Chapter 156

Isabella had a restless sleep for a few hours and vaguely sensed someone

opening the door to her room. She rolled over, ignored it, and continued

sleeping.

It wasn’t until 6.00AM when her phone alarm went off as usual that she

mumbled and reached for her phone with closed eyes.

However, instead of finding her phone, she touched something soft and furry.

She paused for a moment and then quickly woke up. She opened her eyes

abruptly and propped herself up.

She lowered her gaze and finally saw the head lying next to her bed…

Isabella took a deep breath and almost thought that she was dreaming. She

rubbed her eyes vigorously several times to confirm that it was indeed real.

“Mr. Shaffer?”

She tentatively called out, but the man lying there didn’t move at all.

When did he come back? There was no sound at all. His movements were as

quiet as a ghost.

Furthermore, why did he come back?

Isabella was bewildered, but she didn’t dare to speak loudly. She could

clearly see half of Seth’s face exposed outside his arm. He seemed to have

stayed up all night; the dark circles under his eyes were quite severe.

She pursed her lips, and as her gaze swept around, she suddenly noticed a

food container on the bedside table.

Was it takeout?

Isabella sniffed the air, and her eyes lit up as she recognized the aroma she

had been craving.

She was excited yet confused. She wondered why it took him all night to buy

a bowl of pasta.

Seth was lying next to her. If she moved too much, she would wake him up,

but the fragrance of the pasta permeated every corner, and it reminded

she didn’t eat it now, it might turn

shifted her body

the same position and was still deeply asleep.

how tired he

relief, reached for the container

open it bit

a small

rumbled, and she suddenly

appetite the previous day.

bit excited, so she was a bit too

it off with a

woke up the “beast” next to

lifting

Isabella.

mixed with irritation from

her fiercely, almost as if he wanted to open

Isabella whole.

glanced at the clumped noodles in the container and

Then, her lips twitched

forced a smile while looking at Seth.

had only slept for two hours, and

couldn’t handle

inappropriate words had angered his grandfather,

in him being hit twice by his

aching from it.

being abruptly awakened by Isabella, he was initially

her greeting, it felt as if someone had

feather across his heart.

slightly and stared at Isabella to confirm that

still half-asleep.

woke

was not even a fake smile

one she wore now.

at her, she

“Mr. Shaffer,

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regained his focus and irritably ran his

hair. “When you started

“That’s

for his phone.

Isabella was speechless.

still didn’t quite believe it

yawned and looked displeased. He

sneaking glances at his phone, so he quickly

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glanced at the pasta and chuckled. “Mr. Shaffer,

this?”

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