After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

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He never expected any of it to be true!

That wasn't even the most surprising part. What truly shocked him was realizing that Isabel's partner was none other than his boss, the CEO of Bennett Group!

"Mr. Bennett?" Sofia blinked in surprise. "He's a boss too? Which company does he run?"

It couldn't possibly be Bennett Group.

The CEO of Bennett Group wasn't just the wealthiest person in Solaria-he was someone entirely beyond their reach. Considering Isabel's reputation, there was no way she could be connected to such a powerful figure. It seemed certain that this Mr. Bennett had no relation to the CEO of Bennett Group.

This wasn't just Sofia's assumption; everyone else thought the same.

Besides, if there was even the faintest chance that this man was really the CEO of Bennett Group, Isabel would have made sure to show it off by now.

But Isabel didn't mention it, which only confirmed their suspicions. This man must simply share the Bennett surname just a minor businessman, not someone worth boasting about. That's why Isabel hadn't mentioned her partner. Yes, it had to be that way.

"He's-" Logan began to speak, but was immediately stopped by a sharp glance from Xander.

Logan, still in shock, instinctively swallowed, stammering, "H-he's Mr. Bennett. That's his name."

"Oh, so it's just the name?" Sofia teased, a smirk in her voice. "But it's a powerful name! You can tell he's a boss just by hearing it."

Teasing aside, she had to admit, that the man was undeniably handsome. And the noble aura he carried truly matched his name.

"Isabel, is he really your boyfriend?"

Yvette stood up smugly. "Didn't I say earlier? It's her husband, not her boyfriend. They're legally married."

At those words, Logan sank back into his seat in despair.

The moment he had seen Xander earlier, he had known there was no chance for him.

And now..

The matter was settled-they were already married.

it was for the best. At least now, he wouldn't have to hold onto any illusions about Isabel. "Really married?" Sofia asked in surprise, turning to Isabel. "You and Kaleb are really over? Didn't you turn down Logan before because of Kaleb? How did you go from that to getting married so quickly?"

husband,

Isabel sat back down in her seat and met Sofia's gaze. "Are you blind? Kaleb is nowhere near my and my husband treats me well. Any sane person would choose my husband."

Hearing Isabel refer to him as "my husband" so proudly, Xander couldn't help but feel quite pleased.

Sofia stared at Xander, the more she looked at him, the more her own man seemed lackluster in comparison.

Just a moment ago, she had been smug, thinking she was luckier than Isabel, but now, she had been slapped In the face by reality.

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As Sofia continued to think this, her gaze landed on the ring on Isabel's finger.

"This ring doesn't look very valuable."

To Sofia, the ring on Isabel's finger seemed like a gift from her husband, but since it didn't look very valuable, she assumed the handsome man must be just an ordinary, broke guy.

After Sofia's comment, everyone's attention turned to the ring. It appeared simple, with nothing special.

"What's the point of being good-looking if you can't do anything else? Can looks put food on the table?" one of the women whispered under her breath.

Isabel overheard the comment and, unlike the earlier remarks that she brushed off, she couldn't tolerate anyone speaking badly about Xander behind his back.

"You're wrong," she said, turning to face the woman. "A handsome man makes the meal more enjoyable. If a man is ugly, you can't even eat properly. So yes, a handsome man can indeed be considered 'food."

The woman was left speechless, unable to reply. What made it even worse was that Isabel's husband was so strikingly handsome that sitting with him felt like they were from entirely different worlds.

Envious!

Jealous!

Frustrated!

Sofia, growing increasingly annoyed, shot a look at Xander. "How did someone like you end up with Isabel?"

Xander's eyes narrowed just slightly as he responded coolly, "We were destined in a past life, and it's fate in this one."

words left everyone in the room, including Sofia, completely

was momentarily

response left

egg, and it took a full ten seconds before she snapped out of her stunned silence. Finally, she said, "Don't you know that Isabel pushed her ex-fiancé's woman to

the Translation to

I Have Something

Gift to

said, Xander

as Xander shouldn't be interested in Isabel. So,

Xander's response completely

glared at Sofia with his inky

and Isabel didn't push her down? It's all

pool by Isabel? It was the mistress who pushed her into the pool and put the

she no longer had any value to him. So, he arranged for her to meet the CEO of the Hicks Group, trying to marry her off to him. Isabel refused to accept her father's

calmly, without excess emotion, though a faint trace of sympathy lingered in

her eyes and brow. She had never, ever

words. If he could say something with one

was the real reason why waves of emotion kept rippling through

and the atmosphere became so still you

Isabel?" one female classmate asked, her voice filled

classmate, pressed her lips together, and then turned back to Xander. "Do you have any proof of this? Or is this

phone and turning to look at Isabel, who had been staring at him the whole

angry that I did this without

Eva; Kaleb, who had always protected Eva, would also be dragged into

seemingly concerned expression touched Isabel deeply, and

with you? If I were to get upset over someone like Kaleb, I'd

raising his hand and leaning in, his lips coming closer

doing? Is he going to kiss me in front of so

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of her mouth. Huh? Isabel was momentarily frozen,

there was no kiss, her heart was still pounding, and her face

glance around the room,

the worst! If she had known, she would have brought her

caught sight of Xander's strikingly handsome

thing she hadn't brought her boyfriend after all. Although her boyfriend was good-looking, standing next to Xander, he would

said. That phone call you made sounded pretty impressive, like you were the boss. So why

when he heard her words. As soon as Sofia finished speaking, someone shouted,

out her

videos were trending

up to cause trouble, but before Isabel even touched her, Eva fell to the ground. The video zoomed in and slowed down to highlight the moment when Eva secretly pulled out a blood pack. The second video showed Kaleb's mother, Laurel, sitting by the pool. As Isabel

an arranged marriage. Isabel refused, but Colin harshly pressured her, ultimately kicking both her and Reggie out of the Zimmerman Residence.

condemning Eva and Kaleb, others criticizing Colin, and many expressing sympathy for Isabel, who had to deal with such a sc*mbag fiancé and a father who favored

the private room, there was a heavy silence. Everyone was stunned

of the female classmates

earlier was harsh. I didn't understand the full story. I

slightly, her lips curling into a subtle smile. "We're all classmates, no need to make it

response seemed generous and magnanimous. In reality, she didn't care much about the situation. If she had, she would have already posted

likely hire internet trolls to counterattack, accusing them

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whether it was her or Xander, if they were determined, they could easily prevent

just be a war of words-a verbal battle that wouldn't really harm Kaleb or Colin. That's

way, the others who had spoken ill of Isabel earlier also stood up to apologize. In the end, only Sofia remained

lips were pursed in a tight line as her face turned every color of the rainbow. It was

of emotions.

apologize to Isabel. To her, something about this situation didn't

Isabel had the evidence all along,

it, just to slap her in the face? It

going on? Wasn't Isabel dumped by Kaleb? How

idea that Sofia and Lillian were close

Ding!

Lillian's reply came in.

you're talking about, is

"Yes, super handsome!"

"Pfft, husband my foot. That guy is just a

Translation to

I Have

Gift to the

A Gigolo?!

Sofia was shocked

and regal presence. No matter how she looked at him, it didn't seem like he was faking

discreetly snapping a photo of him, Sofia messaged Liffian

you sure? This guy is