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Chapter 2044
Isabel certainly took her time.
It was not so much that she wanted to keep Martha waiting, but there were countless marks on her neck left behind
from the activity last night. She scrambled for a way to cover them, but all the clothes she had were no good for
the task, so she ended up wrapping a scarf around her neck.
Upon seeing Isabel come out of the room at last, Martha quickly brought her a bowl of soup as well as a healthy
portion of food.
She motioned with a smile. "Isabel, you must be starving. Have a seat and dig in.”
Isabel smiled awkwardly. "Aunt Martha, where's Roland?"
It did not seem like he was inside the house at all Had he stormed off because he was upset with her?
"Roland went to work." Martha glanced at the silk scarf tied around her neck and remarked, "He didn't mean to
leave you behind. He's been waiting for you to wake up since this morning. Then, he received several phone calls
from work and had no choice but to leave to attend to something important."
Isabel wanted to find a hole in the ground to bury herself in. She was not blaming Roland for leaving her; she was
only curious about where he went to.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThat aside, what was more important was that Martha seemed to know what the two of them had got up to last
night.
She had slept with him at his place. How embarrassing!
Her mood shifted dramatically several times before she finally managed to compose herself and act as naturally as
possible. She muttered a vague 'okay' before sitting down at the dining table and eating.
Martha sat next to her, watching her eat with a kind and affectionate smile. She observed as Isabel wolfed down
two bowls of rice and three bowls of soup.
She could not help it as she was starving.
When she stepped out of the room, she was practically moving her limbs through sheer force of will.
Besides, the food that Martha made was heavenly.
After she had her fill at last, she set the bowls aside and thanked Martha, "I'm full. Thank you for the meal. I'll be
leaving for now. I need to get to work."
With that, she grabbed the bag that she had packed when she came out of the room.
Martha seemed alerted by this. She followed her to the door and asked warily, "Isabel, why are you bringing such a
large bag? Aren't you just going to work? Are you not planning to stay with us anymore?"
Isabel quickly explained, "It's not like that, Aunt Martha.
We're shooting a new series right now, and the location for the shoot is pretty far away. To make the scheduling
easier, I have to stay at a hotel near the place with the rest of the crew for a while."
Martha nodded with understanding before asking hesitantly, "So, that means you're leaving us already?"
Isabel assured her, "I'm not leaving. I'll be back after the shoot."
She was not the type to forget about others’ kindness so easily. Besides, Roland was the acting president at Carter
Corporation, and she was the one who hired him, so there was no way she could brush him off anytime soon.
Although she had to admit that a part of her was trying to use work as an excuse to slip away, she knew she would
come back.
She did not know when, but it would probably be after they complete the shoot.
Martha noted the earnest look in her eyes and seemed convinced. "Alright, take care when you're working out
there. By the way, I made some snacks for you as well. Take them with you and snack on them when you're
hungry."
She ran into the kitchen and appeared again with a container packed with snacks.
Isabel took the container with gratitude before stuffing it into her bag.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Martha, she walked out of the house at last.
Her two bodyguards, Ben the driver, and her assistant Carla were already waiting for her inside the car parked by
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthe entrance gate.
She quickly trotted to the door and opened the door herself without needing Carla to open it for her.
After settling into the car, she motioned to Ben. "Let's go."
Ben stepped on the gas pedal, and the car smoothly pulled into traffic.
Isabel looked at Roland's apartment through the rearview mirror and watched it slowly shrink in size as they drew
farther away. She let out a faint, tired sigh.
"Isabel, it’s so hot today. Why are you wearing a scarf?" Carla asked while observing her neck.
Isabel suddenly tightened her scarf. "Oh, don't worry about it. My neck feels a little chilly."
Carla squinted suspiciously before asking candidly, "By the way, where did you go after the party last night? I
couldn't get in touch with you at all."
Isabel suddenly felt her cheeks burning. She reached over and pinned Carla back into the car seat and practically
threatened her, "Keep talking and I'll throw you out of the car!"
Carla snickered and zipped her lips.
Ben and the two bodyguards were quiet as usual.
Nobody talked after Isabel silenced Carla.
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