Goodbye Cheater Hello CEO’s Wife by Payne Walter

Chapter 48

“Have I gone all wacko?” Isabella knocked her head.

‘I must guard my heart, never to fall for a man. I’m just used to him being near me, but am I sure that isn’t me falling for him? No, it has to be just the hang of it. I have to love myself Mom, Granddad, watch over me. I won’t get hurt again. I’ll protect myself. I know I won’t fall for him. It’s just that he’s been kind to me, and I merely want to repay him. I was never into him, she muttered to herself

She paused briefly before thinking again, “Love is a drug Don’t even think about it. Yeah, I’m only repaying his kindness. I’ll snap out of it. A man like him won’t ever be faithful. Should I fall for him, I’ll be getting nothing but hurt. I’d rather not get emotional than be heartbroken by then. Yes, my heart’s already full,”

Isabella did not sleep a wink, battling with her thoughts all night

When the alarm went off, she could hardly pet up. yawning the washed herself up.

It was then that her phone chimed.

She checked it. Clayton had texted her on whatsApp: (I miss you. Show me your moming look, will you?]

t her eyes, and shared i picture of her messy hair and washed up face with water

An idea sprang to Isabella’s ind. She held the phone, shut i droplets on it.

“I don’t care if I look bad. I’m gonna give him the creeps the mused.

Clayton immediately replied. [Why the dark circles? Couldn’t sleep last night

Isabella sent a sweating emoji. She was pretty impressed by how sharp he was.

Then came Clayton’s grinning emoji alongside his message (Did sleep elude you because you miss me too much, Mrs. Murray?)

Isabella responded with a forehead smacking emoji before setting her phone aside and ignoring him.

However, her mood had been lifted for some reason

Meanwhile, Kayson was already waiting downstairs in the car. The second isabella got into it, he handed her XFC’s hashbrowns for breakfast

“I didn’t send the breakfast to your room as I didn’t want to intrude Kayson explained

“Have you eaten?” Isabella asked

Kayson nodded.

Isabella took a bite and suddenly smiled viciously. “Kayson, are you sure your boss won’t reprimand you if he finds out I ate in his car!”

“I’m sure” Kayson did not hesitate at all

The would! Last my friend got wasted, he drove to pick us up, and I never saw him drive that car again, I think it said seriously while eating

Kayson clenched his fist and feigned a cough. “Boss gave that car to Hendrix”

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Isabella side–eyed Kayson with her mouth agape. “So, if I eat in this car, will he give it to you?”

Kayson laughed. “Nope, it has nothing to do with you eating in the car. Even if you littered the hash browns all over, Boss won’t mind it. Take my word for it.”

Isabella pretended to make a mess before she started pondering. “I’ll leave some food waste tomorrow when you get me more hash browns.

I’m finishing what I have today.”

If Kayson was not behind the wheel, he would have sprawled over the steering and guffawed heartily.

“Promise me, Kayson. If Clayton gives you this car, you sell it, and we split the money,” Isabella said warily.

“Why?” Kayson was puzzled.

“Duh! It’s all thanks to me! Since you took the trouble to give me a

you.” Isabella looked at Kayson like he

chuckled. “Mrs. Murray, Hendrix should’ve given you half of that Land Rover’s

if she bumps into Hendrix again, she should ask him for half of that Land Rover’s value in cash. Wait, no… The full amount of it. Hendrix has

up. He planned to tell Hendrix all about it, dying

Isabella got upstairs at Vaughn Corporation, she ran into Rihanna walking inside.

they saw Louisa awaiting by their

to Maguire Group yesterday?” Louisa

got from Maggie calmly and handed it

passed that casual remark only to put them on the spots. Never did she expect them to succeed in

two out of your mind? What did I say yesterday? Didn’t! tell you to give it to Mr. Maguire? Who the hell are Maggie and Jordyn? Why submit the

louder by

help but frown, seeing Louisa as nothing less than an unreasonable

firing us?” Rihanna voiced coldly.

Louisa. Rihanna’s tone was as icy as the winter, and her

gesturing for the

now to confirm whether

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voice, Louisa immediately turned around and smiled. “It’s all good, Mr. Langley. These interns

frowned. “What design draft was

Louisa could answer, Isabella beat her to it. “Yesterday, Ms, Luckett ordered us to send a copy of your design draft

glared daggers at

pucker creased Zayn’s forehead. “Didn’t Maguire Group stop accepting entries? Which design draft was that?” He sounded unpleasant, to say the

murmured, “That random

you ask me before touching my things?” Zayn’s face fell.

by Zayn’s fury.

design draft been sent to Maguire Group?” Zayn looked at Isabella and Rihanna, both of whom

lose our jobs,” Isabella whispered while thinking, ‘Why wait when I can add fuel to the fire?”

gave you the right to touch my design?” Zayn was

turned

going on?” Nigel’s voice came from

a group of people, including Paul Jenkins from the

gaze abruptly stopped at isabella.

darted over to Nigel

incident, trying to blame Isabella and Rihanna,

walked up to Isabella

truth. Hearing the mention of her

guy smiled. “I’m Edmund Maguire. Thank you for sending me the design draft yesterday.”

me. We seem to have

at once. “Spill it! Where’s the

fell backward. Edmund reached to catch her. “Watch

stood firm

got away from Edmund’s hand as if she might get scaled. “Thanks,” was

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Edmund was surprised.

front of Rihanna, chiding coldly, “Ms. Luckett, it was you who asked us to

the receipt. What did we

she wants it, but I won’t take this lying down,’ she swore secretly.

were but a couple of interns, Louisa banked on them to either take the blame or quit otherwise they wouldn’t be employed

did they get my design?” Zayn

Although Zayn had yet to say a thing to her, he would not show her op. She had been picking on others for ages but had never seen Zayn speaking up

with hatred. In her mind,

artist of that piece? Nice to meet

Edmund. He did not expect to be greeted by the CEO of