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

mirror was Denis' somewhat sleazy expression. He was a man in his thirties, slightly shorter and heavier than her, with plain

Offending Denis was not something she or the

coincidental. Obliged by social norms, she

and evident vulnerability intrigued

closer and, with undue familiarity, stroked

of revulsion hit Isabella,

Denis was even less

cornered against the bathroom door, trapped with no escape route. She cast him a pitiful glance while keeping an eye on the door, silently praying for someone to enter, someone she could signal

believed her avoidance without calling for

An in

she was even hoping

who jerked the carpet. That's why you tripped and then

reached towards Isabella's

she cried out, "Mr. Wagner,

arms, holding her firmly. "Stick with me, and I'll ensure your revenge. The Harper family is nothing. Audrey and Brenna are easy to deal with. Just tell me who you

and I'll handle

to gather

consider what you said."

finally 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 reach out

out of genuine feelings. He likely wanted something from

she wasn't scared. She could leverage his interest to her

Harper family and