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.

with troubling thoughts. With Rachel adding fuel to fire, her anxiety grew. She felt that she needed to act quickly, using any means necessary, even drastic ones, to separate

me last night," Xander replied firmly,

Huh?

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blinked in surprise and glanced at Xander's

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Ivana trying to imply? Is she trying to push me out of the

the middle of the night? Could she have

and Ivana fell silent for a moment,

came through again. "Or maybe it wasn't her, but someone

his brow. "You've got no

hesitated, unable to come

and your brother." Ivana finally sighed, trying to explain herself. "I don't mean to target her, but I can't shake the feeling that

been thinking about. Could

had already wondered about that

know, but whoever it was, it was a man.

heart skipped a

to be Richard!

hasn't he contacted us? What happened all those years ago at the Nelsons? Only Richard knows the truth. Why hasn't he reached out? Does he not trust us?" "Maybe not. If Richard did come back, it's probably because

suspected that the fire at the Nelsons' mansion had been no accident. If Richard was indeed still alive, his silence made sense-he was likely biding his time, preparing to

a chord with

the effort

something inside her urged her

name, Richard, was important. She couldn't let it

nowhere, a faint voice echoed in her mind-sweet, innocent, and full of

Richard, play with

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tell Mom I

to

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to fade again. Isabel desperately tried to hold onto them, but it

someone incredibly close to her. The weight in her

the photo be Richard? If so, maybe he

the Nelsons.

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