Chapter 77

Isabella stood frozen in place while recalling her communication with her

assistant. They had spoken on the phone; she hadn’t recorded anything, and

the money had been transferred directly by the assistant without any explicit

indications or remarks.

Upon realizing the situation, she suddenly calmed down and spoke

mechanically. “Miss Shaffer, are you trying to vent your anger on me?”

“I invited you that day, but you didn’t come.” Lara justified herself and showed

no remorse.

Isabella’s lips twitched, and her smile was strained. “Can’t you let me go?”

Lara clicked her tongue. “Why are you saying that? I haven’t bullied you.”

“I understand. Thank you for teaching me a lesson, Miss Shaffer.”

“You’re welcome.”

After hanging up, Isabella was trembling with anger. She downed a large

glass of water and managed to gradually calm herself down after that.

Alex entered and was startled by Isabella’s expression. “What’s wrong with

you?”

Isabella sneered. “I’ve been played.”

Alex froze and then recalled. “Is it the issue with the Ghost?”

Isabella didn’t deny it, and her eyes were fixed on the ground. She silently

brought out a dark plan that she had intended to keep hidden.

She smiled at Alex with a distorted expression, which made Alex uneasy.

As Isabella walked out of the pantry, she calmly returned to her desk. She

opened a drawer to retrieve the deposit contract. However, the two pages

torn out. It

expected.

of any

motive

contemplated confronting the possible culprit,

commotion outside.

after, Jonas rushed into the office, his face filled

with

swallowed hard and was unsure how

deceived, and

while his eyes widened.

contract onto the desk nearby. “As you can see,

I’ve

didn’t care whether she had been deceived or not; even

concerned about who

was worth nearly

nonsense. How

as she

“What’s with your

you expect me to have when insiders in

my core,” Isabella said before throwing

hands up in resignation.

He was gasping for

card, and the procedures were

name now.

car

There was no way she

“I don’t

bad instantly. He hadn’t expected the

to him to

for

flared, and he kicked a computer’s CPU

crash, people outside who

while trying to mediate

poker face and

Yet, she was devising

can’t pay up, the

of everyone, and his face turned

was as immovable

as both sides refused to back

car. You can sue her

dead silence, a young male voice that was

into

Jonas turned their

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