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.

there was nothing more satisfying than knowing that you had things better than others and that you were

spotted Isabel from the corner

her build

outlets, and lights flashed all around her as pictures were taken left and

instantly. Even the jewel on the necklace she wore around her neck seemed to dim

with a polite, friendly smile. She acted as

considering how she had always made a point of being friendly with Isabel in public. It was to a point

had media attention on them, Isabella made sure to keep up the

the past, Isabel may have played along, but circumstances had changed now since Isabella breached the unspoken contract of

Isabella without acknowledging her

suddenly grew

photographers were just

emerging actors who were with Isabella were floored by this as

of what happened between Isabel and Isabella a few days ago and that things might be tense between them. Still, it was jawdropping to see that Isabel would not

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