I Quit, Mr. Shaffer by Isabella Symons

Chapter 242

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Isabella followed the crowd but quickly realized something was wrong. The person in

front of her didn’t seem to be Freya: She called out a couple of times but received no

response.

The surroundings were completely dark, filled with frantic people, creating an

atmosphere reminiscent of an earthquake evacuation.

Isabella felt her way around and suddenly bumped into someone. She lost her balance

and was pushed into a fake mountain nearby.

Instead of hitting the fake mountain, she collided with a wall of people.

Isabella realized she had bumped into someone’s chest. The person was taller than her,

and she couldn’t see clearly. She quickly turned around to apologize.

The two words were light but carried an ambiguous undertone, making her ears tingle.

She couldn’t help but look up at his face.

Unfortunately, it was too dark for Isabella to see more than the outline of his face. It

was sharp and angular, and she knew without a doubt that he was handsome.

She was still wearing a bathrobe; standing too close to the man. She could detect a

faint scent of women’s perfume on him.

Isabella took a step back, not intending to engage with him further. She turned to leave,

but the crowd surged forward, blocking her path.

man behind her moved closer, his voice magnetic and

won’t harm you.”

her teeth,

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that the man was standing too

inappropriate manner.

and his behavior wasn’t overly intrusive, so Isabella didn’t

the opportunity to push her way into the

I know your

finished speaking, Isabella seized the opportunity and

crowd.

but his

adjusted her bathrobe in the

fake mountain with a pounding heart.

stepped out, the lights in the corridor

was scolding Freya and Lyra. “She was with you. How

lose her?”

scared

indicating

over. “I’m here.”

breathed a sigh

“Girl, you scared me

in the dark!”

man from earlier and

go back

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I feel

to wait a moment longer.

They had been in

wet, feeling

a room for Isabella right next to Freya.

to their rooms, agreeing to play cards together

remembered that she had left her phone

for a moment, then decided to take a shower first.

was fine. The lights and hot water