The Phantom Heiress Rising From The Shadows

Chapter 85

Chapter 85 Are You Certain

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In the restroom.

Isabella's gaze was cold as she scrutinized her image in the mirror: swollen eyes, bruised lips, and tousled hair marred her appearance.

Once again, she adjusted her strapless gown, which felt dangerously loose as though it could slip off at any

moment.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She believed she had been humiliated today.

All of Shirie's elite had seen her disheveled state, every one of them.

The embarrassment was so acute that she doubted she could ever face them again. Her carefully planned

schemes had disintegrated before she could even act on them.

The cause of her fall still puzzled her; she had been walking perfectly fine until she tripped over the hem of her

dress.

As she covered her face and wept, she was unaware of the eyes that had been observing her for some time.

he touched his chin, observing Isabella's elegant yet troubled form, his

a man in his thirties, slightly shorter and heavier than her, with plain features and an

suppressed her disdain. Offending Denis was not something she

strong figure stood there, and while Isabella had no affection for Denis, she suspected his presence here was not coincidental. Obliged by social

tear-streaked face and

and,

hit Isabella,

believed Denis was even less appealing

touch me," Isabella said, backing up until she was cornered against the bathroom door, trapped with no escape route. She cast him a pitiful glance while keeping an eye on the door, silently

her avoidance without calling for help suggested she was just putting on

An in

hoping he would touch her

was the one who jerked the carpet.

reached towards Isabella's

feat, and she cried out, "Mr. Wagner,

pleas, Denis pulled her into his arms, holding her firmly. "Stick with me, and I'll ensure your revenge. The Harper family is nothing.

and I'll

was unable to free herself. She took a deep breath to gather her composure. "We've only just met. Don't you think

consider what you said."

his jacket. "Let's swap contact details. Should you ever find yourself in a bind, feel free to reach out

wasn't born out of genuine

his angle, she wasn't scared. She could leverage his interest

against the more influential Harper family and considering Ethan's indifference towards