I Quit, Mr. Shaffer by Isabella Symons

Chapter 37

Gordon regretted mocking Isabella the moment he

saw the look on her face. He couldn’t relent,

however, not when she was looking at him like that.

He tensed up and pretended to be brave, then

flung the door open. Crashed by the door, Isabella

staggered backward.

Gordon’s eyes flickered for a moment, but he didn’t

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care about her. He then slammed the door shut.

Once he was gone, Isabella locked the door and

leaned against it weakly. She wished to vent, yet

there was nothing to vent to. She followed Gordon

because she had a goal to attain. Of course, she’d

be humiliated.

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The room was empty, so there was no point staying

there. She’d be better off going back and making

some calls. She calmed down and pulled the

room’s card out before heading to the reception.

When she came to the corner, she heard a

conversation happening nearby.

“You’ve been busy lately. Get some rest and

relaxation. Here’s your room’s card, Mr. Keller.”

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“Thank you, babe.”

That was familiar. Isabella stopped in her tracks

and froze up for a moment. Out of reflex, she ran

back. She knew that it was Keller without even

looking. This was a club in the outskirts. If he knew

she was here, he might come to her room in the

middle of the night and take her away.

Isabella quickly went back to her room, her chest

heaving. She leaned against the door for a long

while before she snapped out of it. She couldn’t go

as she pleased. Once

and leave quietly.

leave the card

without checking out.

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had a plan, but night

waited in her

eat in the morning, and

could sit and be

a

were water and snacks

ravenous beast, she shoved

her mouth. Wolfing down

her feel better.

and footsteps rang

asking if

high

door as she refused the offer.

went on

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was getting quieter, and

the garden

about to open

touched the handle,

on the door

“Are you there, Isabella?”

Isabella frowned, but

was met with

“What is it?”

huffing and puffing, a sobbing mess, before she could

when

She rolled her

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a deep breath.

Shaffer’s in trouble. You have

going to happen

should go to Dariel, not

panic mode. No matter

ignored it and dragged her

help me. Come

He’s in trouble,

furious. If it weren’t

attracted too much

woman away

elevator soon arrived. Selena

and ran toward Seth’s room. When she

inside. Selena had a

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on her face, and she

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opened the door and

who

smelled like alcohol, and

When he

“What’d you

as well, and she

Selena.

crying and looking helpless.

and had a glass of

and that happened.”

at her quizzically, but he had no