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.

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 Isabel from her

me last night," Xander replied firmly,

Huh?

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in surprise and glanced at

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What is Ivana trying to imply? Is she trying to push

were with her? Then what about in the middle of the night? Could she have slipped out when you were asleep?" Ivana pressed,

fell silent for a moment, at a

through again. "Or maybe it

his brow. "You've got no proof, do

to come up

trying to explain herself. "I don't mean

paused before speaking again. "Actually, there's one more possibility I've been thinking about. Could it have been

He had already wondered about

it was a man. Judging from his

heart skipped a

It has to be

he's back, why 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?

long suspected 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

the effort only made the headache throb more

inside her urged her

was important. She

faint voice echoed

Richard, play

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I

I want to ride

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

her. The

so, maybe he would return to

visit the Nelsons. I

are you staring at? Let's go. It's getting late. We should grab something to eat." A familiar voice broke Isabel from her