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

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her eyes as she did her best to restrain

ace in the whole, saying, “Gordon had someone put-”

tone was cold. “Remember to make

price. She

eyes as she was puzzled by this person’s

mentality.

to retort, a series of urgent knocks came

“Come in!”

of the phone, Seth was about to hang up when he heard

got a huge problem.

ring that was placed in the

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advance!”

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slipped off the stool and nearly fell to the

her elegant demeanor

How could someone

waiter and then glanced back at

already hung up.

He doesn’t care about gossip, let

swallowing a ring.”

as she grabbed her

downstairs.

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soon as she reached the second floor, she

Isabella, forcing her

happens to me, can you talk to your

half of the inheritance with me?”

Gordon’s shirt and said something absurd.

sunglasses. Nonetheless, she almost burst

at the

eyes were fixed on

The elevator doors

ran out, completely unaware that Courtney was in

corner.

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on. We’re not far

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comforted Isabella as he carried her to

him to press on

to the hospital faster.

she felt the pain rapidly intensifying. She

that in Dream of the

gold. Am I going

her life today, she deeply regretted

She should have demanded

should have called

if her mother was

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swaying of Gordon’s car made her dizzy. Soon,

agony as her

at the hospital, he stormed right into

Nevertheless, he still had the mind

group of doctors along.

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