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.

you fell earlier?" Denis Wagner asked, a mischievous sparkle in his eyes as he touched his chin, observing Isabella's elegant

Isabella instantly stopped crying. Reflected in the mirror was Denis' somewhat sleazy expression. He was a man in his

Offending Denis was not something she or

while Isabella had no affection for Denis, she suspected his presence here was not coincidental. Obliged

face and evident

chuckle, Denis stepped closer and, with undue familiarity, stroked her

hit Isabella, and she

was even less appealing than

cast him a pitiful glance while keeping an eye on the door, silently praying for

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

An in

even hoping he would touch

a chuckle, feigning sympathy. He said, "I witnessed it myself. Audrey was the one who jerked the carpet. That's why you tripped and then caught your dress, revealing more than you

reached towards Isabella's

feat, and she cried out, "Mr.

ensure your revenge. The Harper family is nothing. Audrey and Brenna are easy to deal with. Just tell

with, and I'll handle them

with all her strength but was unable to free herself. She took a deep breath to gather her composure. "We've only just met. Don't you think this is rushing

consider what you said."

let her go, stepping back and pulling his phone from his jacket. "Let's swap contact details. Should you ever find yourself in a bind, feel free to

out of genuine feelings. He likely wanted something from her, or

was his angle, she wasn't scared.

family's struggles against the more influential Harper family and considering Ethan's indifference towards her, she believed Denis could