After a pause, she made a decision. She would find a way to visit the Nelsons' place and look deeper into this.

She suddenly remembered asking Beowulf to investigate the Nelsons before. She wondered if he had discovered where their villa was located.

Just then, the sound of a phone ringing broke her concentration.

For a second, Isabel thought it was her own phone, since the ringtone was familiar. But then she saw Xander pull his phone out and answer the call.

She blinked, surprised. When has he swapped my ringtone onto his phone?

On top of that, she noticed that his phone case matched hers exactly. She clearly remembered him never/ using phone cases before.

This guy...

Isabel shook her head slightly, a quiet sigh escaping her.

"Hello, Mom?" Xander's voice was casual as he answered, standing right beside her.

"I heard someone break into the Nelsons' villa last night. Is that true?" Ivana wasted no time with pleasantries and called Xander as soon as she heard the news. "Yeah," Xander answered briefly.

"Who did it? Someone after the Nelsons? Could it have been Isabel?" Ivana's suspicions flared, her voice low with concern. She was convinced that Isabel's recent visit to the Bennetts was part of some investigation into the Nelsons, and her instincts told her that Isabel had no good intentions,

She worried even more for her son, wondering if Isabel might harm him.

that she needed to act quickly, using any means necessary, even drastic ones, to separate Isabel from her

me last night," Xander

Huh?

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trying to imply? Is she trying to push me out

night? Could

possible." Xander's tone was absolute, and Ivana fell silent for a

voice came through again. "Or maybe

brow. "You've got no proof, do

unable to come up with a

explain herself. "I don't mean to target her, but I can't shake the feeling that

there's one more possibility I've been thinking about. Could it have been Richard? The one who broke into the

this. He had already wondered

was a man.

heart skipped a

It has to

those years ago at the Nelsons? Only Richard knows the truth. Why hasn't he reached out? Does he not

that the fire at the Nelsons' mansion had been no accident. If Richard was

The name struck a chord with her, though she couldn't quite place

to focus, but the effort only made the

her urged her

was important. She couldn't let it slip

echoed in her mind-sweet, innocent, and

play

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tell Mom I ate ten candies

I want to ride on your

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to hold onto them, but it was like trying to catch smoke

close to her. The

be Richard? If so, maybe he would return to the Nelsons after

the

Let's go. It's getting late. We should grab something to eat." A familiar voice broke Isabel from