Chapter 2016

Isabella let them go on for a while before revealing, "I wasn't the one who bought it. A friend of mine gifted it to me." "How very generous! Who is this friend?" "That's more than generous. That's a whole statement by itself!” "Isabella, are you sure this friend of yours is just a friend?”

They all cast playful looks at her while speculating about the identity of this friend.

Isabella smiled, satisfied with the attention she was drawing from them. She said nonchalantly, "We're just regular friends right now. It's not what you girls are thinking."

Her friends exchanged looks with one another, concealing a deep glow of envy and faint hatred underneath their eyes.

What kind of common friend would gift such an expensive gift?

They were sure that Isabella had managed to land a wealthy benefactor, and it did seem like she was very fond of this secret benefactor of hers.

"Isabella, I'm so jealous." "Me too, I hope I can find someone as benevolent as this friend of yours one day." "Oh, don’t say that. I'm sure you'll find someone for you one day,” she said with a self-indulgent air.

had things better than others and that you were the subject of

was when she spotted Isabel from the corner of her

like wings with every step she took. She wore a bright red dress that strapped itself nicely around her figure. Its design was immaculate and perfectly complimented her build while highlighting her fair and beautiful skin.

immediately drew the attention of countless photographers from countless media outlets, and

necklace she wore around her neck seemed to dim for

still made a point of greeting her with a polite, friendly smile. She

how she had always made a point of being friendly with Isabel in public. It was to a point where some media outlets speculated that the

attention on them, Isabella made sure

along, but circumstances had changed now since Isabella breached the unspoken contract of neutrality with her actions. The last thing she wanted was to

right past Isabella without acknowledging

suddenly grew

and photographers were just as flabbergasted by what

few emerging actors who were with Isabella were floored by this

that things might be tense between them. Still, it was jawdropping to see

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