I Quit, Mr. Shaffer by Isabella Symons

Chapter 60 The Battle of Wits

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Isabella’s face scrunched up, and she grumbled, “Did you cross anyone here,

Mr. Stokes?”

Jonas was stunned. He didn’t realize he got checkmated. “Me?”

Isabella nodded. “Yeah. This is my first time in this city. Didn’t cross anyone

either. Couldn’t have been me, so…” She trailed off and approached Jonas’

bed. “Did you sign the contract with Mr. Lime? Maybe you got in someone’s

way.”

The look on Jonas’ face changed. He mused over that statement and started

harboring doubts.

Isabella seized that chance and sighed. “If I hadn’t escaped fast enough, God

knew what they would do to me. I’m a girl. That was scary.”

Jonas clicked his tongue. He felt a little embarrassed just thinking how much

he yelled at her just now. “Sorry, Isabella. Just had a lapse of judgment.”

Isabella heaved a sigh and took a seat by the bed, exhausted. “It’s alright. You

had it rough too. You look a lot worse than I am. What are you going to tell

everyone when we get back?”

Jonas frowned. He was a little panicky too. “The contract’s fine. Mr. Lime has

sent Ms. Sue to sign the contract here. I can’t move, though. Can’t go back to

Imperia right away.”

finally avoid seeing

signed, you go

this risk. He then looked at Isabella

of cars. You won’t botch it,

a look of surprise and pushed herself up. “Of course,

stupid. I know how important this is. I won’t let

a sigh of relief and leaned over to hold Isabella’s hand.

“Isabella, last night-”

knocked on the door.

“Who’s there?”

door, and in came Mandy. She’d

eyes shone. “Ah, Ms. Sue.”

look. There was a

Mr. Stokes. Mr. Lime told me to visit you right away.”

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a slight purr to it. If she

her voice, let alone a

looked at Jonas. If Mandy wants his life force,

sure.

and made small talk,

our fault as well. If you hadn’t come to Lawdom to

handed the contract

through the contract. When she saw

a pen to

this, Mr. Stokes.”

Mandy, and he signed

and joined in the conversation. Suddenly, her

a new friend request.

that it was

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In usual times, she’d be happy a guy like Shawn

her, but from how that

this guy was bad news. Not many people had the guts

to Seth in Imperia. She was nervous, but she

waiting later, Shawn still didn’t