I Quit, Mr. Shaffer by Isabella Symons

Chapter 43

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Isabella slept in the infirmary for half a day. When she woke up, she saw

Gordon playing games beside her. She opened her mouth and tried to speak

but felt like something was lodged in her throat.

Gordon glanced at her and quickly noticed she was awake. He smiled. “Hey.”

Isabella nodded and gulped, the pain making her frown. “Thanks.”

Gordon clicked his tongue. He didn’t like it when she was being so formal: Still,

he got up and summoned a doctor to check on her.

“She’s fine, She can ingest food now. Just make sure it’s nothing heavy.”

Isabella couldn’t even interject. So, Gordon ended up becoming her

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spokesperson. Once he sent the doctor away, he got her some food.

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She didn’t want to beat her battered body up any further, so she ate silently.

Gordon looked at her. He kindly didn’t mention the unhappy affair the night

before. Isabella didn’t want to ignore it, however. “Thanks for helping me,

Gordon.”

“Verbal gratitude means nothing.” Gordon cocked his eyebrow.

Isabella choked on her words. A moment later, she said, “I know. I have

nothing to repay you with but empty promises.” She raised her head and

looked at him. “But I will repay this favor, trust me.”

Gordon only wanted to tease her. So, the moment she started taking things

seriously, any amusement he found from it shriveled and died. Since he

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talking to her, she didn’t see the need to say

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tossed away the Q-tip that she was pressing against the hole left by the

go back to work. I’m going to get my

at this rate.”

tongue and waved dismissively. “Then,

annoying.” He took his phone out. “I’ll get you

and allowed him to make the arrangements. Once he was

said, “Thanks. Dinner’s on me next

cocked his eyebrow as his

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“I’m not as poor as you think. I can afford a meal.”

pick the food?” Gordon played with his phone, his eyes

Isabella nodded. “Yes.”

fingers and put a hand in his pocket. Then, he

up. “I’m taking

“I can go

I can’t let a

extended his hand to help

about it. Nevertheless, she tried to

they left the infirmary as quickly

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she waited at the infirmary’s

glaring.

out of the underground car park.

changed

window rolled down, revealing Selena

Isabella?”

ignored her and looked into the car. From where she stood, she could

Seth’s hands and knees. She could guess that he was leaning

the

when she was spacing out, Gordon came back with his car. He

as he shouted at her. Isabella looked away and

Maybach. Then, she went

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Maybach, the

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black suit.

the side and met Isabella’s

see the mockery in them. She

what he said to her the night before. She then realized she

Gordon. Thus, she knew what the

unfazed, and then went into Gordon’s