Meeting Between Two Exes

“oh my God, that's Gabriel Rowes! ” 

“it's Vanessa’s rich boyfriend! ” 

The crew whispered excitedly amongst themselves.

“Gab, why are you here? ” Seeing the new arrival, Vanessa immediately welcomed him with an expression of joyful surprise. 

In the corner, the drunk Jason immediately woke up. His gaze was like a torch as he stared at the man dressed in a navy blue suit standing at the door and giving off a refined aura. 

Gabriel Rowes?! 

That was the Gabriel Rowes? 

The only man that Isabella ever loved? 

As a perfect boyfriend, Gabriel would always appear at occasions where Vanessa needed some support. At this moment, Vanessa was clinging onto his arm as he greeted everyone with a warm expression, “I was eating here with some friends and I heard from Nessa that all of you were here too. Order whatever you’d like to eat, this dinner will be my treat! ” 

Everyone roared together:

“Omg!!, thank you soo much sir!”

“Wow! Mr Rowes is too rich! ” 

“It feels like we’re always riding on Vanessa’s coattails! ” 

“Then we’re not going to be courteous! ” 

At this moment, a cold snort came from the corner, “This is my welcome dinner, why are you the one treating me? I’m paying for this dinner! ” 

It was most likely because he was meeting another of Bella’s exes, but once Gabriel had appeared, Jason showed undisguised hostility. 

Men were always sensitive to hostility from other men. Gabriel detected Jason’s unfriendly attitude towards him from the start. However, his face held a warm smile as he spoke unhurriedly, “Since it’s Mr Cardwell's welcome dinner, then by right, he shouldn’t be the one to pay for it at all. ” 

“That’s right, let us treat this round! Think of it as our hospitality as your hosts. ” Vanessa supported. 

What hospitality! ? He was born and raised in the country, alright? Who even needed them as hosts! 

Jason was going to use his drunkenness as an excuse to throw a tantrum when Isabella pressed on his shoulder from behind and whispered in his ear, “Are you stupid? There’s a guy who has more money than common sense, why not use him? Let him pay! ” 

When he heard that, his expression turned uglier, “Hmph, are you sure you’re not speaking up for him? That’s your ex-lover right there! ” 

Bella raised a brow, “Aren’t you my ex-lover too? ” 

“Bells! Don’t change the topic! And that was different ” Jiang Muye felt even more sore in his heart as he listened. In his heart, he thought: How can I count as an ex- lover? How can I compare with your childhood sweetheart? You even called out for him in your dreams…

She helplessly said, “Fine fine fine, I’m not going to change the topic. Are you trying to expose my relationship with you and Gabriel in front of everyone by making a fuss like this?” 

When would this fellow grow up and be a little more mature! 

Jason finally shut up. 

“If you want to pay for this dinner, then do as you like! ” In the end, Jason gave a half-hearted reply.

 After Gabriel saw Isabella whispering into Jason's ears, his brows drew together imperceptibly. Did he have the wrong impression? He had a feeling that the relationship between Bella and Jason went beyond mere colleagues…

Seeing her man staring in Isabella’s direction with a lost expression, Vanessa shook his arm to draw his attention before saying tenderly, “Baby, did you bring what I asked you to? ” 

Gabriel came back to earth, “I did. ”

Having said so, he passed her a stack of invitation cards before saying to everyone, “It’s Nessa’s birthday tomorrow. I hope that everyone can attend her birthday banquet tomorrow! ” 

“Ah! It’s Vanessa’s birthday tomorrow?! ” 

“We have to go! ” 

“Her birthday banquet must be a high-class affair, we all have to go and see it for ourselves! ” they whispered amongst themselves 

Vanessa smiled with a sweet expression as she handed out invitation cards one by one. When it came to Isabella’s turn, she didn’t forget to remind her specially, “Bella, you have to come, okay! ” 

Isabella spun her wineglass from time to time, staring at the clear red wine in it without any expression. 

When she got to Jason, he didn’t even bother moving, “You don’t have to give me one, I’m not going. ” 

Hearing this, her expression stiffened slightly, but she recovered her sweet smile in the next moment. She asked with concern, “Are you busy tomorrow, jace? Could you postpone it to another day? I really hope that you’ll be able to come! Please please please! ” 

She had already promised a few of her close friends who were Jason’s fans that she would definitely have him at her party.

Most men wouldn’t be able to reject a beautiful woman using that kind of tone to make a request. 

However, Jason was completely immune to it. Contempt flashed across his eyes as he said impatiently, “I can’t postpone it, it’s my friend’s birthday tomorrow too! ” 

After saying so, he glanced in Bella’s direction. 

“Ah… what a coincidence. Your friend’s birthday is actually on the same day as mine! It must be a very important friend to you, right? Then what a shame! If your friend’s birthday party ends early, then you’re welcome to come to mine at any time. It will last overnight! ” she said, acting as if she were kind and considerate. 

Damn it, she wasn’t able to get Jiang Muye to come. Wasn’t this going to embarrass her in front of so many of her close friends? 

Who was that friend of Jason's? That is so important that he would reject her invite in front of so many people! 

(He just don't like you bitch,get the memo🙄).

Wait a minute, born on the same day…

She cast a glance at isabella's direction with undecided suspicion. 

She had suddenly recalled that Isabella was born on the same day as her, and her birthday was also tomorrow as well! 

The friend that Jason had mentioned couldn’t be Isabella, right? 

At this moment, she also remembered that Wale Tyler had revealed that the last minute investor was Julian Sterling, and her father told her that the investor told the director that Isabella had to remain as the second female lead. Why would Longster Entertainment’s CEO be so adamant about Bella being the second female lead? 

If her guess was right, that Bella and Jason’s relationship went beyond mere colleagues, then he must have put in a good word for her to his bosses at Longster. 

If things had happened like that, then everything made sense…

This Isabella, could she have seduced Jason? 

After Gabriel left, Jason continued casting sidelong glances at Isabella while snorting coldly, “So, that man was the true love that made you suffer so much back then? Indeed, there must be something wrong with your eyes! ” 

Isabella slowly swept her eyes over him, “I think there’s something wrong with your eyes. Someone like Gabriel can score at least 9 out of 10 points, okay? ” 

After hearing so, je exploded, “What the fuck!!, how could he possibly score 9 points! ?” 

She said in a matter-of-fact tone, “Just based on the fact that he’s someone I’ve loved before. If I say that he sucks, isn’t that me being sad and bitter? Anyway, leaving aside my subjective viewpoint, from an objective viewpoint, you can’t deny that he’s worth 9 points. ” 

“While his looks aren’t a match for yours obviously, where you are capable of even blinding people with one glance, he wins in terms of his temperament. He’s the warm and refined type; if he was in a fairy tale, then he would be a prince. If he was in an ancient tale, he would be an elegant gentleman. Ooh, a pure gentleman with no equal… Basically he’s the type that I liked the most in my teenage days, the kind that I would fall for at first sight! ” 

The fire in Jason’s heart grew even stronger as he continued listening, “Damn, Bella, do you still have feelings for him? You’re practically praising him to the heavens! ” 

She rolled her eyes at him, “I really don’t care about him anymore. How else could I use such an impartial tone to praise him in front of you? What kind of IQ do you have! ” 

Furthermore, the one she was describing was merely the Gabriel living in her memories, the lively and perfect teenage boy, not the present man. 

Sometimes, it was because memories felt too perfect that reality seemed even more cruel in comparison. 

It took Jason a long while to push down his anger. He asked in a low, muffled voice, “Then how many points would you give me? ” 

Isabella rubbed her chin. Under his anxious gaze, she replied: “9. 9 points! Just based on your face, you get that many points! ” 

After hearing so, his temper was soothed. He touched his own face, and pride showed in his expression, “Of course! I depend on my face to earn my living! But, why did you deduct 0. 1 from my points? ” 

Isabella looked at him as if she were looking at an idiot, “Are You really asking me? Of course I took it because of your low IQ! ” 

Jason: “…” 

Forget it, forget it. Seeing that she had given him 9. 9 points, he wouldn’t continue quibbling with her. 

With a twinkling expression, Jason couldn’t resist asking another question, “Then… What about Alexander? How many points would you give him? Right now, in your heart, what type of man is he? ” 

“Oh, Alex.…” It was a little hard for her to answer this question. After thinking for a long time, she finally replied, “I can't judge him just yet. If you’re talking about type, then he’s the type that you can watch from afar, but can never be touched or played with. ” 

“He looks like a calm sea on the surface, but you’ll never know what’s hiding in the depths of the waters. This kind of man is unfathomable. If you dive in too deep without careful consideration, you might just drown in his depths! ” 

Hearing this, Jason's expression turned much warmer, “Hmph, at least you still have some rationality left! ” 

“But…” she muttered to herself. 

“But what? ” he asked anxiously. 

Isabella propped up her chin and smiled, “But, if I died in such a splendid way, it’d be worth it to become a ghost! ” 

I can't with you bro! I absolutely can't!” Jason nearly bursted from anger 

“Hahahaha, I’m just joking, just joking. Don’t get so worked up! ” 

“I think you’re saying the truth after drinking too much! I thought that you had some intentions towards Alex from the start! Are you thinking of sleeping with him? ” 

“Is there any woman in the entire country who doesn’t want to sleep with Alexander Sterling? ” she asked in response. 

“Well, every woman in the entire country also wants to sleep with me, but you’ve never thought of sleeping with me! ” Jason blurted out. 

Her tone raised slightly as she questioned him, “How do you know that I’ve never wanted to sleep with you before? ” 

Jason froze. Immediately afterwards, his ears flushed red. 

The next second, a stifled laugh escaped from Isabella. 

He realized that he had been tricked and immediately flew into a humiliated rage, “Fuck you Isabella!! Gosh i hate you soo much!” 

If he hadn’t been conscious of the other people in the room, he would have already started duking it out with her. 

When she saw that she had finally pissed him off, she quickly waved goodbye and ran off to use the bathroom.