I Quit, Mr. Shaffer by Isabella Symons

Chapter 65

In a spacious office on the fourth floor of The Red House, a young woman,

who was wearing sunglasses and had her shoes off, was basking under the

moonlight on a lounge chair.

Courtney couldn’t resist calling Seth after having just accomplished

something significant.

Seth took quite some time to answer the call and sounded rather displeased.

She rolled her eyes in exasperation. Nonetheless, she chanted to herself to

keep calm and ignore his unpleasant demeanor. Instead, she drawled

casually, “Guess who paid me a visit?”

He responded indifferently, “Is your family going bankrupt? It seems like you

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have far too much free time on your hands.”

Courtney inhaled deeply, swallowing her frustration, and retorted, “It’s

Isabella.”

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Seth snorted, and his tone was indifferent. “What does it have to do with me?”

Courtney clicked her tongue as she was displeased with the unexpected

reaction.

“You’re so boring. You’ve spent five years sleeping with her, and you don’t

care about her at all?”

“Have you ever seen any decent person care about a past affair?” Seth

sneered and said in a disdainful tone.

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Courtney straightened her posture as she kicked the chair next to her. “She

brought Xavier’s son along. They even ordered a bottle of good wine.”

She sounded proud as she continued, “I sent her the wine you left last time.

Can you guess if she can tell?”

Seth paused.

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She grinned, thinking she had finally struck a chord with him. So, she couldn’t

resist taunting him.

Suddenly, he spoke, “If you really have nothing to do, just find a class to

attend. At least you’ll be doing something productive with your time.”

feel her temper rising. Murder is illegal. Murder is

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eyes as she did her best to restrain her temper.

in the whole, saying, “Gordon

cold. “Remember to

bottle price. She has the

as she was puzzled by this

mentality.

to retort, a series

“Come in!”

phone, Seth was about to hang up when he heard

got a huge problem. A customer

was placed in

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advance!”

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stool and nearly fell to the ground. She

as her elegant

person insane? How could someone

waiter and then glanced back at the phone. Alas,

already hung up.

heartless. He doesn’t care about gossip, let alone

a ring.”

her clothes and followed the waiter

downstairs.

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floor, she saw Gordon dash into the

with Isabella, forcing her into

happens to me, can you talk to

half of the inheritance with me?”

grabbed Gordon’s shirt and said something absurd.

wearing sunglasses. Nonetheless, she almost burst

at the

and his eyes were fixed

elevator doors slid

immediately ran out, completely unaware that Courtney was in

corner.

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We’re not far from the hospital.”

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to the car before driving. His heart

to press on the pedal in an

to the

held her stomach as she felt the pain rapidly intensifying. She

in Dream of the Red Chamber, someone

by swallowing gold. Am

she was truly going to lose her life today, she deeply regretted

a favor. She should have demanded immediate

should have

if her mother was okay.

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Gordon’s car made her dizzy. Soon, it wasn’t

her stomach in agony as her feet started protesting as well.

at the hospital, he stormed right into

Nevertheless, he still had the mind to register her before

group of doctors along.

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