Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Chapter 1332

Isabelle placed the food she was carrying on the floor. "But I..."

"No buts," James interrupted. "I told you from the start this was just pretend. Now that it's over, you need to leave."

"I've been with you for so long, James. Don't you feel anything for me?" Isabelle asked, her voice full of emotion.

Isabelle was taken aback by how indifferent he seemed. After spending six months together, day in and day out, she had developed feelings for him.

She moved closer, intending to wipe his forehead like she had done many times before, but he blocked her hand.

"Stay back. Things aren't the same as they were," he said sharply. What he meant was that she shouldn't do these things just to make herself feel better.

She turned away, but

her eyes felt like daggers. Angrily, she pushed Esther. "This is all your fault! If it weren't for

stumbled backward, hitting a table with a cry of

was confused. She hadn't known about any of this until recently. Why was

you doing this to me?" Isabelle demanded, tears starting to form as she looked over at James, who was

deal was that you shouldn't fall for me, but you

right. She had promised not to fall for him, but controlling feelings wasn't that simple. She had fallen for him

her emotions, she said, "Okay, I'm sorry. I know what I need to do now. "Despite her feelings, she recognized the reality

James truly loved had returned. Isabelle was just a stand-in,

Isabelle walked away sadly. "I don't understand why you'd want to toy with someone's feelings,"

didn't play with her feelings.

she shouldn't develop feelings.